Lowcountry Land Trust

Lowcountry Land Trust We permanently protect land and water while creating community-centered places throughout coastal SC. Land Conservation of the Lowcountry

Lowcountry Land Trust is excited to introduce our 2026 summer interns! These four young professionals are working alongs...
06/16/2026

Lowcountry Land Trust is excited to introduce our 2026 summer interns! These four young professionals are working alongside staff to gain valuable experience while advancing the organization’s mission. With a varied range of majors and interests, we look forward to witnessing their accomplishments this summer. Read more about Bella Lomet, Gianna Maddalena, Radhika Pandey, and Margo Smith here: https://lowcountrylandtrust.org/staff-and-board/meet-lowcountry-land-trusts-2026-intern-class/

Last month, Lowcountry Land Trust staff and Trustees attended the 2026 Lowcountry Land Conservation Symposium, an inspir...
06/15/2026

Last month, Lowcountry Land Trust staff and Trustees attended the 2026 Lowcountry Land Conservation Symposium, an inspiring day hosted by the Ga***rd & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. Governor Henry McMaster delivered the keynote address, discussing his challenge to conserve 50% of South Carolina, a total of 10 million acres, over the next 25 years.

Other highlights included Lowcountry Land Trust’s Chief Conservation Officer, Kate Parks Schaefer, who joined a panel to discuss conservation in Jasper County, the fastest-growing county in South Carolina. Ashley Demosthenes, President & CEO of Land Trust Alliance , moderated a panel discussion on the community-driven conservation effort to save the Angel Oak tree and the current project to transform it into the Angel Oak Preserve, a 44-acre cultural heritage site and living museum. The panel was comprised of Amy Armstrong, South Carolina Environmental Law Project; Elizabeth Hagood, former Lowcountry Land Trust CEO; Helen Hill, Explore Charleston; Thomas Woltz, Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects. Lowcountry Land Trust is grateful for the support and collaboration of the Ga***rd & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation and the many conservation partners in attendance.

📸 Josh Walker and the Ga***rd and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation

Nature Note # 48 - After many dry weeks, the Lowcountry is finally enjoying periods of much-needed rainfall! While ever...
06/12/2026

Nature Note # 48 - After many dry weeks, the Lowcountry is finally enjoying periods of much-needed rainfall! While everything gets a little more vibrant after a summer rain, there’s one species that really thrives - the resurrection fern. Aptly named, resurrection fern can survive prolonged periods of drought, shriveling up and appearing dead during dry times, and ‘resurrecting’ back to a vibrant green after the next rainfall, sometimes even losing an impressive 75% of its water content and still reviving. Commonly found on Southern live oaks, like the Angel Oak tree, resurrection ferns thrive in a shady canopy and sprawl across large branches. Much like Spanish moss, it exists as an epiphyte, causing no harm to the tree or removing any nutrients.

Lowcountry Land Trust is excited to announce that the Angel Oak has been officially listed on the National Register of H...
06/11/2026

Lowcountry Land Trust is excited to announce that the Angel Oak has been officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As the first tree in South Carolina to be individually documented on the registry, the designation recognizes the Angel Oak for the generations of people whose lives intersected beneath its branches and the important stories the site helps tell about the Lowcountry’s past. From Indigenous communities and plantation-era life to Reconstruction, education, agriculture, the Civil Rights Movement, and modern conservation efforts, the Angel Oak has stood as a witness to centuries of history.

The National Register listing was supported by extensive historical, cultural, and archaeological research conducted as part of planning for the Angel Oak Preserve. In partnership with BVL Historic Preservation Research, Lowcountry Land Trust documented the history of the tree and surrounding landscape, confirming its significance as a multi-generational social and spiritual symbol for the people of Johns Island.

Learn more about this important designation for the Angel Oak on The Ebb & Flow.
https://lowcountrylandtrust.org/angel-oak-preserve/angel-oak-tree-earns-recognition-on-the-national-register-of-historic-places/

City of Charleston, SC Government South Carolina Department of Archives and History National Park Service

Join our team! Lowcountry Land Trust is seeking an Annual Giving & Engagement Director who is an experienced, relationsh...
06/04/2026

Join our team! Lowcountry Land Trust is seeking an Annual Giving & Engagement Director who is an experienced, relationship-driven fundraising professional. Reporting to the Chief Advancement Officer, the Director leads the organization’s annual giving and donor engagement strategy, with a particular focus on strengthening annual giving, growing corporate partnerships, and deepening community engagement through signature events and experiences. To read the complete job description and for application instructions, click the link below: https://lowcountrylandtrust.org/careers/lowcountry-land-trust-is-hiring-an-annual-giving-engagement-director/

Last Friday, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Lowcountry Land Trust, and conservation partners conven...
05/26/2026

Last Friday, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Lowcountry Land Trust, and conservation partners convened at Beck’s Ferry Landing to celebrate the permanent protection of the nearby 972-acre Meyer Lake Tract. A future Wildlife Management Area and Heritage Preserve, this collaboration resulted in a landmark conservation achievement along the Savannah River watershed on South Carolina’s southern coast.

When this property faced an urgent need for protection, Lowcountry Land Trust stepped in quickly, alongside our conservation partners, to secure its future. Conserving places like Meyer Lake not only strengthens a growing corridor of protected lands but also helps safeguard clean water for Beaufort, Jasper, Effingham, and Chatham counties by protecting natural wetlands and drinking water sources in the Savannah River. Learn more about the future Meyer Lake WMA/HP, including its natural resources, recreational features, and opening date, on The Ebb & Flow, linked below.

https://lowcountrylandtrust.org/land-conservation/partners-protect-972-acres-along-savannah-river-for-public-benefit/

Nature Note # 46 - Lowcountry Land Trust staff recently enjoyed a presentation and property walkthrough with Erin Steve...
05/22/2026

Nature Note # 46 - Lowcountry Land Trust staff recently enjoyed a presentation and property walkthrough with Erin Stevens, landscape architect and President/Founder of Surculus Design, to learn more about the intentional, native landscaping at the Lowcountry Center for Conservation. As we approach the first anniversary of our office’s grand opening, it is the perfect moment to reflect on the success and growth of the plantings. Over 30 native species can be found around the Center for Conservation, attracting a plethora of pollinators and wildlife, supporting the health of the existing forest at the edge of the building’s footprint, and truly immersing staff and visitors in nature from the moment you turn off Old Towne Road.

Calling all volunteers! Join the Battery Island Drive Neighborhood Association (BIDNA), Keep Charleston Beautiful, and L...
05/21/2026

Calling all volunteers! Join the Battery Island Drive Neighborhood Association (BIDNA), Keep Charleston Beautiful, and Lowcountry Land Trust for a litter cleanup on Tuesday, June 9, from 2 to 4 pm at the historic Beefield Community on James Island. Partners have been collaborating on the Beefield Community Park initiative since 2023, and many volunteers have powered the site preparation. This cleanup will beautify the Beefield neighborhood, raise awareness of the collaborative efforts to create the Community Park, and sustain the momentum built by volunteers as BIDNA and Lowcountry Land Trust prepare for the site-planning process. Click the link below to sign up! https://dash.pointapp.org/events/669487

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