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From YouTube: Coastline: 87 St. Phillips Island
Description
On the coast of South Carolina is a remote island that is a part of the South Carolina State Park at Hunting Island. No bridge has ever touched St. Phillips Island, so we went with Coastal Expeditions on a day trip from Hunting Island. Join host Rick Forschner on this nature-focused edition of Coastline.
For more information about taking a trip to Hunting Island State Park, visit the links below.
https://southcarolinaparks.com/hunting-island#jump https://www.coastalexpeditions.com/product/st-phillips-island-ferry/ https://southcarolinaparks.com/hunting-island/the-turner-house
B
B
It's
it's
a
spectacular
hour
and
we're
delighted
that
you're
with
us
here
on
this
edition
of
coastline,
while
the
trip
to
st
phillips
island
is
only
a
boat
ride
away
from
much
of
beaufort
county.
Our
tour
courtesy
of
coastal
expeditions
departed
from
the
hunting
island
state
park,
nature
center
to
the
rust
point
landing
via
a
tram,
a
courteous
state
park.
Ranger
checks
you
in
and
you
can
pay
for
parking
simultaneously.
B
C
Between
hunting,
island
and
st
phillips,
so
st
phillips
is
going
to
be
this
island.
That's
straight
ahead
of
us
here
on
the
horizon,
with
that
kind
of
rolling
tree
line
just
to
kind
of
update
y'all
in
a
lay
of
the
land.
We've
got
old
island.
That's
behind
us
here.
This
is
a
wildlife
management
area,
that's
run
by
the
south
carolina
department
of
natural
resources,
so
that's
about
3,
000,
acres
of
protected
land
there,
just
on
the
other
side
of
this
hammock
island.
This
tree
line-
that's
close
to
us
here,
is
going
to
be
pritchard's
island.
C
So
we
just
reached
the
end
of
trip
island.
Here
it's
going
to
transition
into
pritchards
and
then
it'll
go
capers
island
and
then
st
phillips
ahead
of
us,
and
so
all
these
islands
that
we
have
over
here
to
the
left
are
going
to
be
our
barrier
islands
that
are
acting
as
a
barrier.
You
know
between
the
landforms
over
here
in
the
ocean
and
so
in
between
these
barrier
islands
and
then
the
sea
islands.
C
We
have
all
of
this
estuary-
that's
kind
of
stretching
out
in
front
of
us
here,
and
so
the
estuary
is
just
so
important.
Hopefully
you
all
have
a
better
appreciation
for
beaufort
county
by
the
time
that
you
leave
here
today,
but
this
section
of
estuary
that
we're
boating
through
right
now
between
the
bridge
over
here
and
st
phillips,
is
about
20
000
acres
of
estuary,
which
is
a
lot
right.
But
if
we
were
to
look
at
the
whole
east
coast
of
the
united
states,
south
carolina
has
the
most
salt
marsh
estuary.
C
Out
of
all
the
states
and
beaufort
county
has
half
of
south
carolina's
estuary
just
in
this
one
county.
So
this
stretch
is
really
really
cool.
A
lot
of
the
land
is
protected
here
between
old
island
and
hunting,
island
and
st
phillips
over
here.
What
we
can
really
see
right
now
is
kind
of
the
more
terrestrial
version
of
the
estuary,
so
we're
kind
of
seeing
all
four
components
that
I
like
to
talk
about
kind
of
exposed
right
now,
so
I'll
just
start
with
the
water.
C
So
we
kind
of
have
already
established
that
this
is
ocean
grade
salt
water,
just
meaning
that
if
we
were
to
take
a
gallon
of
this
water
boil
off
all
the
water
from
it.
We'd
be
left
with
about
a
quarter
pound
worth
of
salt,
okay,
so
really
really
salty
water,
which
again
makes
it
a
great
habitat
for
all
of
our
ocean-going
organisms
to
kind
of
come
in
here
and
spend
time
in
this
section
of
the
estuary
and
then
along
the
shoreline.
C
Here
we
have
these
little
rocky
sections,
which
are
our
oysters,
which
we've
kind
of
already
talked
about
a
little
bit,
but
I
just
like
to
emphasize
the
importance
of
the
oyster
in
our
estuary.
You
all
can
see
that
we
have
acres
of
oyster
beds
around
here
and
that
just
kind
of
tells
us
that
this
water
is
super
clean
right,
because
our
oyster
is
going
to
be
a
filter,
feeder,
ideally
they're,
targeting
all
the
plankton
that
we
have
suspended
in
this
water.
That
gives
the
water
this
kind
of
greenish
appearance
to
it.
C
I
will
say
one
more
thing
about
the
water.
I
think
a
lot
of
people
come
to
beaufort
and
they
look
at
the
water
and
they're
like
your
water's,
so
dirty,
but
hopefully
y'all
can
we'll
know
by
the
end
of
today.
But
that's
not
the
case.
This
water
is
just
suspended
with
tons
of
life
in
it.
So
it's
kind
of
like
the
equivalent
of
an
aquatic
rainforest
right
when
you're
looking
into
this
water.
You
can't
see
the
forest
through
the
trees
type
of
thing
versus.
C
If
you
were
to
go
down
to
the
caribbean
right,
that's
the
equivalent
of
an
aquatic
desert,
there's
just
nothing-
that's
suspended
there,
which
allows
us
to
see
through
it
down
to
the
bottom.
So
this
kind
of
creates
an
awesome
base
to
our
food
web
here
back
here
in
the
estuary,
which
really
fuels
our
oyster
populations.
