Water reform needed, group says

Drought is over, but dispute over usage continues

DECEMBER 17, 2009 9:01 a.m. (0)

Environmental groups and state agencies fear 2010 will be the last time in the foreseeable future that the state has a chance to get ahead of its water woes.

“Part of the problem is the drought is over,” said Patrick Moore of the Coastal Conservation League (CCL). “The other part of the problem is that if some kind of surface water withdrawal permit is not passed now we will be right back where we were (in the last drought) when – not if – the next drought strikes.”  Continue reading...

 

To save and protect

A historic property, conserved for the future

FEBRUARY 24, 2011 11:19 a.m. (1)

One by one, many of Greenville’s great estates have been subdivided and developed.

A couple of wooded tracts in the North Main area. The Williams-Earle property on Grove Road.

“Year by year, another site is torn down or subdivided,” said Brad Wyche, executive director of Upstate Forever.  Continue reading...

 

A wing, a prayer and some human intervention

Raptor center takes in hundreds of birds each year, from hawks to owls

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 1:08 p.m. (0)

Ruth Pollow was looking for a group of cyclists to join when she registered for Ride for Raptors some 13 years ago.

At her first ride, Carolina Raptor Center exhibited birds like golden eagle Zlaty, which Pollow now cares for. For the past seven years, she drives weekly to the center to clean Zlaty’s enclosure, weigh the bird and help with his training.

Pollow, one of 35 resident bird care volunteers in the Carolinas who volunteer at Carolina Raptor Center, participated three years in Ride for Raptors before visiting the non-profit raptor rehabilitation center and zoo in Huntersville, N.C. where all the proceeds from the ride are donated. “All it took was seeing the rescue work that keeps raptors alive and healthy,” said Pollow, “and I signed up right then for training to be a volunteer.”  Continue reading...

 

Scouts find ways to create for SPACE

Conservancy adds to land preserved

JANUARY 5, 2012 2:24 p.m. (0)

Buildings, sidewalks, interstates.  Everything takes up space, space that once was without human imprint.

In Spartanburg, space stands for Spartanburg Area Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that has been protecting Spartanburg County’s natural areas since 1989.

As the New Year begins, the nonprofit is in the midst of one of its finest years and counting on another. During the past year, SPACE has added more than 500 acres to its list of protected properties.  Continue reading...