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Sharon & Dick Stewart  December 1, 2021  Beaufort Lifestyle 156 Views SUPPORTING THE SOUND story by WENDY NILSEN POLLITZER            photos by SvG PHOTOGRAPHY Front: Grandkids, Alex and Drew Blum Back (l to r): Son-in-law Andy Blum, Dick Stewart, Daughter Leigh...

Citizen scientists: Volunteers help protect water quality in Beaufort County by newsbyte December 1, 2021 4 mins read Left: Tye Pettay, USC Beaufort assistant professor of Biological Oceanography, pours salt water into a turbidity tube held by Chris Kehrer, Naturalist...

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2021 Port Royal Sound Foundation Announces Inaugural Research Grant Request for Proposals Okatie, SC - The mission of the Port Royal Sound Foundation (PRSF) is to preserve the Port Royal Sound for the environmental,...

Port Royal Sound Foundation Protects Beaufort’s Largest Resource story by JEANNE REYNOLDS photos by SUSAN DELOACH Quick: Stop reading and close your eyes. Now, try to imagine Beaufort without water. No marshes, no creeks, no beaches, no rivers (or what most of us call...

This story begins in Savannah, where Dick Stewart was born and then migrates to the Lowcountry after six years. Prior to his senior year in high school, Dick Stewart’s family moved from Bluffton to Beaufort. The last stop in his childhood proved to be the fateful...

New works by Laura W. Adams at Mystic Osprey Gallery to benefit Port Royal Sound Foundation, Friday, May 7th, 4-6PM, Beaufort, SC Renowned Atlanta Collage Artist, Laura W. Adams, is teaming with Mystic Osprey Gallery in Beaufort to create awareness about our country’s...

The retired Marine has traded his rifle for a paint brush, and it’s a beautiful thing. In the twilight tour of his 20-year military career, Abraham Brown served as a gunnery sergeant on Parris Island, training U.S. Marine Corps recruits how to shoot an M16. When he...

The Port Royal Sound Foundation is dedicated to preserving the Lowcountry’s most pristine, historic and important estuary. No matter where you travel in Beaufort County, you’ll likely cross the Port Royal Sound. Located between Hilton Head, Port Royal, St. Helena,...

Shrimping, Crabbing and Oystering: A Southern Culture on the Brink of Extinction The Grit Behind the New Exhibit at Port Royal Sound Foundation’s Maritime Center Three blank walls. It was all Beverly Jennings needed to set off on a 10-year odyssey that would immerse...

Okatie, SC, June 15, 2021– Port Royal Sound Foundation (PRSF) announces the posthumous gift of local environmental educator, Bob Bender. Upon his passing in 2020, PRSF was bequeathed Mr. Bender’s estate which generated meaningful and significant support for the...