Check the Tidal Pools

When you walk on the Dewees beaches, be sure to check out what’s in and around the tidal pools.  You can find amazing stuff.
This year, we’ve found live baby’s ears, moon snails, sea stars (called starfish in decades gone by), horseshoe crabs, mud crabs, brittle stars, sea cumbers, and much more.
If you find something and [...]

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Turtle Team Update – June 30

Dewees Turtle Team leader, Gary McGraw, says,
This is an update to June 30th. Nick found nest #10 near Caper’s Inlet. Mama laid just over a low dune but in a depression. Tides in mid-July are forecast for several days near 6.5 feet so we relocated the nest to a high dune nearby. Jill & Sallie [...]

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High Tide Rolls In

The past two nights, we’ve had tremendously high “spring” tides.  The water has come in near 1 pipe all the way up to the sign at the corner of Lake Timacau Lane and Old House Lane.   See photo.  On June 22, the water rose to within 3 inches of the top of the floor boards [...]

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Bobby Kennedy back on Dewees

After falling off his deck on Saturday and breaking a bunch of bones, including 2 vertibrae in his back, Bobby Kennedy bounced back.  On Tuesday he came home to Dewees on the 7 p.m. ferry.  It was really nice to see him up and around.  He was even telling a few stories about sailing in [...]

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Latest Turtle Update

Turtle Team Leader, Gray McGraw says,
Summary:   4 Nests   8 False Crawls
This is an update to June 15th. Toone [bless her heart] was able to find the original nest at #4 which was a large, healthy clutch. We needed to leave the eggs in situ since 12 hours had already passed. The nest is marked [...]

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Update on Bobby Kennedy

Bobby Kennedy is still at MUSC Hospital.  When he fell on Saturday, he broke his back, wrist, arm, nose and ribs.  His wrist will require surgery in about a week and hurts like the dickens.  His back is the most worrisome.  On Sunday he was fitted for a brace.  Today, he’ll be trying it out.
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16″ Mullet Snagged at Six Pipes

Using a 7′ cast net, Reggie Fairchild pulled in a 16″ mullet at six pipes today.  That’s a BIG mullet.

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Judy Fairchild Catches 5 Atlantic spadefish in One Cast

editors note: these were actually Atlantic spadefish, not sheepshead as originally thought.  So, I changed the title but left the article and picture captions as written by Reggie, author of this post.  -JDF
At the Crabbing Dock, Judy Drew Fairchild threw a cast net on the side facing the rice trunk.  She pulled up 5 sheepshead, [...]

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This is the Helicopter that Bobby Flew

Long-time Dewees resident Bobby Kennedy fell today while trimming some tree branches.  He was flown by helicopter to MUSC Hospital for medical attention.  We hear that he has some broken ribs, a broken arm, a broken nose and is undergoing further testing, including a CAT Scan.  We all wish Bobby a speedy recovery.

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Squid Dissection at 9:30 at the Nature Center

There will be a cool new science program at the Dewees Nature Centure this morning.  Kids are going to get the chance to dissect squid.  When they are done, they’ll have a good idea of what’s “in there.”
Afterwards, the squid will be recycled by feeding it to the creatures living at the Nature Center.
If you’re [...]

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