C
So
the
oysters
are
going
to
be
filtering
about
25
gallons
worth
of
water
a
day,
each
individual
oyster.
It
would
be
50
if
they
didn't
have
to
spend
half
of
their
day.
You
know
completely
exposed
in
the
south
carolina
sun,
so
it's
pretty
impressive
that
each
individual
oyster
can
filter
that
much
again,
targeting
all
of
the
plankton
that
we
have
in
the
water,
but
inadvertently.
Sometimes
they
pick
up
a
lot
of
the
pollutants.
C
You
know
fertilizers
and
runoff
that
kind
of
come
off
of
our
sea
islands
and
they're
really
responsible
for
keeping
our
estuaries
so
clean,
and
if
it
wasn't
for
the
oyster,
you
know
I'll
say
that
they
are
keystone
species,
meaning
that
just
like
an
architecture.
We've
got
this
archway
with
the
keystone.
If
we
were
to
remove
the
oyster
from
this
habitat
from
this
ecosystem,
the
estuary
would
collapse
around
the
loss
of
the
oyster.
C
So
I
really
can't
emphasize
enough
how
important
the
oyster
is
and
it's
not
only
because
they're
filter
feeders
it's
not
only
because
they're
keeping
our
water
super
clean.
You
can
imagine
this
is
kind
of
like
the
equivalent
of
our
coral
reefs.
It's
just
providing
tons
of
structure
for
all
these
little
invertebrates,
like
crabs
and
shrimps
to
kind
of
hang
out
in,
as
well
as
our
larval
fish,
especially
right
now,
when
we're
on
a
lower
tide.
C
The
third
element
I
love
to
talk
about
is
just
the
grass
itself
and
I
think
a
lot
of
people
when
they
hear
that
the
grass
is
really
cool,
they're
kind
of
like
okay.
How
could
grass
possibly
be
cool?
But
if
we're
looking
around
here
we're
seeing
a
monoculture
right?
This
is
all
spartina
grass
or
spartina,
depending
on
where
you're
from
it
was
once
known
as
spartina
alterna
flora.
C
But
this
grass
is
super
important.
It
can
actually
handle
drinking
ocean
grade
salt
water,
it's
one
of
the
few.
You
know
plants
that
are
actually
salt
taller
enough
to
handle
that,
and
so
it's
going
to
suck
up
that
salt
water
through
the
roots
and
it'll
actually
excrete
the
salt
through
the
blade
of
the
grass.
So
if
you
ever
go
up
to
the
spartina
and
you
kind
of
run
your
hand
along
it,
you'll
have
tons
of
salt
that's
kind
of
left
over
on
your
finger.
So
a
lot
of
the
times.
C
C
That's
kind
of
you
know
still
hanging
around
on
top
here,
so
we've
got
the
new
growth.
That's
kind
of
coming
up
underneath
this
year's
growth,
that's
obviously
the
green
stuff
and
I'll
say
the
the
most
important
function
or
arguably
the
most
important
function
of
spartina
is
actually
that
dead
growth.
That's
still
kind
of
hanging
on
on
top,
so
that's
going
to
form
what
we
call
rack
or
wreckage,
and
so,
as
that
spartina
breaks
off,
it's
actually
going
to
break
down
and
form
detritus
which
again
fuels
like
a
lot
of
these
smaller
fish.
C
It's
like
essentially
baby
food
and
food
for
all
the
crabs
that
live
back
here
as
well,
but
when
that
rack
kind
of
knits
together
and
forms
these
little
barges
that
float
through
our
waterways
and
it
kind
of
creates
these
little
sanctuaries
for
the
fish
when
they
get
pulled
out
of
the
grasses.
They
can
then
hang
out.
You
know
underneath
that
rack
and
try
to
escape
from
those
larger
predators
and
then
sometimes
the
racket's
going
to
make
its
way
out.
C
You
know
from
our
rivers
it's
going
to
make
its
way
out
to
the
ocean
and
then
get
deposited
on
the
high
tide
line
of
our
barrier,
islands,
and
so
that's
really
important,
because
if
you
think
about
it,
we've
got
all
this.
You
know
rack
these
reeds,
that
have
kind
of
formed
here
on
the
high
tide
line.
We've
got
all
of
the
sand.
C
That's
blowing
across
the
beach,
and
now
it's
going
to
start
to
accrete
on
this
rack,
and
so
that
is
the
first
step
for
dune
formation,
which
I'm
sure
you
all
know
the
dunes
are
our
first
line
of
defense
for
any
storm
that
comes
off
the
atlantic.
So
you
know
the
spartina
grass
well,
there's
not
a
lot
of
biodiversity
with
the
grass
out
here.
C
The
spartina
then
has
to
fuel
a
really
high
functional
diversity,
just
meaning
that
it
has
to
serve
a
lot
of
different
niches
and
a
lot
of
different
roles
to
kind
of
you
know
help
the
estuary
in
the
ecosystem
that
thrives
back
here.
So
that's
our
third
element.
Our
fourth
element
is
just
this
plot
mud
that
we
have
here.
It's
essentially
like
a
biogenic
ooze.
If
y'all
have
ever
interacted
with
plot
mud,
I
guarantee
it's
not
an
experience
that
you're
likely
to
forget
anytime
soon.
C
You
can
be
walking
through
it,
be
up
to
your
ankles
and
then
take
one
step
and
be
up
to
your
waist
like
with
no
problem,
and
so
this
this
mud
is
home
to
tons
of
different
fungus
and
bacteria
and
algae.
