News

This past weekend, nearly 200 volunteers came out to clean up Folly Beach.  As part of the annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep, Charleston Waterkeeper helped organize the efforts on “The Edge of America.”  We even made the news! Here’s a little background on the event: Beach Sweep/River Sweep—organized by S.C. Sea... Read More

water the future #1 from Charleston Waterkeeper on Vimeo.

This week our good friends at Queen Street Grocery (133 Queen Street) helped us kick off the first of many events scheduled for our fall lineup.  On Wednesday, 09/09/09, Queen Street Grocery, Cask Fine Beer & Wine, Charleston Waterkeeper and the good people of Harleston Village all came together for... Read More

Open-water swimming, or swimming in the open water (i.e. rivers, creeks, inlets, oceans, etc.), does not sound like a profound or rare concept; however, to some degree it is.  Once access to swimming pools became readily available to the public, the need to use our natural waterways as a place... Read More