Lowcountry Land Trust Inc

Land stewardship: in fy25, lowcountry land trust monitored 100% of its over 550 protected properties, including conservation easements, deed restrictions, and fee simple projects. Lowcountry land trust staff utilizes various monitoring methods, including on-the-ground, drone, satellite, and aerial monitoring, to meet its stewardship obligations. Lowcountry land trust staff continue to communicate with landowners and property managers during monitoring visits as well as throughout the year to maintain strong working relationships and provide them with relevant educational, land management, and conservation easement resources.

Community outreach: lowcountry land trust, as part of its soul of the lowcountry program, hosted a series of community outreach events in fy25 that encouraged all ages of environmental enthusiasts to engage in conservation. Free opportunities to immerse oneself in nature and learn about the importance of land protection and stewardship included events such as cleanups and yoga at the future angel oak preserve, wildlife samplings and oyster reef builds with the scdnr, nature walks and birding outings on protected and stewarded sites, and a kayak cleanup along the banks of the land trust's first-ever protected property. The organization also convened over 50 local conservation partners to host its third-annual lowcountry earth month, raising awareness about the various conservation initiatives/methods in the region.