Search Results for: Blue Trail
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Congaree River Blue Trail
From The Congaree River’s origin at the confluence of the Broad and Saluda rivers near the Piedmont fall line in downtown Columbia, South Carolina, to its remote, bottomland terminus at Congaree National Park, the Congaree offers a distinct diversity of rich history, varied wildlife and remarkable habitat linking South Carolina’s largest city to its largest […]
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Blue Trails Boost Local Economies
Rivers are an important part of my life. Rivers underpin a successful career, a deep-seated passion, and even helped introduce me to my wife.
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Blue Trail Builders Celebrated in North Carolina
American Rivers congratulates our partners at the City of Rockingham for their recognition as the Municipal Conservationist of the Year at the North Carolina Wildlife Federation’s 53rd Annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards.
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Let’s Celebrate Congaree National Park and the Congaree River Blue Trail
A recent visit to the Congaree National Park website brought home an important landmark in time – 2016 is the 100th anniversary of the National Park System. And what a great testament to the successes of national park system the Congaree is!
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Celebrating Congaree National Park and the Congaree River Blue Trail
We’re celebrating the centennial of the National Park Service by celebrating the rivers the parks help protect.
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Spring Paddles on the Waccamaw River Blue Trail
While many are drawn to our beautiful ocean and beaches, if you turn around you find a luscious backyard river flowing.
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Waccamaw River Blue Trail Update – Enhancing Ecotourism Along the Grand Strand
To help further improve ecotourism to the Waccamaw River and Georgetown County, we have worked with our partners to connect tourists, the community and area businesses together and demonstrate the importance of the Waccamaw River to the local way of life and economy.
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South Carolina’s Ashley River Blue Trail featured in Canoe & Kayak Magazine
The Lowcountry is truly a unique place. A low-lying coastal area stretching from Charleston, South Carolina, to Hilton Head Island, the Lowcountry is replete with virginal barrier islands, rare and exotic wildlife, and resplendent waterways.
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Ashley River Blue Trail Map Released
One of the most amazing coastal rivers in South Carolina, the Ashley River runs more than 30 miles from its headwaters in the Great Cypress Swamp, Dorchester County, South Carolina to the Charleston Harbor. Not only is the area a recreational hot spot, for paddling, wildlife watching and enjoying the river from its banks, but it is also rich with history including iconic plantations predating the Revolutionary War.
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Ashley River Blue Trail: A Recreational Oasis
The Ashley River Blue Trail figures prominently into Dorchester County’s effort to create its first ever park system. We must work now to promote and preserve the Ashley River.
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Visit the Waccamaw! New film features blue trail
Slow-moving blackwater. Untouched cypress vistas. Swallowtail kites and ospreys soaring overhead. Our new film features the many treasures of South Carolina’s Waccamaw River Blue Trail.
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Blue Trails Revitalize Communities
“Through the Hitchcock Creek Blue Trail, we have renewed a natural resource that will provide paddling, fishing and economic growth through tourism and recreation today and for future generations. Clean, pure water in the middle of an urban area is not often found today and we will preserve this for future uses. The Blue Trail […]