Protecting our Home: Conservation on Hilton Head Island
Shady maritime forests, swaying Spanish moss, ancient live oaks, and spectacular salt marshes. Beyond our iconic beaches, these are just a few of the natural wonders that immediately come to mind when you picture Hilton Head Island. But they’re also essential elements of what makes us America’s Favorite Island®.
Whether you’re wildlife spotting wonderfully diverse creatures, walking along sandy shores, or pedaling our network of leisure bike pathways among winding lagoons, it’s easy to see what makes our Island so special and why it’s worth investing in concerted conservation efforts.
Read on to learn about the programs we’ve put in place to protect our beautiful Island, preserve cultural sites, and safeguard public spaces so that future generations may continue to fall in love with the natural beauty of Hilton Head Island.
Hilton Head Island's white-tailed deer
I grew up on the Island and I’ve always appreciated (and even reveled in) how immersed we are in nature. (To my husband’s chagrin maybe too immersed.) Living on the water in Pt. Comfort, we are regularly rehabbing furry friends.
Aqua Zumba at Hilton Head Health
Pool + Zumba = Aqua Zumba, a creative and safe workout led by fitness instructor/guru Alyssa Petro at Hilton Head Health (H3). “Water aerobic sports like Aqua Zumba offer de-conditioned or injured people a non-impact way to get back into shape,” said Petro. Petro, who practiced tap and ballet as a youth and has been ballroom dancing since 2001, has always been into dance fitness. In addition to Aqua Zumba, she is also certified in Zumba, Zumba Gold, Zumba Atomic (for kids), Burn at the Barre and Surfset and she is an ACE personal trainer.
Our wide open space hilton head island’s beach is vast, hard-packed and lively
Bring flip flops when you go to the beach on Hilton Head Island. The shores are sugar sand firm. Your bare feet may soon grumble, for this seashore is about as solid as pavement. There is good evidence for this—millennia of geologic activity and ocean waves have molded our solid strand. It is wide and level and unlike most other shores in America. Let’s find out why.
Three Mystery Beaches on Hilton Head Island
The beach on Hilton Head Island is a house of mysteries. Around every bend is a clue about places of great battles, lost plantations, landscapes reshaped. This Island keeps its secrets at the water’s edge. But you can discover the clues if you know where to look.
Six picture-perfect proposal spots in the lowcountry
You’ve thought about it, you’ve talked about it, and you’re finally ready to take your relationship to the next level with marriage! But first, you have to plan the perfect proposal. After all, this is a moment you and your significant other (and soon-to-be spouse!) will remember for the rest of your lives. The setting needs to not only be just right, but be perfect!
