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BEAUFORT COUNTY

OPENLAND

TRUST

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Letter from the Executive Director

BCOLT Proud Part of Growing Network

At a time of political change, one thing is clear and consistent: Americans strongly support saving the open spaces they love. Since 1971, BCOLT has been doing that for the people of the Lowcountry. And since February, 2016 it has been doing so as an accredited land trust. Today, BCOLT is proud to welcome an additional 15 land trusts into the growing network of accredited land trusts across the nation that have proven their commitment to professional excellence and to maintaining the public’s trust in their work.

Accreditation demonstrates BCOLT’s commitment to permanent land conservation in Beaufort County and the surrounding area. We are a stronger organization for having gone through the rigorous accreditation program. Our strength means special places such as Lemon Island and Factory Creek Park will be protected forever, making Beaufort County an even greater place for us and our children.

BCOLT had to provide extensive documentation and undergo a comprehensive review as part of its accreditation application. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission awarded accreditation, signifying its confidence that BCOLT’s land will be protected forever. Almost 20 million acres of farms, forests and natural areas vital to healthy communities in the U.S. are now permanently conserved by accredited land trusts.

BCOLT was founded over 45 years ago by concerned citizens who wanted to protect the scenic open vistas that are so special to Beaufort. To date we have protected over 23,000 acres of land that includes farmland and family lands in the Lowcountry. We have also partnered with the City of Beaufort and Beaufort County to create parks such as Battery Creek Park on Boundary Street between Applebee’s and Battery Saxon Park.

“Accredited land trusts such as BCOLT are united behind strong ethical standards ensuring the places people love will be conserved forever,” says Tammara Van Ryn, executive director of the Accreditation Commission. This network of 1,363 land trusts across the United States has demonstrated sound finances, ethical conduct, responsible governance, and lasting stewardship.

We thank you, our faithful members, for supporting BCOLT as we continue our work to preserve the Lowcountry landscape!

Cindy Baysden

BEAUFORT COUNTY

OPENLAND

TRUST

2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Trish Irwin PRESIDENT

Garrett Wreden VICE-PRESIDENT

Beek Webb SECRETARY

Einar Trosdal TREASURER

Patricia Anne DenklerAlison GuilloudHampton LongDean MossKatie PhiferAlex Shuford Denise Sullivan John Trask lll

FOUNDING TRUSTEES

Marguerite BrozJohn M. Trask Jr.Betty Waskiewicz

BCOLT STAFF

Cindy Baysden EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Lisa Lord DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION

Debbie Quirin ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Glenn Stanford STEWARDSHIP

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MarketMarketBirds of Prey

We thank Board Member Alison Guilloud and her husband, veterinarian Dr. Mark Guilloud for arranging a “Birds of Prey” demonstration for new Open Land Trust members at the athletic field at Beaufort Academy on March 25th.

The mission of the Birds of Prey Center in Awendaw is to identify and address vital environmental issues by providing medical care to injured birds of prey and shorebirds, and through educational research and conservation initiatives.

Bird of prey or predatory bird, also known as raptors, refers to several species of birds that hunt and feed on rodents and other small animals. The term raptor is derived from the Latin word rapere, meaning to seize or take by force.

Moving to the new office located at 124 Lady’s Island Drive on June 12, 2017.

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Renovation of the market is nearing completion. Progress as of April 2016.

Blueberries Look for delicious Coosaw Farms blueberries at our local grocery markets!

The Open Land Trust holds a conservation easement on 149 acres on St. Helena Island owned by Bradley O’Neal of Coosaw Farms. The easement ensures that the land will never be developed but will continue to be used for agriculture. At the present time the fields are planted in blueberries. Angela O’Neal of Coosaw Farms has written the following about growing blueberries:

As growers, we look at our native soil and climate patterns to plant crops that compliment the natural environment established thousands of years ago. On St. Helena Island we have found perfection for growing Southern Highbush blueberries. The acreage is on an insulated peninsula surrounded by meandering tidal creeks, thick black pluff mud and ancient marsh. The area has its own microclimate, often averaging 6 to 10 degrees warmer than our main farm in Fairfax, South Carolina (an hour inland). This additional warmth translates into a natural protection from cold weather during bloom, pollination and fruit set.

