Coastal Companion

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Clean Up – Beach Sweep/River Sweep – Charleston, South Carolina

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Beach Sweep/River Sweep is the largest one-day litter cleanup of South Carolina’s beaches and waterways. Last year, nearly 3,000 South Carolinians from the mountains, through the midlands, to the coast collected over 11 tons of trash from our waterways.
Sea GrantThis year’s Sweep will be held on Saturday, September 15th from 9am-noon. The event is organized by S.C. Sea Grant Consortium in partnership with S.C. Department of Natural Resources.

For more information visit the Beach Sweep/River Sweep website.


Ocean Film Festival 2007 – Savannah, Georgia

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Swim with killer sharks. Dive into a dark cave and live to tell about it. Sail around the world on a tall-mast ship. Solve the mystery of dying whales. See some of the newest and best underwater photography, animation and documentary films. Do it all in Savannah from September 21-23. Do it all for free!

Join us at the Gray’s Reef Ocean Film Festival September 21-23. Films will be screened at SCAD’s Trustees Theater on Broughton Street in downtown Savannah. Free tickets for the film will be available at the Trustees Theater Box Office beginning September 10 (912 525 5050)

This year’s festival includes the U.S. premiere of the award winning film “Sharkwater” on Friday night.

Dog Helps Locate Sea Turtle Nests – Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

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We knew that golden retrievers have great noses and often are used for searching for drugs. But we had never heard of dogs being used to help locate sea turtle nests. On Hilton Head Island there is a golden retriever whose job is to help find sea turtle eggs on the beach. The dog’s name is Keiki Makai, which means “child by the ocean” in Hawaiian. This dog is the newest member of Hilton Head Island’s Sea Turtle Protection Project.
The story appeared om www.islandpacket.com. To read the interesting story click here.