Bear Island (South Carolina)
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Bear Island is a Sea Island
in Colleton County, South Carolina
. It is part of the ACE Basin
estuarine reserve
area and is a Wildlife Management Area that is managed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). The area is open to the public from early February to late October and is a popular spot for hiking, biking, birding, fishing, and hunting. A wide variety of waterfowl species inhabit the area. The area shuts down periodically for special hunts.
Sea Islands
The Sea Islands are a chain of tidal and barrier islands on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. They number over 100, and are located between the mouths of the Santee and St. Johns Rivers along the coast of the U.S...
in Colleton County, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
. It is part of the ACE Basin
ACE Basin
The ACE Basin is one of the largest undeveloped estuaries along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Located primarily in Colleton and Beaufort counties in South Carolina, the ACE Basin is an acronym that represents the Ashepoo, Combahee and Edisto rivers, which combine into the larger St....
estuarine reserve
Ashepoo Combahee Edisto Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve
The Ashepoo Combahee Edisto Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve is a reserve area located in the ACE Basin, one of the largest undeveloped estuaries on the Atlantic coast of the United States...
area and is a Wildlife Management Area that is managed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). The area is open to the public from early February to late October and is a popular spot for hiking, biking, birding, fishing, and hunting. A wide variety of waterfowl species inhabit the area. The area shuts down periodically for special hunts.
See also
- ACE BasinACE BasinThe ACE Basin is one of the largest undeveloped estuaries along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Located primarily in Colleton and Beaufort counties in South Carolina, the ACE Basin is an acronym that represents the Ashepoo, Combahee and Edisto rivers, which combine into the larger St....
- ACE Basin NERRAshepoo Combahee Edisto Basin National Estuarine Research ReserveThe Ashepoo Combahee Edisto Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve is a reserve area located in the ACE Basin, one of the largest undeveloped estuaries on the Atlantic coast of the United States...
- Sea IslandsSea IslandsThe Sea Islands are a chain of tidal and barrier islands on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. They number over 100, and are located between the mouths of the Santee and St. Johns Rivers along the coast of the U.S...