Media Coverage
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Maybe it wasn’t the most expected way for a group of teens to spend the free part of an early-release school day, but it was certainly one of the most pleasantly productive.
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This photo from The Post and Courier highlights a Garden in the Parks event in Brittlebank Park in which staff from the Riverdogs helped clean up the park and plant daffodil bulbs as part of their monthly service project.
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If your bright idea to buy and replant a living Christmas tree after the holidays never quite developed, you're not alone. A desire to go green prompts many people to think about replanting their trees, but few actually do so. Jim Martin, executive director of Charleston Parks Conservancy, which works to improve the quality of Charleston's parks, gets an increasing number of questions from people who have thought about replanting each year.
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Neither the city's Parks Department nor Clemson University's architecture students had a concrete idea of how to improve the Corinne Jones Park in Charleston's Wagener Terrace neighborhood. But after the 10 students homed in on the question during their fall semester, they came up with something fresh.
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It is going to take a lot of time and a lot of work to get the future Urban Horticultural Center established at its future home at Sycamore Avenue and Magnolia Road, but friends of the Charleston Parks Conservancy (CPC) couldn't wait to give make an indelible mark on the 3.7-acre property.
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The South Carolina Green Fair filled Marion Square Sunday September 25, 2011 despite the heat and rain. Patrons were treated to various way to make living greener as well as local food, music and games for children.
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People typically come to Charleston for its history, dining and beaches, but in the next few years they may also be drawn to the Holy City for its forward-thinking horticultural activity. Charleston County Council has approved the Charleston Parks Conservancy's request to conserve a 3.7-acre piece of land in West Ashley through the county's Greenbelt Program. We'll be transforming the space into an urban horticultural center.
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CHARLESTON - The plan to turn nearly 3.7 acres between Magnolia Road and Sycamore Avenue into a park, community garden and headquarters for the Charleston Parks Conservancy got the support of Charleston County Council Tuesday night.
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This summer a group of dedicated Charleston Parks Conservancy volunteers are earning their H²0 Halos as they keep Charleston’s city parks watered and thriving during the sweltering summer.
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The idea of using Charleston County's half-cent sales tax to preserve rural space and build parks might not seem controversial, but County Council is finding much intrigue in the details.
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