Help protect and restore South Carolina’s coastal nesting islands—and inspire more people to care for the birds that depend on them.

Along South Carolina’s coast, nesting islands give birds a place to breed, nest, and raise their young. These essential habitats face growing pressure from overdevelopment, habitat loss, and sea-level rise. Their future depends on people willing to help care for them.

We invite you to become an Island Builder: part of a community supporting the protection of nesting islands and the restoration of existing island habitat along our coast.

Wind Birds, directed by Joel Caldwell, brings these places and their birds into view. The film explores South Carolina’s wild and near-shore breeding islands, the tradition of shorebird research, and the people working to protect these habitats.

Following its premiere at the Charleston Library Society, the short film sparked enthusiasm for sharing this story more widely. That response is an opportunity to bring more people into the work of caring for our coastal islands.

Your contribution supports this larger effort: protecting nesting habitat, restoring coastal islands, providing environmental education, and using Wind Birds to build understanding and inspire participation.

Become an Island Builder. Give today to help protect the places coastal birds depend on.