That
kind
of
helps
break
down
that
detritus,
that's
formed
by
the
spartina
grass
that
we
have
here,
and
so
you
can
also
imagine
too
it's
just
the
byproduct
of
the
appalachian
mountains
being
eroded
over
the
last
several
million
years
and
kind
of
making
its
way
down
through
the
state.
So
it's
really
really
fine.
C
It's
kind
of
just
spent
the
last,
like
I
said
several
million
years
just
eroding
into
this
really
fine
particulate
and
it's
also
full
of
nutrients.
It's
got
tons
of
phosphates
in
it
tons
of
nitrates
and
which
again
kind
of
helps
fuel.
That
story
that
we
have
back
here
so
as
we're
kind
of
going
through
the
end
of
the
story
over
here,
we're
going
to
get
to
trunkard's
inlet,
we're
going
to
cross
that
inlet
and
then
get
into
three
sisters.
Creek
that'll
actually
take
us
to
the
dock.
C
All
right,
y'all,
everybody
doing
well
so
far,
super
as
you
all
can
see.
It
didn't
take
us
too
long
to
find
something
interesting
on
st
phillips,
which
is
usually
the
case.
This
stop
is
really
great,
especially
for
naturalists
that
are
reading
our
landscape,
because
we
can
detect
a
ton
of
different
types
of
disturbances
right
so
things
that
have
kind
of
altered
our
natural
landscape
here.
So,
if
we're
looking
around
right,
we've
got
all
these
trees
that
have
kind
of
been
upturned
and
have
ended
up
dying.
C
Because
of
that,
what
do
you
all
think
could
cause
that
form
of
natural
disturbance,
hurricanes,
yeah
microbursts?
Even
some
of
our
severe
thunderstorms,
nor'easters
tropical
storms
that
come
in
this
area
are
strong
enough
to
do
this
sort
of
damage,
and
so
this
kind
of
just
tells
us
that
we're
still
near
the
edge
of
our
barrier
island
right,
the
edges
of
our
barrier,
islands
kind
of
bear
the
brunt
of
a
lot
of
those
storms
that
kind
of
come
in
and
help
protect
the
interior
that
we're
going
to
get
to
here.
C
In
just
a
moment-
and
so
you
know
it's
not
great
news
for
the
tree
that
gets
uprooted
and
subsequently
dies
from
one
of
these
storms.
It
does
put
a
lot
of
nutrients
back
into
the
soil
feeds
a
lot
of
different
fungal
communities
that
are
kind
of
hanging
out
in
this
area,
and
it
does
provide
a
lot
of
shelter
for
different
animals
that
like
to
access
both
the
maritime
forest,
that
we're
kind
of
in
right
here
and
the
estuary,
which
you
all
can
see
we're
kind
of
transitioning
out
of
still
at
the
edge
of
this
habitat.
C
So
just
kind
of
keep
your
eyes
peeled.
St
phillips
has
a
ton
of
what
we
call
these
dynamic
edges,
where
we
have
these
two
habitats
that
are
kind
of
blending
into
one,
and
so
as
we're
going
along
here,
you'll
be
able
to
kind
of
see
as
we
transition
from
one
habitat
to
another
and
I'll
kind
of
talk
about
that.
C
A
little
bit
more
at
the
second
stop
here,
but
right
here
in
front
of
us
right,
we've
got
this
disturbance
where
the
southern
red
cedar
has
kind
of
been
uprooted
here,
and
it's
kind
of
pulled
to
the
surface.
Another
form
of
disturbance.
Does
anybody
know
the
name
of
this
structure?
What
this
could
possibly
be?
C
Okay,
let's
start
from
square
one,
I'm
just
looking
at
it.
It's
a
lot
of
oyster
shells
right
and
we
learned
that
on
the
boat
that
this
is
not
where
oysters
grow,
they
don't
grow
in
the
root
walls
of
trees.
In
the
middle
of
the
woods
they
grow
out
in
the
estuary.
So
the
first
question
that
should
come
into
your
head
is
like
okay,
who
or
what
put
the
oysters
here.
C
As
far
as
I
know,
the
raccoons
that
we
have
on
the
island
are
not
this
organized.
They
do
not
put
all
their
shells
into
a
little
pile
like
this,
and
it's
not
the
remnants
of
one
of
ted,
turner's,
famous
oyster
roasts,
or
anything
like
that.
This
is
actually
a
native
american,
oyster,
mid-in,
so
m-I-d-d-e-n
and
it's
essentially
just
a
native
american
garbage
dump.
They
would
come
to
the
edges
of
these
islands
and
put
everything
that
they
were
done
using
into
these
piles
like
what
y'all
are
seeing
here.
So
it's
obviously
a
lot
of
oyster
shells.
C
We
do
have
some
quahog
clams
that
are
kind
of
sprinkled
in
there,
as
well
as
some
welk
shells.
If
we
were
able
to
excavate
this
a
little
bit,
we
might
find
pieces
of
pottery,
maybe
like
old
arrow
heads,
deer,
skeletons
turtle
shells
really
anything
that
they
were
done
with
they
would
put
into
these
piles.
C
Unfortunately,
we
can't
excavate
it
due
to
the
easement,
that's
kind
of
on
the
island,
protecting
it
from
any
sort
of
disturbance
caused
by
us,
but
we
can
still
learn
a
lot
about
the
native
americans
just
by
looking
at
the
pile.
The
way
it
stands
right
here
in
front
of
us,
so
obviously
they
were
eating
a
lot
of
oyster
shells
or
a
lot
of
oysters.
I
guess
I
should
say,
leaving
behind
the
shells
which
to
us
that
really
doesn't
sound
like
that
big
of
a
deal.