The second ideal condition is the soil. There are rare pockets of a spodic sand called Leon strung along the Carolina Bays and coastlines of north Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Leon is the most ideal soil type for growing Southern Highbush blueberries and is unique only to this specific variety. Rabbiteye for example, cannot tolerate Leon series soil.

The genius of Leon is in its three layers working in symphony for the Southern Highbush plant. The dark speckled sandy topsoil is naturally very high in organic matter. The second layer is a gray/white sand that allows optimal drainage. Oxygen is able to quickly reenter the root zone after watering. Leon’s third layer, a chocolate hard pan, slows drainage so plants maintain a stable moisture level without drying.Sustainability is fully optimized with the air, soil and water on St. Helena Island. The warm microclimate protects the blueberries from frost in most seasons. The soil composition allows optimal growing without excessive watering. Recognizing this extraordinary convergence of elements, we’re enabling nature to cultivate an exceptional blueberry at Coosaw Farms.

“As growers, we look at

our native soil and climate

patterns to plant crops that

compliment the natural

environment established

thousands of years ago.”

Angela O’Neal

Brad and Christie O’Neal with their children Tyler, Sanders, and Gibson


MartketNOTES BY JOSH BELL

MarketMartketNOTES BY JOSH BELL

MarketNew Board Members Burris Family

DENISE SULLIVAN retired from the commercial printing business in Maryland and moved to Beaufort with her husband in 2009. She spent most of her adult life in Anderson, SC where she was Vice President and Director of Advertising and Marketing, Publisher of the Oconee Leader and Shopping Guide. She has been very involved in her community on Dataw Island having served, most recently, as President of the Dataw Island Owners Association. She is also a member of the Beaufort County Rural and Critical Lands Commission and Vice Chair of the Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity affiliate. Denise and her husband have four children and five grandchildren. OLT is pleased that she is bringing her business experience to the Finance Committee.

KATIE CUPPIA PHIFER grew up in Beaufort and settled back in the Lowcountry after graduating from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance. Katie is a Financial Advisor and Certified Financial Planner with the Bezilla Kinney Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors. As a native of Beaufort, it has always been important to Katie to give back to her home town. In addition to joining the Board of OLT she has volunteered with the Junior Service League of Beaufort, Thumbs Up, and the United Way of the Lowcountry. She and her husband, Matt, have a daughter and in her spare time Katie enjoys spending time with family on the river and at the beach.

DEAN MOSS is the former General Manager of the Beaufort Jasper Water and Sewer Authority. He retired in 2011 after holding that position for 25 years. He has previously served as a member of the South Carolina Water Law Review Committee and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the national Water Research Foundation. He is the Governor’s appointee to and Chairman of the Savannah River Maritime Commission. He is also Chairman of the Board of the Port Royal Sound Foundation. Dean has a long history with the Open Land Trust having served as its President for over six years in the past. We are happy to welcome him back to the Board.

The Burris Family donated a bargain sale conservation easement on a 563.4 acre portion of their property Cypress Bay, known as the Gopher Woods tract.The Burris’s purchased the original 95-acre Cypress Bay tract in 1986. Since that time, they have purchased over 2,500 contiguous acres, most of which have been placed in conservation easements with the Beaufort County Open Land Trust. The property is nationally recognized for exceptional forestry, wildlife management and conservation. Gopher Woods is excellently managed as a working forest, wildlife habitat, and an outdoor recreational property. The property is located within the Lower Coosawhatchie River watershed in Hampton County.


BENEFACTOR $5000 +

AnonymousMrs. Bailey W. Symington

PATRON $2500 +

The Honorable William D. Keyserling and familyHarriet & Herbert Keyserling Endowment Coastal Community Foundation of SC

Mrs. Karin McCormick

SUSTAINER $1000 +

Mr. and Mrs. Howell BeachMr. Daniel W. Bonne, III

Dan and Merrie Boone FoundationMr. and Mrs. C. Austin Buck

The Helen R. Buck FoundationMr. and Mrs. J. Sheldon ClarkMr. and Mrs. Sloan CooperMr. and Mrs. Joseph B. CredleMr. and Mrs. James M. CrowerMr. and Mrs. Emmett Davis

Davis Family Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Martin G. DudleyMr. Hugh Gouldthorpe

and Ms. Nelle PenderMr. and Mrs. Charles HinnantMr. and Mrs. J. Paul JonesMr. and Mrs. David KellyMr. and Mrs. James E. Kistler

