Coastal Heritage Archive
Coastal Heritage is the quarterly publication of the S.C. Sea Grant Consortium, a science-based state agency supporting research, education, and outreach to conserve coastal resources and enhance economic opportunity for the people of South Carolina.
Spring 2017
New Technology: Driving Advances in Coastal Science
Winter 2017
Trailblazers of the Reconstruction Era
Fall 2016
Communities Under Water: Lessons Learned from Extreme Floods
Summer 2016
S.C.’s Working Waterfronts: Fishing Villages Evolve
Spring 2016
Career Jump-Start: Cultivating the Future Workforce
Spring 2015
The Wonders of Discovery: Reviving Interest in Natural History
Fall 2014
Water Cities: Can We Climate-Proof the Coast?
Summer 2014
The Global Plastic Breakdown: How Microplastics Are Shredding Ocean Health
Spring 2014
On the Waterfront: Can Traditional Industries Survive Explosive Change?
Winter 2014
Carolina’s Gold Coast: The Culture of Rice and Slavery
Fall 2013
Red Lionfish: A “Super-Invader” for Supper?
Spring / Summer 2013
Climate Change and Extreme Weather
Winter 2013
Lowcountry Living Shorelines: Restoring Carolina’s Reefs
Fall 2012
Emancipation Day: The Freed People of Port Royal
Summer 2012
No Worries? The New Science of Risk and Choice
Spring 2012
Lowcountry’s Fishing Future: Are Locavores the Answer?
Winter 2012
Calm After the Storm? Disasters and Mental Health
Fall 2011
Urban Thinker with an Ecologist’s Eye: Jane Jacobs’ Legacy
Summer 2011
Water’s Edge: Managing Coastal Runoff
Spring 2011
Carolina Diarist: The Broken World of Mary Chesnut
Winter 2011
The Arts of Science: A Search for Visual Ecology
Summer/Fall 2010
Coastal Heritage: Celebrating 30 Years
Spring 2010
The Dynamic Coast: Living with Shoreline Change
Winter 2010
Offshore Wind: Testing the Waters
Fall 2009
The Lowcountry’s Jazz Age: Gift of Story and Song
Summer 2009
Sea-Level Rise: Adapting to a Changing Coast
Spring 2009
Disaster Resilience: 20 Years After Hugo
Winter 2009
Cold-Water Corals: Ancient Life in the Deep, Dark Sea
Fall 2008
Exploring Early Carolina’s Natural Riches
Summer 2008
Climate Change and Ocean Health
Spring 2008
Slowing Stormwater: Improving Water Quality by Imitating Nature
Winter 2008
Breaking the Chains: The End of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Fall 2007
Our Changing Waterfronts
Summer 2007
Will Climate Change Devastate Coastal Property Insurance?
Spring 2007
Knocking Back Biological Invaders
Winter 2007
Rising Tide: Will Climate Change Drown Coastal Wetlands?
Fall 2006
Discovery Learning Comes of Age
Summer 2006
African Roots, Carolina Gold
Spring 2006
After the Storm
Winter 2005-2006
Building Green: A New Path
Fall 2005
Keeping Watch: Technologies Track Forces of the Sea
Summer 2005
Old Cities, New Life
Spring 2005
Ancient Tools: Searching for the First Americans
Winter 2004-2005
Gullah’s Radiant Light
Fall 2004
The Coast’s Great Leap
Summer 2004
Hanging in the Balance: America’s Fishing Industry
Winter 2003
A Line in the Sand: Nourishing South Carolina’s Beaches
Summer 2003
Hothouse Planet
Spring 2003
Nature or Nurture?
Winter 2002-2003
The Freeway City
Fall 2002
Rise and Fall and Rise: South Carolina’s Maritime History
Summer 2002
Floyd Follies: What We’ve Learned
Spring 2002
Where Have all the Joiners Gone?
Winter 2001
Triumph of the Weed
Fall 2001
Coastal Growth Hits Home
Summer 2001
Shrimp Aquaculture: Challenges and Potential
Spring 2001
The Bird Chase
Winter 2000
The Salty Dogs
Fall 2000
The Beauty of Sprawl
Summer 2000
S.C. Sea Grant Consortium: Five-Year Report
Spring 2000
Living Soul of Gullah
Winter 1999-2000
Reviving Eden
Fall 1999
Riches to Ruin: Pharaohs of the New World
Summer 1999
Storm Front
Spring 1999
Nature’s Lessons: A Closer Look
Older Issues Not Available Online
You Are Here: New Horizons for Geography
Winter 1998-99, Vol. 13 #3 – Government planners increasingly use new geographic tools to manage development, conserve natural resources, and protect lives and property during natural disasters.
Pfiesteria Hysteria: Just When You Thought It Was Safe
Fall 1998, Vol. 13 #2 – A famous new species of nuisance algae, Pfiesteria piscicida, is often described as a bizarre, freakish phenomenon, but it’s just one small part of an international problem.
Early Europeans in America: Hurricanes Steer the Course of History
Summer 1998, Vol. 13 #1 – From the Chesapeake Bay to the Carolinas to Florida, the dreams of explorers and colonialists were often capsized by giant storms, creating long-lasting impacts on our heritage.
New Visions for Growth: Investing in Open Spaces
Spring 1998, Vol. 12 #4 – Some South Carolina localities are considering innovative techniques to slow down suburban sprawl.
The ABC’s of Science Education
Winter 1997-98, Vol. 12 #3 – Educators and business leaders are initiating the first stages of ambitious reforms to change how young Americans learn math and science.
Armoring the Coast: Beachfront Battles Over Seawalls
Fall 1997, Vol. 12 #2 – How can South Carolina balance preservation of beaches against the rights of private landowners?
Hurricanes 101: Lessons on Saving Lives and Property
Summer 1997, Vol. 12 #1 – Someday we could receive a double whammy: a huge storm that kills thousands of Americans and destroys more property than hurricanes Hugo and Andrew combined.
Exotic Species: The Aliens Have Landed
Spring 1997, Vol. 11 #4 – Exotic species are ruining crops, forests and rangelands across North America, with a pricetag of millions of dollars a year.
Oyster Middens to Mosquito Fleet
November-December 1982