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Summer is the perfect time to explore the natural beauty of South Carolina! This month, learn about the wilderness, wildlife, and history of the Palmetto State by visiting a state park, heritage preserve, or even exploring your own backyard.
Visit the State Library to check out these resources and more on our Great Outdoors Month state documents display!
Behind the gates of Myrtle Beach State Park is a look at the Grand Strand when it was a remote stretch of quiet beach and forest. The first South Carolina state park to open to the public in 1936, the 312-acre park includes a campground, cabins and apartments, picnic tables, shelters, a fishing pier, nature center, and of course, the beach. Myrtle Beach State Park is also home to a 100-acre strand of maritime forest, one of the last examples of its kind in Horry County that allows visitors a close-up look at a forest by the sea. Learn more about Myrtle Beach State Park and the rest of the state parks at https://southcarolinaparks.com/.
Beautiful Places, released by the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism, is a vibrant photographic history of South Carolina’s forty-seven state parks. The product of decades of arduous work on the part of legislators, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and committed citizens, the parks preserve the diverse natural features of South Carolina--from its mountains to its forest canopies to its gentle, sprawling beaches. The striking eye of photographer Jon O. Holloway lends each image a unique, distinctly American beauty. The book also includes information on the deep history of the parks and the stories of the people who made them what they are today. Beautiful Places is a tribute to those legacies and a joyful celebration of history and nature.
This bilingual coloring book introduces children to how South Carolinians can support local conservation effort by purchasing hunting, fishing, and boating licenses from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Children are also introduced to the different regions of the Palmetto State and to the wildlife that also make this state their home.
Most of us who live in the South view the Piedmont as the place we live, or the place we drive through to reach the mountains or the coast. We often see it as a heavily populated, heavily impacted landscape with little to offer. Join Patrick McMillan on an expedition that will shatter this stereotype. The unique geology and location of Stevens Creek in McCormick County has led to the development of one of the most remarkable wildflower spectacles in North America, including some that can be found nearly nowhere else on earth – like the Lake Miccosukee Gooseberry (strange name, cool plant).
Many publications and conference presentations use quotations to add interest and emphasize the importance of trails and greenways. This book contains over 1,000 trail-related quotes that have been used before, but just get better with use. They are arranged loosely according to subject matter from conservation to outdoor ethics and forests to rivers.
From the majestic Blue Ridge mountains to the sandy shores of the Atlantic Coastline, the South Carolina Nature Viewing Guide will lead you on a tour through ninety-three of the state’s most unique natural areas. Published in 1998, this guide includes beautifully detailed descriptions of the sites, maps, access information, nature viewing tips, and colorful, scenic photographs of the featured areas. The sites featured in the guide were nominated by people from across the state, and final selections were made by a panel of natural resources experts who provided technical support in the research and development of this guide.
As part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) performed a variety of work throughout the Palmetto State, including soil conservation, reforestation, fire prevention, and the development of recreational areas. The work of the CCC in South Carolina provided the genesis of South Carolina’s state park system. The first state park opened in July 1936 in Myrtle Beach, and by 1938, fourteen state parks had opened and over 450,000 people had visited them. The CCC buildings, roads, and landscapes in many of South Carolina’s state parks stand as reminders of the lasting legacy provided by the young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Please join us for our next Speaker at the Center talk with writer Tom Poland and photographer Robert Clark on Thursday, June 19th, at 3:00 p.m., to explore their latest release, "Reflections of South Carolina."
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