James E. and Anne B. Kistler Charitable Trust

Mr. Stephen C. LevertonDr. and Mrs. Philip LivingstonMr. and Mrs. William Lowndes, IIIMr. and Mrs. Thomas R. MaierMrs. Edward C. Mitchell, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Boulton D. MohrMr. and Mrs. Alan A. Moses

Joanne and Alan Moses FundProfessor and Mrs. Dennis R. Nolan

The Dennis R. and Frances H. Nolan Charitable Trust

Ms. Susannah O’BrienMr. and Mrs. Richard R. SchmaltzMr. and Mrs. William H. SullivanMr. and Mrs. Stuart Tenney

Matching Fund H. L. Thompson, Jr. Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Thorpe, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John M. Trask Jr.Mr. Einar S. Trosdal, IIIMr. and Mrs. Ronald WalsworthMr. and Mrs. Charlie WebbMr. and Mrs. Albert D. Wood

SPONSOR $500 +

AnonymousMs. Ann R. BaruchMs. Alexis BomarMr. and Mrs. William ChatfieldMr. Richard L. ChildsMr. and Mrs. John CooneyMs. Judy CunninghamMs. Rebecca R. DavenportMr. and Mrs. H. Laurance FullerMr. and Mrs. David R. GassawayMr. and Mrs. George HaupsteinMr. and Mrs. John HaynieMr. and Mrs. Conway G. IvyMr. Ed Leary

and Ms. Mary McCarthyMr. and Mrs. Paul Lehner

Ellis-Lehner FundMr. and Mrs. Craig LeisterMr. Hampton H. Long

and Dr. Jessica E. Rockwell-LongMr. William D. Moss

and Ms. Wendy T. ZaraMrs. Pamela V. OliverMr. and Mrs. John E. StefanMr. and Mrs. Troy Shaver, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. ThomasDr. and Mrs. David T. UehlingMr. Alan Ulmer, IIIMrs. Stanley E. WaskiewiczMr. John Wigington

and Ms. Frances Worthy

CONTRIBUTOR $250 +

AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Leonard F. AllenMr. and Mrs. Colden R. Battey, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. J. Frank BiggersDr. and Mrs. Eric Bartley BilligMr. and Mrs. Jackson D. BrownMr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Cable, Jr.Mr. Thomas W. L. CameronMr. James F. CavanaughMr. and Mrs. James J. Chaffin, Jr.Mr. Nelson H. CoarMr. and Mrs. Michael Cooper

Mike and Kathy Cooper Charitable Fund within the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry

Ms. Christine M. DemosthenesMr. and Mrs. William EvansMr. and Mrs. Robert L. FreemanMr. and Mrs. Kinney M. GauseMr. Dennis Glaves

and Ms. Holly HookDr. and Mrs. Gene W. GraceDr. and Mrs. John W. GrayMr. and Mrs. Richard L. Gray, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Jack GreenshieldsMr. Thomas Grimes

Dr. and Mrs. F. Mark GuilloudMr. and Mrs. C. J. Hammet, Sr.Ms. Katharine M. HartleyMs. Connie G. HaskellMrs. William H. Hays, IIIMr. and Mrs. Henry C. HirschMr. and Mrs. Van Corbitt IrwinMr. and Mrs. Joseph M. JenningsMr. Matthew R. Kiefer

and Ms. Karen L. GoldmanDr. and Mrs. Don KingMs. Katherine KinghornMr. and Mrs. Lincoln KinnicuttMr. and Mrs. Rick KurzMr. and Mrs. Montague T. LaffitteMs. Robin LevertonMr. and Mrs. Raynor B. LottonMr. and Mrs. Charles MankerMr. and Mrs. Earl McMillen, IIIDr. and Mrs. Michael G. McShaneMr. J. Thomas MikellMr. and Mrs. Thomas Mistler

