The Island News – Beaufort, SC

Destiney Rains, Naturalist for the Beaufort County Passive Parks Department, tells attendees about an upcoming event she is planning to teach about how to property use a cast net on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, during the Meet the Passive Park Naturalist event. Amber Hewitt/The Island News

February 21, 2024

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Lisa Clancy looks out across Crystal Lake to see what she might spot during the Meet the Passive Park Naturalist event on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, on Lady’s Island. Amber Hewitt/The Island News

Destiney Rains, Beaufort County Passive Parks Department’s Naturalist, talks about the Redbay trees that have been affected by the invasive Redbay Ambrosia Beetle that bores into the tree and introduces a fungus that causes Laurel Wilt. Amber Hewitt/The Island News

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