A New Brochure EIPA is preparing a new brochure to explain our goals and encourage membership. To view the exterior of the brochure Click Here To view the interior of the brochure Click Here If you'd like several copies when printed e mail us at PreserveEdisto@bellsouth.net Botany Bay WMA Hunt Dates for 2010 Click Here for Schedule Closed during dove and deer hunts, Botany will remain open during small game hunts. Botany Bay will be closed for Thanksgiving Nov. 22-27 and Christmas Dec. 20-25 .   1st Community Candidate Forum a Tremendous Success Charleston County Council Dist. 8 Candidates met the Edisto Community Contending for the seat in the fall election will be: Thomas Legare (R) Anna Johnson (D) Sponsored by the Edisto Island Community Assn. and by the Edisto Island Preservation Alliance To view pictures click here Edisto Island National ScenicByway Brochure RFP Details Click Here Coming up soon! Final Community Candidate Forum for Charleston Co. Council Dist. 8 Sept. 16 at 7 pm Jane Edwards Community School Thomas Legare (R) & Anna Johnson (D) ~Light refreshments will be served ~ Sponsored by the Edisto Island Community Association and the Edisto Island Preservation Alliance. Everyone on Edisto is urged to attend! EDITORIAL Change comes to Edisto Beach and its not all good. An Edisto Beach Town Council Update by Bob Sandifer   If you live or visit Edisto Beach you need to read this guest editorial. Check out our Links Page   People are noticing the Edisto Island National Scenic Byway On Friday, October 16, SC Scenic Highway 174 was officially designated a National Scenic Byway by Sec. of Transportation Ray LaHood An official ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010 for pictures of the event click on the button on the right. The NOAA Coastal Services Magazine featured the Edisto Island National Scenic Byway - Read the article Page 1 Page 2 Queen Quet of the Gullah Geechie Nation was an honored guest. Check out her comments at: The Conch You Tube Videos Learn More About the Edisto Island National Scenic Byway and Read the Formal Application     The State Department of Transportation has installed new signage along the Scenic Byway telling the world how special this place is.   Jane Edwards Community School & Edisto Pride through a grant from Palmetto Pride funded the Entrance Sign for the Edisto Island National Scenic Byway. Watch for it just past the osprey nest before the McKinley Washington Bridge. click here to read the article in the Press & Standard   Read A Study of the ACE Basin commissioned by EIPA with the support of the Huffine's Foundation PRESERV ING EXISTING OPEN SPACE AND I TS ASSOCIATED BENEFITS Land Use Issues within Colleton, Charleston and Beaufort Counties or read the Executive Summary for Colleton County Colleton County has proposed revising its zoning ordinance to reflect some of the input provided by EIPA as a result of this study. Portions of an area previously planned to allow one house per 1/2 Ac. will now allow only one house per acre, more in keeping with the rural nature of our island. This also provides some consistency with the adjoining Charleston County zoning. EIPA's Second Annual Meeting A tremendous success This meeting would not have been possible without the support of our business members... please support them with your patronage. Business Members for 2010 2009 Accomplishments To learn about and/or sign up for Botany Bay Volunteer Project Click Here SCDOT to replace 3 bridges in 2010-2013 To learn more about the upcoming bridge replacements over Sand Creek, Russell Creek & Store Creek Click Here -------------- Notice: SC DNR has announced that Botany Bay Wildlife Management Area will be closed on Tuesdays for Essential Maintenance beginning June 2. Effective Jan. 1, 1010 there will no longer be any shelling allowed at Botany Bay WMA. ---------- Recent articles of interest: Towards a New Economy and a New Politics a must read for anyone concerned about the future What Will Edisto Be Like in 25 years? - Opinion Walterboro Press & Standard March 2010 Highway 174 Designated a National Scenic Byway Walterboro Press & Standard 2-17-2010 Lowcountry Land Trust Passes Important Conservation Mark 80,000 acres so far Conservation organization notes another milestone in 2009 Post and Courier Jan 26, 2010 Over 1000 acres of Edisto Island Protected This Year Walterboro Press & Standard 1/8/2010 20 YEARS ON ACE BASIN STILL FACING THREATS 12/14/09

In these difficult economic times
The Edisto Island Preservation Alliance would like to
encourage everyone to remember the less fortunate.

The Edisto Food Bank
is a cooperative effort of the island's faith
community hosted by the Presbyterian Church on
Edisto Island. Currently they help over 50 families,
many of them elderly, and
all of whom desperately need our support.

There are several ways to help:
1) Donate your Greenbax Stamps (click here)
or stop by any Piggly Wiggly store, they can transfer your stamps for you!

2) Donate cash by sending your check to Edisto Food Bank,
c/o Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island, P.O. Box 86, Edisto Island, SC 29438

3) Donate personal items or staples like toothpaste, dish soap,
shampoo, or laundry detergent. These items can be dropped off
at the Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island.

4) volunteer to deliver food packages

For more information e mail Bess Watson

For Edisto to be a wonderful place to live and visit
it needs to be wonderful for everyone. Please help!

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