Mistler Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Richard H. MosseMr. and Mrs. Arthur J. NamerowMr. and Mrs. John R. Neison, IIIMr. and Mrs. Merritt PattersonMrs. Nancy Rutledge PogueMr. and Mrs. Robert PriceMr. and Mrs. Brock RowleyMr. Steven A. Rugo

and Ms. Laura De FriseMr. and Mrs. Andrew ScallanMr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Scheetz, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. ScheinMr. and Mrs. Alex ShufordMs. Catherine SilverMr. John Staelin

and Ms. Elizabeth LockeMs. Christine L. StanleyMrs. Patricia C. StewartMr. Charles TarverMr. William B. Ten EyckDrs. David and Cathleen TuleyMr. Fred WallaceMr. and Mrs. Beekman WebbMr. and Mrs. David A. WesterlundMrs. Emily C. WinburnMr. Garrett WredenMs. Julie A. Zachowski

SUPPORTER $100 +

Anonymous(5)Mr. John A. Allen

and Ms. Patricia UnderwoodDr. and Mrs. Alex F. AlthausenMs. Karen AndersonMr. and Mrs. W. Swinton AndersonMr. and Mrs. Timothy AndrepontMr. and Mrs. Travis Lee AvantMr. and Mrs. Dennis Bailey

Ms. Amy BakerMs. Helen BakerLt. Gen. and Mrs. John L. BallantyneMrs. Roger H. BannerMrs. Barbara J. BanusLt. Col. and Mrs. John E. BarberMr. and Mrs. E. T. Baysden, Jr.Mr. Frank Biermann

and Ms. Beverley PorterMr. and Mrs. James A. BlickleMr. and Mrs. Samuel BluntzerDr. and Mrs. William E. Boblick, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Terry BorgertMr. and Mrs. Harold J. Bowen, IIIMs. Stacie BragueMr. Richard Brooks

and Ms. Brenda LittleMr. and Mrs. Kenneth BurnsMr. and Mrs. Joseph H. BurtDr. and Mrs. Charles A. BushMrs. Elizabeth G. CaldwellMs. Angie Y. CalhounMr. and Mrs. Christopher CampbellMr. and Mrs. J. Richard CarlingMr. and Mrs. Charles T. CarneyMr. and Mrs. William R. CarpenterMr. Charles W. Carson, Jr.Ms. Sondra CattsMr. and Mrs. Sam ChesnuttMr. and Mrs. Frank ChmelikMr. Jim CochraneMrs. Lois B. CochraneDrs. Brad and Cindy CollinsMr. and Mrs. Roger A. Comes

McKay/Comes Charitable Fund within the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry

Mrs. Phyllis ConradMr. and Mrs. Ron ConverseMr. and Mrs. Charles Cooke, IIIMr. and Mrs. Ben CoppageMr. and Mrs. Frank E. CoslickMr. and Mrs. Wayne CousarMr. and Mrs. John K. Cowperthwaite, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Hank CramMr. and Mrs. Tom CrewsMrs. Thomas E. CrockerMr. and Mrs. David M. CrowleyCapt. C. Dean CullisonMr. Nelson DanishMr. Nicholas DavidsonMr. and Mrs. Ron DavisMs. Patricia A. DeerMr. Robert L. DeloachDr. and Mrs. F. Carl DerrickMrs. Susan DickeyMr. and Mrs. Earl D. DietzMrs. Barbara J. DittmerMr. and Mrs. James J. DohertyMr. Raymond Dominick, IIIMr. G. Geddes Dowling, IIIMr. Ken Driggers

and Ms. Sheryl Melioli


Market Olsen 2016 Open Land TrustMembers & Supporters

Edwin and Sue Olsen generously donated a 10-acre conservation easement on a portion of their Okatie River property. The remaining 109 acres were purchased through the Rural and Critical Lands Preservation Program, protecting a grand total of 119 acres from commercial and residential development. The property contains mature mixed-hardwood pine forest, maritime forest, and salt marsh that provides abundant habitat for many important species of wildlife including bald eagles, osprey, wading birds, and migratory songbirds. This unique property with over 11,000 linear feet of frontage on the Okatie River and Malind Creek, is the origination site for one of the headwaters of the Okatie River. The conservation of the Olsen’s land will continue to protect the water quality of the Okatie River into the future.

Glenn StanfordAs the holder of conservation easements, one of our responsibilities is annual monitoring and inspection of the property subject to the easement. Currently we have a contract with Glenn Stanford, who owns Conservation Consulting Company, to conduct these inspections. Glenn, a resident of Beaufort County since 2006, is a retired lawyer who moved to the Lowcountry, fell in love with the area and started a new career. He became part of the team charged with finding land in the County that fit the goals of the Beaufort County Rural and Critical Lands program. In that role he contacted landowners, negotiated terms of the proposed easements, drafted terms of the easements, and helped bring them to closing. Glenn is already familiar with quite a few of our properties since many of the easements held by the Open Land Trust came from the County program. Conservation Consulting Company is now inspecting our conservation easements to assure compliance and continued protection of the land.


