Our Moment to Build a Cultural Conservation Legacy

摘要

As a native-born Charlestonian. I see incremental changes and pressure points mounting in th( historic district and the coastal lands there that cause a conservation prac titioner like me to pause. Even those who are not actively concerned about changes to historic districts and landscapes probably worry and ask, what can be done? Countless visitors and architectural historians have deemed Charleston a "national treasure," and the natural integrity of the significant watersheds found in the early settlements of the Carolinas make the ecological importance of the coast equally significant. Yet I see numerous challenges facing Charleston and its surrounding areas.