C
Season
right,
but
if
we
kind
of
look
at
the
history
of
native
americans
before
they
arrive
to
the
little
country,
they
were
very
nomadic
people
right.
They
were
kind
of
following
around
these
huge
herds
of
elk
and
buffalo
and
deer,
because
that
was
not
only
their
main
source
of
protein,
but
also
their
main
source
of
resources
right,
since
they
used
all
part
of
the
animal
that
they
killed.
C
So
they
were
kind
of
picking
up
and
moving
every
few
days
or
so,
following
around
these
big
herds
until
they
came
to
the
low
country,
you
know
they
kind
of
stuck
to
that
nomadic
lifestyle
for
a
while
until
they
discovered
you
know
the
resources
that
the
oyster
provides,
and
so
they
kind
of
switched
from
that
nomadic
lifestyle
to
a
more
sedentary
lifestyle,
kind
of
mimicking
the
oyster.
In
a
way
right.
C
So
when
you're
settled
down
in
one
area,
you're
able
to
actually
accumulate
things
right,
if
you're
picking
up
and
moving
every
few
days,
you
don't
want
to
really
have
that
much
stuff
that
you
have
to
carry
with
you
and
so
that
led
to
kind
of
the
accumulation
of
wealth
for
them
which
to
them
is
going
to
look
like
huge
strings
of
like
oyster
pearls
that
they
would
wear
around
their
necks
and
things
like
that.
They
began
to
start.
C
You
know,
farming,
creating
these
different
crops
and
foraging
in
the
areas
which
led
to
an
increase
in
different
vitamins
and
minerals
that
they
were
getting
into
their
bodies
which
actually
led
to
them
living
a
lot
longer
and
growing
a
lot
larger
in
size.
So
that
was
kind
of
the
physiological
shift
that
was
associated
with
that
kind
of
cultural
shift.
There
and
I'll
say
it's
all
because
of
the
unique
ecology
that
we
have
here
in
beaufort
county
anytime.
C
You
look
at
the
human
cultures
here,
they're,
usually
in
some
way,
just
inextricably
linked
to
the
ecology
that
we
have.
You
know
the
native
americans,
relationship
to
the
oyster
and
all
the
resources
that
we
have
here
is
a
great
one.
If
we
look
at
spanish
and
french
colonization
of
this
area,
it
was
mainly
because
we've
got
the
port
royal
sound,
which
is
just
to
the
south
of
us
here.
C
It's
the
deepest
natural
sound
in
the
southeast,
anywhere
from
40
to
60
feet
deep,
naturally
with
no
dredging,
and
it
hasn't
really
changed
that
much
since
the
500
years
ago,
when
the
those
european
explorers
were
first
coming
to
this
area,
and
so
again
just
just
these
really
strong
links
between
human
culture
and
ecology.
Here
I
could
go
on
about
it
for
a
while,
so
I'll,
probably
just
cut
myself
off
there,
but
do
y'all
have
any
questions
about
that.
You
know
kind
of
the
native
americans
that
were
here
or
anything
were
they
the
embassy.
C
I
believe
that
the
yemeni
were
a
little
bit
farther
inland.
There
was
actually
from
what
I've
read
anywhere
between
20
to
25,
different
tribes
that
were
between
the
savannah
river
to
the
south
and
the
edisto
river
to
the
north,
and
so
it's
difficult
to
know
exactly
which
tribe
it
was
without
excavating
this
and
finding
that
piece
of
pottery.
That
might
tell
me
exactly
what
it
was
a
lot
of
the
times
they
would
put.
You
know
like
different,
like
inscriptions
or
prints
on
the
pottery.
That
would
tell
me
you
know
specifically
what
tribe
it
is.
C
It
could
have
been
the
edisto
or
the
kiawah.
I
know
that
those
were
pretty
predominant
coastal
tribes,
but
again
it's
hard
to
know
with
certainty
all
right.
So
if
we're
able
you
know
to
look
back
at
the
human
history
on
st
phillips,
obviously
the
native
americans
were
the
first
people
here.
As
far
as
the
deeded
history
goes.
C
and
I'm
not
sure
what
happened
with
them.
I
don't
know
if
they
came
out
here
and
they
looked
around
and
they
were
like
nope.
This
is
not
what
we
signed
up
for
because
they
ended
up
selling
it
that
same
year
to
a
man
named
o
stanley
smith
and
mr
smith
was
actually
a
really
important
stakeholder
in
the
history
of
st
phillips
because
he
wanted
to
build
a
bridge
from
saint
helena,
which
is
just
behind
us
here
out
to
saint
phillips
with
the
intent
of
developing
the
island.
C
So
luckily
the
I
believe
it
was
the
coast
guard
and
the
environmental
defense
league
and
a
few
other
organizations
kind
of
shot
down
the
bridge
idea,
and
so
he
ended
up
selling
the
island
in
1979
to
ted
turner.
And
so
a
lot
of
the
property
that
he
purchased.
He
would
actually
put
under
easement
to
prevent
development
in
the
future
in
the
event
that
he
was
to
sell
the
property,
and
so
that's
what
he
did
with
st
phillips.
C
St
phillips
is
actually
the
first
easement
that's
held
by
the
nature
conservancy
in
south
carolina,
so
it's
really
special
to
them.
For
that
reason,
he
also
had
the
national
park
service
come
out
here
and
they
designated
the
island
a
national
natural
landmark.
So
it's
one
of
only
six
that
we
have
in
the
state
of
south
carolina.
It
kind
of
looks
like
a
ruffles
potato
chip.
