Thursday, November 6, 2025, 7 pm
Sierra Club presents
Dana Beach, Founder of Coastal Conservation League and board member of Butler Parklands
Deveaux Bank: The Universe in a Grain of Sand
Rita Hollings Science Center Auditorium, College of Charleston
58 Coming Street, corner of George, Charleston SC 29401
Free and open to the public. Also on Zoom, stay tuned for link.
Dana will discuss the ecological history and importance of this dynamic sandbar in the mouth of the North Edisto that has served as a wellspring of avian life for more than a century. His photographs, taken over 2 decades, illustrate the beauty and fragility of this imperilled rookery, and the steps that must be taken to save it for future generations of birds and people. The presentation will include the results of a new study, not yet made public, of the status and trajectory of the island, and the hope for the future of the rookery.
Dana got his start in conservation as a Sierra club volunteer in the early 80s in New York City. When he and Virginia married, they returned to Charleston and devoted much of their time and energy to learning about the environment and the political landscape of South Carolina. Dana started the Coastal Conservation League in 1989 and served as its executive director until 2018. He is currently a board member of Butler Parklands, which created and operates the Black River Cypress Preserve and 7 other parks in North and South America. Dana spends time both on the South Carolina coast and in the mountains, as a volunteer environmental advocate.
