2009 Back to Nature Celebration Theme:
Extinction is Forever
 Preserving Edisto’s natural treasures will be the focus on Saturday and Sunday, May 16-17, during EIOLT’s 4th Annual Back to Nature Celebration. Catherine Douglas is this year’s Co-Chair with EIOLT Board member Sid Gauthreaux. Again leading bird walks for the event; Sid also will be this year’s guest artist creating the rendering that will grace the Back to Nature Celebration’s posters, programs, T-shirts and other items.
Saturday, May 16, will feature outings on Edisto conserved lands, as well as adventures by boat and kayak. Although this year’s line-up is still being finalized, past sessions have included dolphin watching, creek fishing, birding, nature photography6, a tour of the ACE Basin by boat and a shrimp boat experience. For program passes and details, contact EIOLT at eiolt@bellsouth.net.
On Sunday, EIOLT will host its annual Legacy Live Oak Dedication and Conservation Celebration (see below). Sponsors for the weekend include EIOLT 2009 Premier Corporate Partner Edisto Sales and Rentals Realty – Matthew K. Kizer, and EdistoPride.
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Nature walk with Dr. Porcher |
Shrimp cast net demonstration |
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ACE Basin cruise with Billy McCord |
Get out into nature its relaxing! |
Legacy Live Oaks to be Dedicated
May 17, 2009
As part of the Back to Nature Celebration on May 16-17, EIOLT will hold its annual Legacy Live Oak Dedication at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at Indigo Farms (Highway 174). Open to EIOLT members and the public, the program will also celebrate the nearly 16,000 acres on Edisto that have been preserved to date.
During the past five years, 87 Legacy Live Oaks – including four so far in 2009 – have been planted. The new trees will be dedicated on May 17 to the honorees, whose names also appear on the Legacy Live Oak plaque at the memorial site. EIOLT Legacy Live Oaks offer an enduring way to honor special people or events such as anniversaries or new births.
For information contact EIOLT@bellsouth.net.
Director Brailsford thanks donors
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Smith family at memorial site. |
FORE! Tomato Open Golf Tournament is June 26
The second Tomato Open Golf Tournament will be held Friday, June 26, at the beautiful Plantation Course at Edisto. It will have a Captain’s Choice format and four-person teams at a cost
of $500 per team. There will be a $25,000 hole-in-one contest, closest-to-the-pin contests, a longest-putt contest, raffle, Mulligan prizes and other prizes, as well as breakfast, all-day refreshments, and an awards ceremony with food. Lead sponsor is EIOLT Premier Corporate Partner Edisto Sales & Rentals Realty – Matthew Kizer. For more information contact Leland Vaughn at the Plantation Course, (843) 869-1111. Or call EIOLT at (843)869-9004.
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