It's
got
all
these
bridges,
that
kind
of
run
parallel,
there's
about
21,
ridges,
total
and
they're,
just
ancient
dune
ridges
that
formed
when
the
island
was
first
created.
C
So
the
whole
time
we've
been
in
the
tram
we've
been
on
top
of
one
of
these
dune
ridges
and
then
y'all
can
see.
There's
another
ridge
just
across
the
way
here
and
the
ridges
are
pretty
significant,
because
that
constitutes
all
the
high
ground.
That's
actually
considered
st
phillips,
which
is
only
about
a
thousand
acres.
C
C
That's
kind
of
the
first
category
that
I'll
talk
about
the
second
category,
it's
actually
just
the
forest
itself
that
makes
st
phillips
so
special.
This
is
an
old
growth
maritime
forest,
just
meaning
that
it's
never
been
harvested,
never
been
timbered
or
anything
like
that.
It's
actually
original
to
the
island,
which
is
pretty
rare.
I
believe
in
south
carolina,
it's
like
10
percent
of
our
land
is
virgin
growth
and
to
have
that
on
a
barrier.
C
Island,
especially,
is
pretty
special
since
the
time
that
colonists
began
arriving
to
this
area,
humans
have
been
clear-cutting
these
islands
back
then
it
was
for
crops
and
farms,
and
now
it's
for
resorts
and
golf
courses
and
things
of
that
nature,
so
to
have
something
that's
still
intact,
that
we
can
actually
get
a
truck
and
tram
through
to
actually
visit
is
pretty
special
and
so
just
looking
at
it.
Sometimes
it's
hard
to
look
at
this
and
say
yes.
C
Clearly,
this
is
an
old
growth
maritime
forest,
but
there's
actually
a
few
characteristics
that
we
can
look
at
here
that
actually
help
us
determine
that.
So,
if
we're
looking
at
forest
succession,
which
happens
in
forests
all
over
the
world,
they
kind
of
have
these
different
levels
that
they
go
through
before
they
reach
that
trophy
status
of
old.
B
B
C
Yeah,
it's
amazing
and
I'll
say
you
know
we
come
out
here
several
times
a
week,
but
we
always
see
something
new.
When
we
come
out
here,
the
island
always
shows
us
something
different,
whether
it's
you
know
turtle
tracks
in
the
summertime
or
you
know,
alligators
moving
up
and
down
the
road
once
they
come
out
of
brewmation
in
the
spring.
It's
really
really
a
special
place.
B
E
B
I
loved
the
the
fact
that
you
know
these
pelicans,
which
you
acknowledge
that
most
south
carolinians
take
for
granted.
They
are
unique
in
that
there's
only
two
diving
pelicans,
the
the
brown
pelican
which
is
native
to
our
area
here,
and
then
I
think
you
mentioned
the
peruvian
pelican
yeah
and
they're
the
ones
that
they
just
dive
like
from,
would
you
say,
60
feet.
C
Yeah,
it
kind
of
just
depends
on
the
season.
You
know
we're
just
coming
out
of
winter
and
we
were
really
lucky
to
see
a
lot
of
our
migratory
bird
species
that
come
through
in
the
wintertime
white
pelicans,
for
example,
were
pretty
pretty
common
sighting,
which
they're
always
incredible
to
see
they're
about
twice
as
big
as
the
brown
pelican.
So
the
brown
pelican
weighs
around,
like,
I
think,
eight
pounds
and
the
white
pelican
comes
in
around
16..
So
if
you
can
believe
they're,
like
literally
a
hundred
percent
larger
wow.
B
C
They're
always
impressive,
especially
for
people
who
don't
get
to
spend
a
lot
of
time
out
in
the
estuary.
It's
always
really
cool
to
see
those
guys.
We
get
a
lot
of
northern
harriers
that'll
come
in,
and
the
winner
too,
as
well
as
our
bald
eagles,
are
a
pretty
common
sighting.
The
island
usually
gets
a
little
bit
quieter
during
the
winter
time.
C
B
You're
going
to
get
something
special
every
every
season.
I
was
fascinated
by
the
story
that
you
told
about
how
the
well,
I
guess,
the
eagles
and
the
the
osprey
ospreys
yeah.
They
they
kind
of
alternate
the
nesting
seasons
here,
but
when
they're,
both
in
the
area,
tell
tell
our
viewers
what
you
said
about
how
the
eagles
just
sit
back.
C
Yeah
sometimes
there
can
be
a
little
bit
of
friction
between
the
the
bald
eagle
and
the
osprey
community.
We'll
typically
see
the
bald
eagles
just
kind
of
hanging
out
on
a
tree
while
the
osprey,
especially
in
the
fripp
inlet
right
there,
they'll
just
kind
of
be
actively
hunting
fish
and
the
osprey
are
really
well
adapted
to
hunt
fish
right.
They've
got
these
really
sandpapery
palms.
C
Their
wrists
can
kind
of
articulate
at
an
angle
that
lets
them
pick
up
a
larger
payload
for
their
body
size
and
the
bald
eagles
know
this,
and
so
they
just
kind
of
you
know,
rely
on
the
really
excellent
fishing
adaptations
of
the
osprey
and
so
as
soon
as
the
osprey
picks
up
that
fish
and
takes
flight.
The
bald
eagle's
like
all
right,
it's
time
to
go
to
work
and
they'll
just
kind
of
swoop
down
and
bully
the
osprey
out
of
its
catch.
But
I.
