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Check out our redesigned web site at www.congareelt.org. We're still tweaking a few things, so please let us know if you find errors.
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 FOR MEMBERS ONLY
Nature Photography Brown Bag Outing
Saturday, May 22, 8:30 - 11:30am
We're excited to begin a seasonal series of Nature Photography Brown Bags for all level photographers!
Join us as we head to the home of Pat & Jane Dorn on the beautiful Cedar Creek in upper Richland county. Don Wouri, Sr. Midlands Coordinator of the Carolinas' Nature Photographers Association will be our photography guide and provide basic instruction on composition and lighting for nature photography. Outing is suitable to all level photographers and will include easy, short distance hiking.
Space is limited to first 30 people and fillled on a first-come first-served basis. Details and directions will be sent the week of the outing.
RSVP by email to: rebecca@congareelt.org |
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7th Annual Conservation Lobby Day
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
CLT is proud to sponsor this important and educational day as hundreds of conservatio n community members from around the state gather to meet, greet and encourage elected leaders to support the Common Agenda priorities. The day includes a morning briefing at the Columbia Museum of Art followed by a walk to speak to legislators about conservation bills. During the afternoon, participants attend committee meetings and enjoy free time to watch green films, participate in a happy hour or tour the city, the art museum and the State House grounds. All particpants are invited to an evening oyster roast at 701 Whaley Street. Click here to register or view the detailed schedule. |
 Land Protection Update
630 acres of new easements currently in the works
We are working on two new easements totaling 630 acres: a 150 acre recreational tract in Orangeburg county with wetlands and upwood hardwood forest, and a 480 acre farm land in Lee county. We also have several more prospects likely to cour later this year. For information about placing on easement on your property, read the Basics of Conservation Easements or contact John Cely at (803) 988-0000. |
 Outlook 2010 Magazine is now available
Thank you SCE&G for sponsoring Outlook for the 2nd consecutive year.
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Do you have 2-3 hours/month to contribute? Click here to view our current volunteer needs. |
The Congaree Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and was established in 1992 to conserve the natural and scenic lands, farms, waterways, forests and natural areas in central South Carolina, by assisting landowners with voluntary conservation in Richland, Lexington, Kershaw, Fairfield, Lee, Sumter, Calhoun, Orangeburg, Bamberg, Clarendon and Williamsburg counties.
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"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."
~ Native American proverb
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