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The S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism has launched a new Web site devoted specifically to the Palmetto State’s 200 miles of coastline. The site is so new in fact that it took a minute to load, and when it did, it just redirected to a sub-domain off their existing site. Here’s the direct link: SCPRT’s new beach site.

The Web site at www.SCBeaches.travel provides up-to-date travel information on three distinct areas – the Lowcountry and Resort Islands, Historic Charleston and Myrtle Beach & the Grand Strand – along with interactive games for kids, weather, maps and a photo album.

Using keyword research, SCPRT has organized the new site in a way to make it more accessible to the Internet search engines that millions of consumers use when looking for unique, fun and affordable beach trips. It also provides the state’s tourism partners on the coast with a clear portal for their consumer message.

SCBeaches.travel is the latest in a series of Web sites created and maintained by SCPRT. The others include the state’s official tourism site at www.DiscoverSouthCarolina.com, the Web site of the S.C. State Park Service at www.SouthCarolinaParks.com and specialized offerings such as www.SouthCarolinaGolf.com, www.SavorSouthCarolina.com and www.CarolinaGirls.travel.

The state tourism agency also maintains sites designed specifically for cellphones and other handheld devices. They are www.DiscoverSouthCarolina.mobi and www.SouthCarolinaParks.mobi. They contain key information about South Carolina attractions, events, lodging, shopping, dining, golf courses and state parks.

_{Now I know why my logs have been showing so many hits for “South Carolina beaches” lately.}

Debris piling up on our beaches isn’t a problem now like it is during warmer months, but as the crowds come, so does the trash they often leave behind.

If you are concerned about trash piling up on your local beach, consider joining DHEC’s ‘Adopt A Beach‘ program.

Here are some groups that have already joined in to help out:

Blackbaud Brianne Haven & Family CCU CMWS Graduate Org. Charleston Zen Center The Children’s Garden School Circular Congregational Church College of Charleston Sailing Dancing with Dolphins. Com Dataw Island Garden Club Delta Chi Fraternity (CCU) Earth Tech Friends of Hunting Island Friends of the ACE Basin Follywaves.com Goose Creek H.S. Beta Club Hilton Head H.S. Science Dept. Hilton Head Noon Lions Club Honeywell The Island Packet Newspaper James M. Ward, CPA Litchfield Beach POA Lowcountry Parrotheads MSO Charleston North Shore Surf Shop

O. D. Shag Club Palmetto Dunes POA Pawleys Island Surf Club Penn State Alumni Rainbow Family Ripley’s Aquarium Ron Davis Realtors Russ of IOP Sadie and Ben Allen SCDHEC – OCRM Employees Sigma Nu Fraternity, C of C Sea Pines Garden Club Skeen Family South Carolina Aquarium Sullivan’s Island Kaleidoscope Surf the Earth Surfrider Foundation Surfrider Grand Strand TBONZ Tim Keuhlen USCB Center for Coastal Ecology USCG ESD Wake Forest Alumni Webster University

To participate yourself, just call OCRM at (843) 953-0200. They will give you all the information you need to Adopt-A-Beach and keep our beaches clean!