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Places We Protect

ACE Basin

South Carolina

Aerial view of a winding river delta.
ACE Basin Aerial view of a winding river delta. © Tom Blagden

The Nature Conservancy has helped to protect 203,000 acres in the ACE Basin.

Protected, Connected Lands in the ACE Basin

Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area is the yearly nesting site for approximately 50 to 100 sea turtles. The nests are screened to protect them from raccoon predation. The result is that 3,000 to 10,000 sea turtles hatch on the island annually.

The Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge is a mosaic of lands and waters that harbors an abundance of migratory and resident birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish and other wildlife.

The ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve is managed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and protects more than 99,000 acres of land in the ACE Basin. This site protects many endangered or threatened species, such as short-nose sturgeon, wood storks, loggerhead sea turtles and bald eagles.