Wildlands Philanthropy - Slideshow - Thursday April 2

Abraham Lincoln said, "Laws change; people die; the land remains." Honest Abe was spot on with his statement, and local activists at the Coastal Conservation League (CCL) work hard to protect what they can within the constraints of those laws, in order to leave a legacy of environmental accomplishment for future generations to observe. On Thursday April 2, at 6 p.m. CCL will host a narrated slideshow by author Tom Butler at the American Theater, focusing on his book Wildlands Philanthropy: The Great American Tradition. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students and the evening begins with a reception and snacks provided by Fish restaurant. Copies of the book will be available for sale, but the purpose of the evening is to relay how others have saved great places and to inspire people here in the Lowcountry to come together for conservation. Locals can appreciate that two of the forty locations featured in the book are nearby: Francis Beidler Forest and the Tom Yawkey Center. Lowcountryoutdoors.com asks - Did you know? The Tom Yawkey Center is part of the North Inlet / Winyah Bay ecosystem, and one of only 27 state and federal joint-funded research areas in the U.S.! Also, Did you know S.C. is the only state to have TWO of these joint-funded projects - with the other being the ACE Basin's NERR project!! The slideshow will feature photography by Antonio Vizcaino who has published many books, and whose images appear on this blog post: 1)Floracliff in Kentucky and 2)Acadia National Park in Maine. Vizcaino's photos are used by permission, all rights reserved. Thanks to Pat Rose PR and publisher Earth Aware Editions. Wildlands Philanthropy also includes a thoughtful Foreward by Tom Brokaw. The lecture and slideshow is sure to be a who's who of Charleston conservation, so make sure you are there. Pick up the phone and call Nancy Cregg (CCL) at 723-9895 for more information.