The Town of Bluffton, in partnership with Clemson University Extension, has confirmed the presence of yellow-legged hornet nests in several locations around Bluffton, including one near the …

Labor Day may signal the sad end to summer but for marsh monkeys like me it means get all my fishing gear in order, patch up the holes in my cast net and get ready to fill the freezer. If nature …

Whether you live here year-round or are just visiting, chances are you’ve noticed the incredible variety of birds that grace the Lowcountry. For me, what started as a casual hobby turned into a …

I have so many red colored hummingbird feeders that I think Cuba and a couple of Russian satellites in the sky can see them hanging just about anywhere in my yard. The other birds are a little …

Bluffton town leaders are asking residents to help protect the May River in an unusual but vital way: by picking up after their pets. The campaign, launched August 18th, 2025, stresses that dog …

The Rotary Club of Bluffton restored oyster reefs along the May River on Aug. 16, continuing an annual project aimed at supporting the Lowcountry’s coastal ecosystem. Volunteers, working …

I really don’t like alligators, even a little bit. They are primordially unattractive and overtly sneaky. If I’m being honest, there’s also a good dose of fear mixed in to my …

Unless I am heading offshore fishing, I rarely ever fish on the weekends. Back in the day I used to fish on Saturdays and Sundays, but as more and more people started getting boats, I simply …

Imagine the hush of dawn over the Lowcountry — the silhouettes of herons perched in the early light and the first notes of a Carolina Wren drifting through the air. Edith Inglesby’s words …

For some unknown reason this brutally hot part of summer almost always has me comparing summers as I was growing up here. Front and center are “Was it this hot back then?” It seems I …