South Carolina Considers Protecting Nearly 6,000 Acres ‘of Critical Importance’ Near Grand Strand River

Written by Skylar Laird, SC Daily Gazette.

South Carolina’s natural resources agency is eyeing nearly 6,000 acres for protection along a river that runs from the North Carolina line to Georgetown.

The projects, which could cost about $19.5 million, received initial approval from a financial oversight board of legislators this week. If everything works out, the land — parceled into five separate purchases — could add onto the 8,600-acre Waccamaw Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area…

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