C
People
I'm
like
yeah,
if
you
spend
a
lot
of
time
on
the
beaches
or
like
back
in
the
estuary,
you're
likely
to
see
it,
but
there
was
one
time
just
this
past
week
I
was
driving
down
highway
21
on
st
helena,
and
an
osprey
just
flew
right
down
in
front
of
my
car
with
this
huge
fish
in
its
claws
and
then
right
behind
it
was
a
bald
eagle.
So
you
really
can
just
be
anywhere
in
beaufort
county
and
be
lucky
enough
to
see
that.
B
I
know
I
was
golfing
one
day
and
I
was
just
on
the
fairway
ready
to
take
a
swing
and
like
all
of
a
sudden
out
of
nowhere.
This
fish
appears
on
the
fairway
and
it's
sitting
there
flopping
and
I'm
going.
What
in
the
world
is
raining
fish
or
what
and
then
no
sooner
could
I
get
that
thought
going.
This
eagle
comes
back
down
and
obviously
he
had
dropped
it
yeah
and
then
he
came
back
to
get
it.
C
C
Yeah
yeah
I
mean
it
doesn't
get
any
better
than
beaufort
county.
You
know
I
grew
up
in
charleston
when
it
was
a
little
bit
less
busy
and
everybody
would
always
ask
me
okay,
like
when,
are
you
going
to
move
back
to
charleston
and
once
I
discovered
beaufort
I
was
like
never
yeah,
I
don't.
I
don't
intend
on
leaving
this
place
just
because
there
is
so
much
wildlife
here,
really
just
untouched
estuary,
untouched
barrier
islands,
and
things
like
that.
C
E
E
B
C
C
C
C
Absolutely
so
our
our
headquarters
are
based
in
charleston,
we've
been
there
since
1992
we've
got
not
only
coastal
expeditions
like
the
outfitter,
but
we
also
have
the
coastal
expeditions
foundation,
which
is
really
involved
in
a
lot
of
different
I'll,
say:
nature
related
projects
like
restoring
crab
bank,
doing
veteran,
kayaking
programs,
and
things
like
that,
and
we
recently
started
this
branch
in
beaufort
in
2020,
and
so
we
really
originally
came
here
with
the
intent
of
doing
these
trips
out
to
st
phillips.
But,
like
you
said,
we've
kind
of
branched
out
since
then.
C
So
we
now
offer
dolphin
tours
out
of
rust
point
boat
landing
at
hunting
island
state
park,
as
well
as
like
a
history
and
dolphin
tour
out
of
the
downtown
marina
in
downtown
buford,
too.
We're
also
available
for
private
charters.
If
you
have
a
special
occasion
or
an
event
that
you
want
to
get
out
on
the
water
for.
C
B
C
Yeah,
it
was
pretty
yeah.
It
was
a
pretty
crazy,
big
dolphin,
typically
they're
a
little
bit
smaller
but,
like
I
was
saying
earlier,
we're
kind
of
getting
into
the
migratory
seasons
for
the
dolphins.
So
it's
always
kind
of
a
luck
of
the
draw.
You
never
know
really
what
you're
going
to
see
out
there.
B
C
I
usually
say
as
soon
as
you
know,
that
you're
coming
to
the
beaufort
area
to
try
to
get
your
spot,
we
tend
to
book
up
pretty
quickly,
especially
once
we
get
into
the
summer
months
and
we
kind
of
get
the
tourists
that
are
kind
of
coming
into
town.
Definitely
something
to
keep
an
eye
out.
We've
got,
I
think,
the
schedule
through
the
end
of
the
year
so
as
far
as
far
in
advance
as
you'd
like
to
all.
C
B
The
history
of
st
phillips
island
is
really
fairly
interesting.
It
was
bought
almost
a
century
and
a
half
ago
by
nancy
sylvan,
and
then
she
held
on
to
it
for
a
while
sold
it
to
four
shareholders
who
they
had
plans
that
really
never
came
to
pass
and
they
knew
right
away
after
they
bought
it
that
they
weren't
going
to
be
able
to
do
what
they
wanted
to
do
so
they
quickly
turned
it
around
and
sold
it
to
a
fellow
by
the
name
of
oh
stanley
smith.
B
His
desire
was
to
actually
build
a
railroad
from
the
mainland
to
the
island,
but
that
was
not
to
be
either
and
so
in
1979
ted
turner
bought
it
and
ted
turder.
Everybody
knows
him
as
the
chief
executive
officer
back
in
the
70s
and
80s
of
cnn
and
the
tbs,
the
superstation,
as
well
as
a
number
of
other
stations
that
were
owned
by
him.
But
what
they
may
not
know
is
the
fact
that
he
was
one
of
the
largest
land
conservators
in
america.
B
The
state
now
owns
it
and
what
they
are
allowing
people
to
do
is
rent
the
house.
You
have
two
options:
you
can
either
take
the
twelve
thousand
dollar
package
or
the
twenty
thousand
dollar
package,
and
really
the
twelve
thousand
dollar
package
in
and
of
itself
is
probably
the
way
to
go
with
it.
You
get
a
thousand
dollars
worth
of
food
that
they
will
deliver
to
your
property
here,
and
you
get
to
stay
five
days
and
four
nights
and
really
when
you
stop
and
think
about
it.
B
B
So
really
twelve
thousand
dollars
for
me
is
the
way
to
go
and
what
better
way
to
spend
this
we
happen
to
come
at
a
time
when
it
was
particularly
beautiful.
It's
probably
78
degrees
out
right
now.
I
don't
even
need
this
cap
in
the
in
the
shade
here,
but
if
you
were
out
on
the
beach,
where
we'll
be
going
in
just
a
minute,
it's
it's
sunny.
