New Year's Eve Toast to 2022

Sitting in a Swampy Dove Field in September '22

My 14th Annual Toast to following the outdoors trail, includes the sense of relief that everyone felt from a more normal calendar of events from start to finish in 2022. Events like SEWE were up and running again, and conservation group fundraisers were back too, all of which adds up to a more balanced immersion into  all things outdoors. Hunting and Fishing are time honored pursuits that can only take a day, but overnight trips for birdwatching or professional golf coverage were back to normal. Joining together with like-minded outdoor enthusiasts is great, and I look forward to hunting for more outdoor stories in 2023.

While the economy in general continues to hum along, the challenges to publishing remain constant, with newsprint coverage often shrinking or disappearing altogether. So I am continually grateful for those publications that regularly carry my byline including Mossy Oak Gamekeepers Magazine, Trilogy Outdoors Media and The Edisto News. Other online publications that recognize my contributions along the way are also appreciated, and Lowcountry Outdoors is glad to partner with organizations like Master Naturalist, S.C. Tree Farm System, Nemours Wildlife Foundation, and SCDNR to name a few.

Birding on Cumberland Island by 'Corkscrew' Live Oak

To view past blog entries from my New Year's Eve Toast click on 2021 - 2020- 2019- 2018- 2017- 2016 - 2015- 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010 - 2009 

To view Field Trips from 2022 click on  Palmetto Bluff -  Bailey Mill Plantation- Niederhoff Seed Orchard - Hunting Island State Park - Botany Bay WMA - Nemours Wildlife Foundation - Cumberland Island - Harbor Island - Silver Bluff/Audubon - Phinizy Swamp - Oldfield Plantation - Dolphin Head Beach - Bear Island WMA - Widgeon Point Preserve - Port Royal Sound Foundation - Parris Island