Internet Resources

Recreation

• South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
• www.dnr.sc.gov [1]
• More than just a compendium of license and fee information—though there’s certainly plenty of that—this site features a lot of practical advice on how best to enjoy South Carolina’s great outdoors, whether you’re an angler, a kayaker, a bird-watcher, a hiker, or a biker.

• Georgia Department of Natural Resources
• www.gadnr.org [2]
• Ditto for this site, which has lots of great information on the wildlife and geology of Georgia’s beautiful and largely undeveloped barrier islands.

• Coastal Bicycle Touring Club
• www.cbtc.org [3]
• The clearinghouse for routes and rides by Savannah [4]’s most dedicated cyclists.

• Georgia State Parks
• www.gastateparks.org [5]
• Vital historical and visitors’ information for Georgia’s underrated network of historical state park sites along the coast, including camping reservations.

• South Carolina State Parks
• www.southcarolinaparks.com [6]
• Ditto for this site all about South Carolina’s state parks.

• Dozier’s Waterway Guide
• www.waterwayguide.com [7]
• A serious boater’s guide to stops on the Intracoastal Waterway, with a lot of solid navigational information.

Nature and Environment

• Go Green Charleston
• www.gogreencharleston.org [8]
• The latest environmental and sustainable living news in Charleston [9], with a lot of practical and fun visitors’ information and links.

• Green Drinks Savannah
• www.greendrinkssavannah.moonfruit.com [10]
• Leave it to Savannah [4] to make talking about the environment a cocktail-oriented pursuit. This site also has links to Green Drinks organizations in Beaufort, South Carolina, and St. Simons Island, Georgia.

• Charleston Green Map
• www.charlestongreenmap.org [11]
• A painstakingly compiled guide to green businesses, restaurants, and organizations in the Holy City.

• Ocean Science
• http://oceanscience.wordpress.com [12]
• A blog by the staff of Savannah’s Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, focusing on barrier island ecology and the maritime environment.

Food

• Charleston Chow
• http://charlestonchow.blogspot.com [13]
• An unvarnished take on the local food and bev scene by a professional chef and former food critic for the Charleston Post and Courier.

• Savannah Foodie
• www.savannahfoodie.com [14]
• An insider’s look at the Savannah [4] restaurant scene, with an emphasis on breaking news.

History and Background

• South Carolina Information Highway
• www.sciway.net [15]
• An eclectic cornucopia of interesting South Carolina history and assorted background facts, which makes for an interesting Internet portal into all things Palmetto State.

• New Georgia Encyclopedia
• www.georgiaencyclopedia.org [16]
• A mother lode of concise, neutral, and well-written information on the natural and human history of Georgia from prehistory to the present.

• Charleston Wiki Project
• www.charlestonwiki.org [17]
• A Wikipedia just for Charleston [9], with a resident’s point of view.

Tourism Information

• Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau
• www.charlestoncvb.com [18]
• This very professional and user-friendly tourism site is perhaps the best and most practical Internet portal for visitors to Charleston [9].

• Citytrex.com
• www.citytrex.com [19]
• Professionally produced downloadable mp3 walking tours covering Charleston [9], Beaufort, Savannah [4], and the Sea Islands of Georgia.