South Carolina

Aquarium Tool Uses Sea Level Rise Viewer

The Takeaway: Visitors see how, where, and under what conditions flooding is likely to occur.

Beach Access and Water Quality App Released

The Takeaway: Visitors can get directions and information about more than 620 public access points.

Birds of the Coast Have a Friend in NOAA

The Takeaway: At a critical time for many species, NOAA collaborates with partners to protect coastal bird habitats and populations.

Charleston Again Turns to NOAA for Sea Level Rise Guidance

The Takeaway: A Digital Coast expert's sea level rise briefing moves officials to recommend higher elevations on new buildings.

Coastal Ecotourism Workshops Make a Big Splash

The Takeaway: The state’s booming tourism industry gains 130 people trained to lead gentle explorations of coastal habitats.

Cold-Stun Alert Aids Fishery Managers and Seatrout Stocks

The Takeaway: The alerts’ real-time monitoring data comes from three research reserves in Virginia and South Carolina.

Digital Coast Helps Shore Up Public Safety Amid Flood Risks

The Takeaway: Improving infrastructure before the storm hits is the goal.

Environmental Educators Tailor Lessons to Diverse Student Needs

The Takeaway: Students of the coast love to learn when educators reach them where they are—whether that’s online, in the field, or through the wisdom of their own culture and stewardship traditions.

Estuary Education Goes Virtual

The Takeaway: NOAA’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System provides online tours, activity books, and more to teachers and students.

First-Ever National Marsh Assessment Tool

The Takeaway: Research reserves determine methodology for calculating sea level rise impact on the marsh and test it in 16 locations. Methodology standardizes the effort and creates a national approach.

NOAA Cheers Citizen Scientists

The Takeaway: These coastal volunteers walk the talk of science and stewardship by gathering data to help ecosystems remain vibrant and communities grow more resilient.

NOAA Strengthens Resilience Before, During, and After Disasters

The Takeaway: NOAA initiatives and state partnership programs are making a difference throughout the nation’s coastal zone.

Parasite-Host Findings Aid Knowledge of Temperature Impacts

The Takeaway: Research reserve data from seven states contributed to one of the first U.S. studies to quantify how temperature-parasite interactions affect the survival of both parasites and their hosts.

Role-Play Workshops Accelerate County’s Adaptation Action

The Takeaway: Officials and residents in South Carolina’s Georgetown County practiced working through adaptation-related decisions and trade-offs with the help of a South Carolina research reserve and NOAA’s Science Collaborative program.

South Carolina Produces Award-Winning Report on Living Shorelines

The Takeaway: Data, case studies, and a decision tree will improve regulations, the permitting process, and the ability of homeowners to select effective treatments for various shoreline conditions.

Storm Preparations Pay Off

The Takeaway: Emergency permitting program helped state return to normal, faster, after Hurricane Mathew.

Students in Three States Learn Hands-On Marsh Restoration

The Takeaway: Project involves 32,000+ students collecting, cultivating, and transplanting, all in the name of restoration.

Study of 15 Research Reserves Finds Crabs Pose No Large-Scale Salt Marsh Threat

The Takeaway: While specific crab species can cause local damage, rising seas appear to be a bigger threat to salt marshes nationwide.