Mrs. Marvin H. Dukes, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. DunlapMr. and Mrs. Gregory DysonMr. and Mrs. Bill ElliottMrs. Renea EshlemanMr. and Mrs. David EastonMr. Philip Fairbanks

and Ms. Dale Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. FrederickDr. and Mrs. Michael FritzMr. Robert O. GambleMr. and Mrs. Mike GarciaMrs. Alice C. GlawsonMrs. Dot GnannMr. and Mrs. Bob GoldmanMr. and Mrs. Charles GoodwinMr. and Mrs. John GossMr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Gozdecki, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. David F. GradyDr. Bryan GreenMr. and Mrs. E. Mitchell GriffithMr. and Mrs. James A. GrimsleyMr. and Mrs. Stephen A. GuidaMrs. E. A. GundersonMr. and Mrs. Walter GunterMr. and Mrs. Sterling HallMr. and Mrs. Owen K. HandMr. John HarrisMr. J. Harry Haslam, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Hefner, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt HelmMs. Lesley HendricksMr. D. J. Henry

and Ms. Mary TraskMr. Fred B. HerrmannMr. and Mrs. Robert J. HesterMr. Dean J. HewittMr. and Mrs. Edward V. HillMr. Allan HobgoodMr. and Mrs. Ladson F. HowellMr. and Mrs. David L. HugueninMr. Kent HuieMr. and Mrs. Peter J. HusseyMr. and Mrs. Henry JacksonMr. and Mrs. Keith JenningsMr. and Mrs. J. Richard JohnsonMs. Deborah S. JohnsonMr. Edward KawczynskiMr. and Mrs. William J. Kennedy, IIIMr. and Mrs. Anderson M. Kinghorn, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Michael I. KlingMr. and Mrs. Matt KovalcikCol. and Mrs. William E. KrebsMrs. Donice A. KreppsDr. and Mrs. H. Lucius Laffitte, Jr.Mr. Charles G. LaneMrs. James H. LeachMs. Beatrice Brickell LeeMrs. Patricia K. LeonardMr. and Mrs. Edward M. LikeMr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Little, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. T. Michael LongMr. and Mrs. John M. Lord, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. William Lowndes, IVMr. and Mrs. Michael MackewichMrs. Cheryl ManssonMr. and Mrs. James L. Marks, IIIMs. Gale B. MarroneRADM and Mrs. Peter W. MarzluffDr. and Mrs. W. Brem Mayer, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Gary MazzieMr. John McCarter

Matching Funds GE FoundationMr. and Mrs. Pat F. McGarityMr. and Mrs. Guy P. McSweeneyMr. and Mrs. Phillip D. MeekerMr. David C. Meilander

and Ms. Ellen WhitlockMs. Kay E. MerrillMr. and Mrs. Steve MeyerDr. and Mrs. William A. MillerMr. and Mrs. Joe MixMr. William MockMr. and Mrs. Allen A. MontgomeryMr. and Mrs. John W. Morgan, IIIMr. Mills Lane MorrisonMr. Phillip MortonMs. Alice Beddingfield MossDr. Luegina MounfieldMr. and Mrs. Michael P. MurphyMr. and Mrs. David E. MurrayMs. Nancy NealMr. and Mrs. Bill W. Nettles, IIIMr. and Mrs. Robert L. NewbertMr. and Mrs. William R. NicolMr. James P. O’ConnorMr. and Mrs. Thomas OelschlagerMr. and Mrs. Victor C. Otley, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Willard OutlawMs. Patricia R. ParkerDr. and Mrs. John C. PasseggioMr. and Mrs. John R. PerrillMs. Barbara PriceMrs. Wyatt B. Pringle, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Dennis K. QuirinMrs. Sarah B. RabinowitzMrs. Jerry H. Reeves, IIIMrs. Gretchen ReiboldMs. Anne M. RobertsMr. William C. RobinsonMs. Patricia RossMr. J. Wood RutterMr. and Mrs. Robert R. SadlierMr. and Mrs. Daryll J. SamplesMr. and Mrs. Gerald H. SchulzeDr. and Mrs. G. Heath SimmonsMs. Catherine SimmonsMr. and Mrs. Thomas P SkibaHon. Gerald M. SmithThe Rev. and Mrs. Roger W. SmithMs. Cheryl A. SteeleMr. Jackson N. SteeleMr. and Mrs. Rolland StemlandMr. Barry StraussMr. and Mrs. David B. SummerallMr. and Mrs. Lewis Tabb

