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Articles by Gerrit Jöbsis

Gerrit Jöbsis

Associate Director of Conservation
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  • Waccamaw River | Photo by Mac Stone
    September 12, 2019

    Waccamaw River Communities are Addressing Flooding

  • Members of the South Carolina National Guard assist in rescue missions in Port Arthur, Texas after Hurricane Harvey. | Photo: Staff Sgt. Daniel J. Martinez
    September 3, 2019

    Op-ed: SC must protect rivers to safeguard communities during hurricanes

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    August 31, 2018

    Big Dam Successes in the Southeast

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    March 9, 2018

    How can South Carolina Plan for Healthy Rivers and a Sustainable Future?

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    February 7, 2018

    The Coosa River’s Day in Court

  • Members of the South Carolina National Guard assist in rescue missions in Port Arthur, Texas after Hurricane Harvey. | Photo: Staff Sgt. Daniel J. Martinez
    October 6, 2017

    Will the Carolinas Protect Their Citizens From the Next Flood? — Hurricane Florence Update

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    September 12, 2017

    Hurricane Irma, Flooding, and Climate Change

  • Congaree National Park Cypress, Joe Kegley
    May 31, 2017

    At South Carolina’s only national park, paddle through some of the country’s oldest trees

  • Green infrastructure | Erich Miarka
    December 5, 2016

    Bioretention with Benefits

  • Alamac Community Park near Lumberton, NC, remains inundated with flood waters on Oct. 16, 2016 thanks to Hurricane Matthew. | U.S. Department of Agriculture
    November 7, 2016

    Will families be protected from the next flood?

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