Tag Archives: beach

May 15

Not Your Average Day at the Office:

Posted by Kiawah Island Recreation on May 15, 2013. One Comment

A Naturalist’s Reflection on her first 2 weeks on the Job I started my training as a Naturalist for the Kiawah Island Golf Resort by shadowing the senior guides and exploring the island on my own. In those first two … Read More

Jul 10

Kiawah’s Leatherback Sea Turtle Nest

Posted by Kiawah Island Recreation on July 10, 2012. No Comments

After a long wait, the excitement of Kiawah’s Leatherback Sea Turtle nest has come to an end.  For the past several weeks, the Nature Center was in quite a buzz with this being only the second Leatherback nest on Kiawah in … Read More

May 26

Kiawah Island named one of America’s top 10 beaches

Posted by Mike Vegis on May 26, 2012. No Comments

Kiawah Island’s beach (Beachwalker State Park what the island’s developer donated to the state back when the resort opened) ranked as the 9th best beach in the U.S.! {click beach name for full description } Coronado Beach San Diego, California … Read More

May 11

Coastal Living names Kiawah “Happiest Seaside Town!” (but we knew that!)

Posted by Mike Vegis on May 11, 2012. No Comments

What would you say is the “Happiest Seaside Town” in the USA? Well, it’s Kiawah Island, S.C., according to Coastal Living Magazine‘s new rankings. The list was compiled using a complicated formula involving editors’ picks, the Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index, sunny days, … Read More

Mar 26

Birding on Kiawah ~ March

Posted by Kiawah Island Recreation on March 26, 2012. One Comment

We say goodbye to our ducks and wintering ocean birds, just in time for our spring arrivals.  Northern Rough-winged Swallows, Chimney Swifts, Purple Martins, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Yellow-throated Warblers, Northern Parulas, and Black-necked Stilts all will be on island by the … Read More

Oct 4

Environmentalist Philippe Cousteau releases sea turtles from Kiawah beach

Posted by Kiawah Island Recreation on October 4, 2011. 5 Comments

  Nothing but smiles could be seen last Friday on Kiawah Island’s beach. With the help of Philippe Cousteau and the South Carolina Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital, a rehabilitated green turtle and a Kemp’s Ridley turtle were released back into … Read More