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. TischMr. and Mrs. Neil W. Trask, Jr.Mrs. Leith P. TraskMr. and Mrs. Barry TrevorMrs. and Mr. Matt TrumpsMr. Alan A. Ulmer, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard VanderwarkerMr. and Mrs. Cecil E. Viverette, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry S. VoightMr. and Mrs. Bruce WagerMrs. Catherine Latimore-WalldorfMr. and Mrs. O. C. Welch, IIIMr. and Mrs. David WendorfLt Col. and Mrs. James M. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Lee WilwerdingMrs. Victoria WoodheadMr. and Mrs. Edgar L. WoodsMrs. Betsy Younger

MEMBER $35 +

Mrs. Opal Duke AbbinkMr. and Mrs. Louis AckermanMr. Jeff Adolphsen

and Ms. Juliana HoekstraMs. Carol AkersDr. and Mrs. Robert F. AllenMr. and Mrs. Donald J. AltmanMs. Wendy L. AnstaettMr. and Mrs. Guy ApicellaMr. Reed ArmstrongMr. Jon AstorMs. Laura A. BadgerMr. and Mrs. John C. BaggetteMr. and Mrs. Ronald C. BaileyMs. Laura G. BakerMr. and Mrs. Ralph BaldwinMrs. Anne G. BanderMr. and Mrs. A. Parker Barnes, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Rod BartlettMs. Barbara BarrettMr. & Mrs. William Barrett Jr. Mr. John Beaucaire

and Ms. Eileen WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Paul BecklerMr. Efrayim Ben-AvrahamMs. Kathie BennettMrs. Donna BergerMs. Betty E. BetzMr. and Mrs. Carl BocekMr. and Mrs. Kenny BoggsMr. Andrew BowdenMrs. Eula BoylstonMr. and Mrs. James BradshawMs. Joyce A. BraudeMr. C. W. Browder IIIMr. and Mrs. Eric BrownMs. Lacy BullardMr. and Mrs. Christopher CampbellMr. and Mrs. James L. CampbellMs. Paula CampbellMr. George P. CannonDr. Carl J. Canzanelli

Mrs. Hope CappelmannMr. and Mrs. Bob CarscaddonMs. Sandy CartledgeMrs. Anne F. CaughmanMs. Lois P. CavanaghMs. Bev ChambersMs. Beth ChappellMs. Donna ChrisleyMrs. E. Owen ClaryMr. and Mrs. Aubrey W. CochranMrs. Patricia S. ColeMrs. Thomas O. ColemanMrs. Sue CollinsMr. and Mrs. John CookMs. Kathy CosgroveMs. Ann CraigmileDr. Linda CrescioneMr. Philip E. CromerMs. Sandy CrovoMr. and Mrs. P. Logan CrowtherMr. and Mrs. Carroll L. CrowtherMr. and Mrs. Charles L. Dalvini, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ward DanielsonMs. Carole A. DavidsonMr. Gregory DavisMrs. Ralph Davis, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Douglas DidierMr. and Mrs. Henry X. DiercxsensMs. Catherine DobbratzMr. and Mrs. Richard D. DonohueMs. Betsy DoughtieMs. Ellen DounnMr. and Mrs. Marc B. DoyleMs. Melodi DuwellMr. and Mrs. Josheph T. Dyches, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Clarence M. Eidt, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jim ElmoreDr. Leon M. EmberMrs. Renea EshlemanMrs. Carroll C. EveMrs. Linda FarrenkopfMrs. Ruth E. FensterMs. Susan FerryMs. Linda FinninLt. Gen. and Mrs. Edward M. Flanagan, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. FlewellingMs. Roberta FooteMr. and Mrs. A. Duncan FordhamDr. Charles FriedmanMs. Katie FrostMr. and Mrs. Jim GaultMrs. Jay S. GoodmanMs. Lynda G GordonMr. and Mrs. Scott C. GraberMs. Eileen GriffinMs. Constance K. GroverMrs. Pamela R. GuessMr. and Mrs. Ron E. GulledgeMr. and Mrs. Dean HabheggerMr. and Mrs. Pete Hall Mr. and Mrs. John HallquistMr. and Mrs. Michael HamMs. Elizabeth Hancock

