Shem Creek Master Plan
Courtesy: Moultrie News

If comments from some of the 3,000+ fans of Shem Creek on Facebook are any indication, people are not happy with the way Mt. Pleasant is proposing to develop the scenic area.

Fans immediately came out fighting, with some harsh words on how they really feel about plans to turn Shem Creek’s marsh land into a litter haven for tourist-mongers.

Whether you’re a fan of the Shem Creek modifications or not, for those that live here, take a look at the bottom line of that proposed master plan; I know a few carpenters that would love that contract!   Read more...

NO, it’s not an April Fool’s joke in the middle of May, but thanks to PlanetInAction (via gearthblog), this amazing FREE Ship Simulator game lets you take the helm of several kinds of ships, including:

1. an airship,
2. a fuel ship,
3. a container ship, and
4. the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship!

What’s really amazing is the realism and visual & sound effects, which are based on Google Earth’s new visualization platform. It looks like the Charleston cruise ship business we’re hearing may move to Mt. Pleasant is now one step closer – something that would fit in great for Shem Creek Park patrons (if the water were deep enough of course) – people could just hang out in the park against the ocean and jump on their cruise ship to wherever when it leaves!   Read more...

The Charleston Outdoor Painters Association (COPA) is having a “paint out” this Saturday, April 11th, here on Shem Creek.

As if any more reason was necessary, this is a great chance to see local artists do their thing in what I humbly call Charleston’s best scenery.

The EPA’s Watershed Central website provides a variety of tools and information to aide watershed management.
Credit: EPA

The basic idea behind the EPA’s new Watershed Central website is to assist us develop and implement effective watershed management programs. The site includes guidance, tools, case studies, and data sets to help share information, analyze data, and identify opportunities to initiate or strengthen our watershed efforts.

On the site, you can look at any body of water across the country and see some interesting facts that everyday citizens probably aren’t familiar with: pulling up S.C. data shows that
61% of impaired coastal S.C. water is because of fecal coliform
you can go look up fecal coliform yourself!   Read more...