Shem Creek - A seafood-lover's paradise!

That’s a good question many of us born here may not quite know how to answer: why would I ever wanna leave God’s Country? Well apparently, some people do, and with the cool app Forbes.com has put online, you can check migration trends for any section of the country. Pretty cool!

Here’s the migration map for Charleston County; pretty surprising IMO – must be a humidity thing…

On a related note, checkout our page on urban growth in the Charleston area – an animated slideshow from the Strom Thurmond Institute looking at population growth here up to 2030.

Following the preservation of 133 acres last month, The Mount Pleasant Open Space Foundation (MPOSF) has just received 3.4 acres of donated land from the East Bay Co.

The MPOSF is continuing their mission of “enhancing the quality of life for all East Cooper residents through education and preservation of open space by promoting protection, acquisition and stewardship” – resulting in the return of some green spaces to East Cooper.

Here’s the actual property: No, it’s not anywhere near the often visited shrimp boats or seafood restaurants, it’s the ditch at the other end of Shem Creek – you’ll recognize it if you take the Mark Clark back onto the by-pass everyday after work, because at one point or another, you’ll be sitting in traffic right there waiting to get in a lane.

Of course, any green space we can get is a good thing, and with groups like the MPOSF on our side, it’s always a little easier to fight against the unyielding development and traffic it inevitably brings (although most building is arguably on the outskirts of town nowadays).

“The East Bay Company has shown wonderful foresight and provides another great example of true community leadership by taking the steps necessary to preserve this land in perpetuity.” John Girault, MPOSF Exec. Dir.

On the topic of development, this video on the urban growth page here shows how municipalities could plan for population growth before time and money is wasted on construction and traffic down the road.