Mrs. Donald G. HannaMrs. Russell HarleyMrs. Dina Harper-BeardMrs. Annelore HarrellMs. Cappi HarrellRt. Rev. and Mrs. Alden M. HathawayMr. and Mrs. George E. HeitmanMs. Kathleen G. HenryMs. Sandra G. HilligrassMr. and Mrs. Larry HiltzikMr. and Mrs. Kenneth HirschMrs. Patricia HolsclawMr. and Mrs. Donald L. HuberMs. Cindy HudlerMr. and Mrs. Greg IrvingDr. and Mrs. Randall E. JamesMr. and Mrs. David B. JenningsMr. and Mrs. Russell JeterMr. and Mrs. Joseph E. JonesMrs. J. Gwyn JordanMr. Mark JordanMr. and Mrs. Paul R. JorgensenMrs. Adelaide JosselsonMr. Lee KammanMs. Laura KeenanMr. Christopher KerbaughMr. and Mrs. Rick KeupMs. Elizabeth KeyMs. Katy KilgoreMs. Molly KingmaMrs. Barbara KingsburyMr. and Mrs. Christian KoppernaesMr. and Mrs. Ray KneiselMs. Marilynn KoerberDr. and Mrs. Charles KreschMs. Bonnie KrstolicMr. and Mrs. Arthur A. LamasMs. Michele LamiMr. and Mrs. John LanctoMs. Diane LaughlinMs. Linda LaughlinMrs. Nancy H. LawMr. and Mrs. Richard W. LedwithMrs. Jeanne R. LeeMr. and Mrs. Lewis B. LeopardMrs. May J. LepionkaMr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Lesesne, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William LibertoffMs. Brenda LiebermanMrs. and Mrs. Shannon LindsayMr. and Mrs. Terry M. LurtzMr. and Mrs. Paul MannheimMs. Cheryl MarloweMs. Peggy MathisMr. and Mrs. Patrick L. MatlockMr. and Mrs. Richard MaurerMs. Pamala MaximMrs. Margaret MaxwellMs. Sally MayseMrs. Kathy McCaskeyMr. and Mrs. Robert W. McEldowney IIIMs. Lura McIntoshMr. and Mrs. Claude McLeod, Jr.

Mrs. Lila N. MeeksMr. and Mrs. Paul J. MichauMrs. Joanne MillerMr. and Mrs. Terry MitchellMs. Jennifer MoneagleMr. and Mrs. Robert C. MontgomeryMr. and Mrs. Steve MorganMr. and Mrs. Thomas MurphyMs. Ann B. MyersMr. and Mrs. Jon NagleMr. and Mrs. John R. Neison, IIIMr. and Mrs. Robert L. NewbertMs. Tina J. NovitMr. Paul Nurnberg

and Ms. Libby AndersonMs. Annette OleszczukMr. and Mrs. Thomas H. OliverMs. Anna O’QuinnMs. Ellen OsmanskiMr. Norman F. OwensMs. Patricia PacellaMr. and Mrs. G. William PaddockMr. Wayne PannulloMrs. Milton Parker, IIIMr. Guy Paschal

and Ms. Cheryl LopanikMr. and Mrs. Peter R.PearksMr. and Mrs. Hoyt PeckhamMr. C. Vernon PeersMr. and Mrs. William R. PetersonMr. and Mrs. Dan PierceMrs. Mary Jane R. PikeMr. and Mrs. Joel PisanoMr. and Mrs. Richard PollitzerMs. Linda RandazzoMs. Karen ReedMr. Evan ReeseMr. and Mrs. Henry ReichMs. Arlene ReidMs. Tracey ReidyMs. Laura A. RichardsonMr. F. J. Riddle, Jr.Mr. Daniel P. Riedel