B
There's
a
nice
cross
breeze
as
a
matter
of
fact,
you
might
be
needing
to
be
careful
because
that
breeze
can
actually
give
you
a
wind
burn,
given
the
right
conditions,
because
the
uv
lighting
is
is
set
at
about
a
zero
factor
today.
So
not
a
cloud
in
the
sky
and
really
a
spectacular
place
to
be,
if
you
time
it
just
right,
the
saint
phillips
island
is
a
spectacular
place
to
be.
B
We
are
here
now
in
late
april,
going
into
may
and
there's
very
little
bug
activity
very
little
of
the
no
cm's,
although
when
you
do
come
to
st
phillips
island,
whether
you're
here
for
a
day
trip
or
whether
you
choose
to
rent
the
facility,
they
do
recommend
a
number
of
things.
One
of
those,
of
course,
is
that
you
bring
some
bug
juice
to
get
rid
of.
Those
no
seems
keep
them
off
of
you
and
then,
of
course,
you'll
want
to
take
a
a
couple
of
bottles
of
water.
B
They
do
have
some
portajohn's
around
the
area
here.
So
that's
not
an
issue
also
you'll
want
to
take
some
walking
shoes
and
just
make
sure
you're
comfortable
and
aside
from
that,
you're
pretty
good
to
go,
because
the
the
the
venture
that
we
took
today
took
off
at
nine
and
will
return
around
two
or
two
thirty.
You
might
even
wanna
bring
a
picnic
lunch
with
you,
so
lots
of
fun
a
really
great
deal
if
you've
got
friends
and
relatives
that
are
coming
to
the
low
country,
and
you
want
to
take
them
out
on
something.
B
As
you
come
out
of
the
turner
house,
we'll
call
it
the
turner
house,
even
though
it's
owned
by
the
state
of
south
carolina
now,
the
temptation
is
to
really
go
to
the
beach,
because
that's
the
money
shot
right,
but
really,
if
you've
had
a
rough
day
or
maybe
a
rough
year
and
you're.
Looking
for
something
more
contemplative,
I
would
suggest
going
to
the
right
here
and
just
kind
of
walking
down
this
narrow
path
between
these
trees.
B
You
know
it
really
doesn't
get
much
better
than
this
sun
to
your
back,
the
waves
crashing
against
the
rocks
and
just
a
gorgeous
day
in
the
low
country.
You
know
one
of
the
things
you
as
we
pan
over.
One
of
the
things
you
want
to
look
at
is
all
the
wildlife
all
the
birds
that
are
just
everywhere.
You
go
so
you've
got
a
couple
of
brown
pelicans
over
there
and
some
other
smaller
birds.
B
But
one
of
the
things
that
we
probably
won't
see,
unlike
those
areas
is
there
won't
be
any
beach
renourishment
here.
So
the
tide
is
constantly
shifting
the
sands
and
causing
the
coastline
to
always
evolve,
and
so
what
we
see
at
st
phillips
island
is
really
a
micro
system,
an
ecosystem
that
is
alive.
It's
constantly
moving
and
constantly
receding
and
growing,
depending
on
how
the
waves
move-
and
it's
just
beautiful-
to
take
in
all
of
this
wonderful,
wonderful
gift
of
the
state
of
south
carolina
to
anybody
that
wants
to
come
out
here
and
enjoy
it.
B
Believe
it
or
not,
the
cellular
service
here
is
awesome.
I
got
like
three
bars
of
5g
service.
I
don't
know
where
it's
coming
from,
but
it's
available
here
also
the
power
is
supplied
by
solar
panels
and
in
the
case
of
perhaps
inclement
weather
overcast
for
a
number
of
days,
there
are
backup
diesel
generators.
So
you'll
have
your
quiet
interrupted
a
little
bit,
but
by
and
large
everything
seems
to
be
running
off
of
those
solar
panels,
and
then
there
is
this
water
collection
tower
behind
me.
B
B
Much
as
we
did
today,
but
we're
now
on
the
beach
and
the
the
tide
is
beginning
to
go
out
and
behind
me
you
can
see
that
as
the
tide
goes
out,
you
really
have
a
nice
access
to
a
large
sandy
beached
area
where
you
can
go
ahead
and
sunbathe
and
maybe
have
your
picnic
out
there
and
if
it's
warm
enough
dip
your
toe
in
the
water.
So
it's
just
a
great
experience
here
at
st
phillips
island.
B
The
trip
is
about
sixty
five
dollars
per
person,
and
then
you
pay
eight
dollars
per
person
for
parking
at
hunting
island
state
park,
it's
a
little
less
if
you're
a
senior
citizen
or
child,
and
it
gets
you
into
the
state
park
at
hunting
island.
So
you
can
really
make
a
whole
day
of
it
again.
We
want
to
thank
claire
and
captain
matt
from
coastal
expeditions.
B
F
before
the
one-stop
shop
people
didn't
like
that,
you
had
to
go
upstairs
downstairs
and
possibly
once
you
were
upstairs,
you
had
to
go
back
downstairs
to
see
another
department.
So
with
the
one-stop
shop
we
consolidated
those.
So
it's
one
location,
the
business
license
department
and
the
building
codes
department.
It's
literally
one
stop
for
your
permitting
and
licensing.
G
Hi,
my
name
is
victoria
hoffman
and
I'm
the
recycling
coordinator
for
beaufort
county
today,
I'm
going
to
provide
a
quick
composting.
101
tutorial
composting
is
a
great
way
to
divert
food
and
yard
waste
from
landfills
and
it's
wonderful
for
your
plants.
