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If there are only a handful of books to read in your life about the Lowcountry environment and the birds that call upon us, check out:

  • The Return of the Oystercatcher

    Saving Birds to Save the Planet

    Scott Weidensaul


    The Return of the Oystercatcher explores the recovery efforts that are not only preventing declines in bird population, but helping birds to thrive

  • A World on the Wing

    The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds

    Scott Weidensaul

    In the past two decades… what we’ve learned of key migrations―how billions of birds circumnavigate the globe, flying tens of thousands of miles between hemispheres on an annual basis―is nothing short of extraordinary.


  • The World of the Salt Marsh

    Appreciating and Protecting the Tidal Marshes of the Southeastern Atlantic Coast

    Charles Seabrook

    The World of the Salt Marsh is a wide-ranging exploration of the southeastern coast―its natural history, its people and their way of life, and the historic and ongoing threats to its ecological survival.

  • Rachel Carson: Silent Spring

    & Other Writings on the Environment

    Rachel Carson

    A huge bestseller when published in September 1962, Silent Spring led not only to many of the laws and government agencies that protect our air, land, and water, but prompted a revolution in environmental consciousness.

  • The Backyard Bird Chronicles

    Amy Tan

    Tracking the natural beauty that surrounds us, The Backyard Bird Chronicles maps the passage of time through daily entries, thoughtful questions, and beautiful original sketches. With boundless charm and wit, author Amy Tan charts her foray into birding and the natural wonders of the world.

  • A Delicate Balance

    Constructing a Conservation Culture in the South Carolina Lowcountry

    Angela C. Halfacre

    This book documents the origins, goals, programs, leaders, tactics, and effectiveness of a conservation culture. A Delicate Balance deftly illustrates that a resilient culture of conservation that wields growing influence in the lowcountry has become an important regional model for conservation efforts across the nation.

  • Life and Death of the Salt Marsh

    John and Mildred Teal


    One of nature's greatest gifts is the string of salt marshes that edges the East Coast from Newfoundland to Florida -- a ribbon of green growth, part solid land, part scurrying water. Life and Death of the Salt Marsh shows how these marshes are developed, what kinds of life inhabit them, how enormously they have contributed to man, and how ruthlessly man is destroying them.

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