Hilton Head Island’s Amazing Animals-Part II

HILTON HEAD ISLAND’S AMAZING ANIMALS – PART II  Last post, I talked about our Island alligators. I promised you a post about some living  dinosaurs so I’m thrilled to tell you all about our fabulous Horseshoe Crabs, which have lived  on Earth for almost 450...

What’s That Noise? Understanding Summer Weather on Hilton Head

If you’ve spent a summer in Palmetto Dunes, chances are you’ve experienced a sudden rumble of thunder or seen flashes of light dance across the sky long after sunset—without a drop of rain in sight. Welcome to the fascinating world of Hilton Head Island’s...

Hilton Head Island’s Amazing Animals-Part 1

Author: Sharon Lowe By the time this article is posted, I will be on safari in Africa – one of those bucket list, dream trips. But it got me thinking that we have some pretty exotic animals right here on Hilton Head Island.  First on the list – Alligators! No...

Native Plants: How They Can Help Us

Palmetto Dunes Architectural Review Board (ARB) Guidelines require that there be buffer plantings in the 20 feet of wetland buffer zones on our lagoons and lakes. They require that those buffer plantings be native species of plants except where ornamental plantings or...