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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

Edisto Island National Scenic BywayOfficial ribbon cutting for the Edisto Island National Scenic Byway

 

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 designation signs along the scenic byway

 

 

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.

Entrance sign for the Edisto Island National Scenic Byway

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

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Notice: SC DNR has announced that Botany Bay Wildlife Management
Area will be closed on Tuesdays for Essential Maintenance beginning June 2.

Botany Bay closed on Tuesdays Sign Provide by EIPANew regulations shelling prohibited on Botany Bay WMA

Effective Jan. 1, 1010 there will no longer be any shelling allowed
at Botany Bay WMA.
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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!

Founding Organizations

The Edisto Island Preservation Alliance was created by nine
island organizations to work together to preserve Edisto's unique non-commercial, undeveloped, rural agricultural character.

We discuss issues important to the community, work toward consensus, and when necessary take positions and or action as an organization. Our positions and actions do not necessarily reflect the positions of any single organization other than EIPA.

You can reach the founding organizations or learn more about them at:

Edisto Island Community Association
Edisto Island Community Association
Edisto Island Open Land Trust
www.edisto.org
Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society
www.edistomuseum.org
Town of Edisto Beach
www.edistochamber.com/town.php
Edisto Beach Property Owners' Association
EBPOA
www.ebpoa.org
The Friends of Edisto Beach
(no longer in existence)
Edisto Island Chamber of Commerce
www.edistochamber.com
The Fire Ants
The Fire Ants
EdistoPride
visit our website www.edistopride.org

EIPA is incorporated within the state of SC as a not-for-profit organization. We have received our
federal 501-c-3 status and are tax exempt. Donations are deductible to the extent allowed by law.
We have our own Board of Directors and bylaws. We speak for EIPA's members and on behalf of
the people of Edisto Island. The individual organizations that founded us do not control
our actions and are not responsible for those actions.

Mailing address: EIPA
P.O. Box 157
Edisto Island, SC 29438

Visit our business members
click here for EIPA's business members
updated for 2010

From our beginning the South Carolina Department of Natural
Resources has extended a helping hand to EIPA through their NERR program (National Estuarine Research Reserve).
They provided advice and staff assistance in getting EIPA organized, up and running. We gratefully acknowledge that help.


Learn more about DNR and NERR at:
www.dnr.sc.gov
or
www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/NERR/index.html

The South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources does not influence
our decisions or actions and is not responsible for our positions.

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