A
few
reasons
why
we
like
to
promote
composting
are
the
epa
reported
more
than
63
million
tons
of
food
waste
sent
to
landfills
in
2018.
G
in
south
carolina
about
30
percent
of
waste
taken
to
landfills
is
yard.
Waste
composting
reduces
material
sent
to
landfills
and
reduces
methane
released
into
the
atmosphere.
So
you
may
be
wondering
what
is
composting.
Composting
is
the
breakdown
of
plant
material
through
decomposition?
This
happens
in
nature,
but
at
a
slower
process.
G
G
G
It
is
easy
to
assemble
and
discreet,
as
you
can
see,
the
bins
come
in
three
parts,
so
taking
them
home
in
your
car
is
simple:
the
bin
comes
with
four
screw
pegs
to
secure
it
to
the
ground,
a
harvest
door
that
can
slide
up
and
has
the
capability
of
being
locked.
Also,
you
have
a
base,
a
top
and
a
lid.
The
compost
bins
come
with
the
handbook
that
includes
easy
assembly
instructions.
G
Choosing
the
location
of
your
bin
is
important.
You
want
it
to
be
close
to
your
house
in
a
shaded
area
and
you
need
a
water
source
available.
You
don't
want
it
too
far
from
your
home,
because
you
want
this
to
be
easily
accessible.
You
need
a
water
source
such
as
a
water
hose
to
be
able
to
keep
it
moist.
G
G
G
Now
that
your
compost
bin
is
set
up,
you're
all
set
to
begin
diverting
your
food
waste
when
you
are
in
the
kitchen
preparing
your
meals.
Instead
of
tossing
those
food
scraps
in
the
trash
you
can
set
them
aside
to
dispose
of
in
your
compost,
bin
things
like
peels
from
vegetables
and
fruits,
egg
shells
and
coffee
grounds
can
all
be
put
into
your
bin.
I
like
to
keep
a
container
on
my
counter
for
any
scraps
that
are
compostable.
G
G
Here's
a
list
of
other
items
you
want
to
keep
out
of
your
bin,
make
sure
you
turn
your
bin.
Often
I
like
to
use
a
pitchfork
and
work
my
way
around
the
bin
through
the
top.
You
can
also
use
a
shovel
or
other
garden
tools:
a
properly
managed
compost,
bin
shouldn't,
attract
pests
or
rodents,
nor
should
it
smell
bad.
G
If
you're
unable
to
compost
outside
you
may
want
to
exploit
vermicomposting
vermicomposting
is
when
you
use
worms
to
facilitate
the
composting
process,
it
can
be
done
with
a
small
bin
and
kept
inside
if
you're
interested
in
composting.
Please
go
to
the
county
website
to
order
your
bin.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
watching
and
helping
us
to
divert
our
organic
waste
and
remember,
go
green.
Keep
it
clean,
beaufort
county.
A
A
Www.Beaufort
s,
click
on
I
want
to
view
bids
and
rfps
under
business
services.
Vendors
must
be
registered
with
the
county
in
order
to
respond
to
solicitations
quotes
bids
or
proposals
submitted
by
businesses
that
are
not
registered
with
the
county
will
be
rejected.
Registered
vendors
receive
email
notifications
when
new
solicitations
pertaining
to
their
area
of
interest
are
posted
to
the
website.
Thanks
for
watching
the
county
channel.
E
D
It
was
actually
established
as
a
pilot
program
and
since
then
it's
expanded
to
46
counties
around
the
state,
so
we
were
first
one
in
the
state
to
utilize
the
adopt
a
highway
program.
The
minimum
requirement
to
be
an
official
adopt-a-highway
program
is
four
litter
pickups
a
year,
but
we
have
such
great
volunteer
groups
that
many
of
them
choose
to
conduct
monthly
pickups
because
they
realize
that
litter
is
like
a
domino
effect
once
it
starts
to
pile
up.
D
D
D
D
They
will
then
order
a
sign
in
recognition
of
the
group,
and
so
they
do
need
a
two-year
commitment
to
be
able
to
give
that
kind
of
exposure
and
thank
you
for
a
group
to
have
and
adopt
a
highway
sign
which
most
of
our
groups
really
appreciate.
We're
always
adding
new
groups,
and
then
some
groups
are
also
dropping
off,
but
I
would
say
our
numbers
are
increasing.
I
think
that
people
are
realizing
that
litter
is
such
a
critical
problem
and
that
the
state
and
the
local
governments
don't
have
the
resources
to
pick
up
litter.
D
D
They
just
realize
the
impact
if
they
don't
pick
it
up.
For
instance,
within
this
last
year
we
picked
up
our
volunteers
donated
4
000
hours
and
just
within
the
last
year
they
picked
up
80
000
pounds
of
litter.
So
you
can
imagine
over
the
last
20
years.
If
that
had
not
happened,
how
much
litter
would
be
piled
up
on
the
road
most
of
our
cleanups
take
place
early
in
the
morning.
D
I
This
is
the
salt
marsh
one
of
the
most
beautiful
and
productive
habitats
on
earth,
it's
home
to
an
incredible
diversity
of
marine,
invertebrates
fish
and
even
reptile
species
like
this
diamondback
terrapin.
Many
of
the
animals
that
live
here
grow
up
in
the
spartina
nursery
before
they
move
into
the
rivers
sounds
and
open
ocean
join
us
for
coastal
kingdom,
a
field
trip
through
the
lowcountry
and
a
chance
to
meet
some
of
the
animals
that
live
here.