Spanning portions of the Great Pee Dee and Waccamaw rivers, the blackwater and alluvial-forested wetlands of the Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge host dense concentrations of wintering waterfowl and migratory songbirds and shelter the northern-most nesting grounds for swallow-tailed kite.
Over three years, The Conservation Fund acquired more than 2,800 acres from International Paper to include in the refuge, thanks in part to support from the Centex Land Legacy Fund. The project is part of a larger effort to protect South Carolina’s vanishing coastal forestlands.
Resourceful Communities and Family Farms
In North Carolina, farm families such as Mary and Nelson James have joined with the Fund's Resourceful Communities Program to cherish traditions, save farmland and sustain their community for future generations.
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