On the coast of South Carolina there are a series of near-shore and wild islands that provide key habitat for nesting and migratory birds.
These islands - which include Crab Bank, Marsh Island, Deveaux Bank, Bird Key-Stono, and Tomkins Island – are under threat from overdevelopment, habitat loss, and sea-level rise. In response, community partners have come together to try and better understand and save these islands.
For our feathered friends. For a resilient future. And for the stories that connect us. B.I.R.D.
Join The M.A.R.S.H. Project’s the Eco-Corridor, in support of the birds! *Click!*
Join The M.A.R.S.H. Project’s the Eco-Corridor, in support of the birds! *Click!*
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Bird Key - Stono
𖦏 32.627947, -79.986239
Located at the mouth of the Stono Inlet between Folly, Kiawah, and Johns Islands, Bird Key–Stono is a dynamic seabird sanctuary that reflects the shifting sands and abundance of life that defines the South Carolina coast. -
Crab Bank
𖦏 32.778670, -79.884556
Crab Bank is one of South Carolina’s most iconic seabird sanctuaries and an important symbol of coastal restoration, resilience and community. -
Deveaux Bank
𖦏 32.550193, -80.181558
Located at the mouth of the North Edisto River, between Seabrook Island and Botany Bay, Deveaux Bank is one of the most ecologically significant seabird sanctuaries on the Atlantic Coast. -
Marsh Island
𖦏 32.989828, -79.551517
Situated within the protected estuarine landscape of Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, Marsh Island serves as one of Lowcountry’s treasured nesting and resting habitats for seabirds and shorebirds. -
Tomkins Island
𖦏 32.059429, -80.868512
Tomkins Island is a protected seabird sanctuary, at the mouth of the Savannah River, at the border between South Carolina and Georgia. Closed year-round, the island serves as part of a broader network of coastal habitats critical to nesting and migratory bird populations.
Support conservation with Coastal Expeditions Foundation, and go see the birds! *Click!*
Support conservation with Coastal Expeditions Foundation, and go see the birds! *Click!*
Bird Island Research Department is a collaborative research project in partnership with the 🍏 College of Charleston, 🌊 Coastal Expeditions Foundation, 🌱 The M.A.R.S.H. Project and the 📎 SC Office of Resilience.
B.I.R.D. aims to support ongoing community efforts to study, understand, and protect the bird island habitats of the Carolina Lowcountry. This interdisciplinary project brings together professors, students, field-based biologists, scientists and artists to unite storytelling with existing research.
⛶ Vincent J. Musi for SCDNR