and Ms. Susan M. TaylorMs. Kristy RinacaMr. and Mrs. William T. RobinsonMrs. Edith RodgersMrs. Colleen RohanMr. and Mrs. Peter RohrMr. and Mrs. Noah RosensteinCapt. and Mrs. E. M. Russell, Jr.Mrs. T. Reeve SamsMr. and Mrs. Ross M. Sanders, Jr.Mrs. Patricia SchadMr. and Mrs. John SchaferMr. and Mrs. Timothy D. SchieweMr. and Mrs. David SchmidtMrs. Kay SchoenherrCol. and Mrs. Charles W. Schreiner, Jr.Ms. Sharon SeiglerMr. and Mrs. William SevernsMr. and Mrs. Richard SeymourMr. and Mrs. Richard L. Shealy

Mr. Steven ShockleyMrs. Linda SilverMr. and Mrs. Edward SimmerMs. Willa SimpsonMr. and Mrs. Chris SkripMrs. Anne SmithMrs. John Gettys SmithMr. and Mrs. Jim SmithMs. Maureen SmithMs. Lois SmithsonMr. and Mrs. Theodore S. SnydalMr. and Mrs. D. Paul SommervilleMr. Donald L. StarkeyMrs. Regina SteeneckMr. and Mrs. Edward C. Stephan, Jr.Mrs. Charles W. StockellMs. Nicole StreetmanMr. and Mrs. Rollie StemlandMr. John Strother

and Ms. Kathy BarrMr. and Mrs. Nigel StroudMs. Sandra StuartMs. Denise L. SullivanDr. and Mrs. David M. TaubMs. Megan TaylorMr. and Mrs. Jacques S. TheriotMs. Vicky ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Michael ToddMr. and Mrs. Blair TorreyMr. John Trask,IIIMs. Kitty TriceDr. and Mrs. J. A. TrochetMr. and Mrs. Peter F. TummilloMs. Pat VonHartenMs. Jeanne G. WassonMr. Larry WatkinsMs. Lolita T. WatsonMs. Bruton WattMr. and Mrs. Robert H. WelbornMr. and Mrs. Henry WestMr. and Mrs. George WesterfieldMrs. Tammy WestermanMrs. Barbara WigginsMr. and Mrs. Richard C. WightmanMs. Julie WilliamsMs. Susan WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Gregory A. WilsonMr. and Mrs. Randall S. YankerMr. William P. Yergens

BUSINESS & COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS

Anonymous303 AssociatesAmerican ForestAmerican Timberlands Company

Red Bluff Tract, LLCAnderson & Brown, LLCAtlantic Asphalt CompanyCarolina Cider Co & Superior CoffeeCatering by Debbi Covington

Christi Clark PhotographyHistoric Beaufort FoundationHowell Gibson & HughesLady’s Island Garden ClubMontgomery Architecture & PlanningPalmetto Shore ManagementPalmetto State BankSC Conservation ExchangeW. H. McLeod & Son

GRANTS

Coastal Community Foundation Of South Carolina

Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation

SPECIAL GIFTS $50,000

Anonymous

MEMORIALS

Allison Battey Marshall Dot Gnann

Reverend Robert Cuttino Dot Gnann

Thomas R. Garrett Dot Gnann

David W. Lee Beatrice B Lee

Annie Laurie Mixon Dot Gnann

Milton ParkerCindy and Tommy Baysden

Noel SeeburgPatricia and Colden BatteyThomas Lemann

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Market2016 Open Land TrustMembers & Supporters

2016 Open Land TrustMembers & Supporters

Annual MeetingThe Open Land Trust welcomed Dr. Rodell Lawrence, Executive Director of Penn Center, as speaker at the 46th Annual Meeting. Dr. Lawrence announced that Penn Center is a part of the new Reconstruction Era National Monument that was established as a unit of the National Park Service by Presidential Proclamation on January 12, 2017 in recognition of the role Beaufort County played in shaping the historic period of Reconstruction. The national monument protects and interprets historic buildings and landscapes in Beaufort, St. Helena Island and Port Royal. Dr. Lawrence plans to shape Penn Center’s future by setting a framework for its sustainability; preserving the unique history, culture and environment of the Sea Islands and by sharing Penn Center’s resources locally, nationally and internationally.

Geni Flowers-Buquet, Patsy Hand, Stuart Heath Lisa Lord and Dr. Rodell Lawrence

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