The Island Packet

Crews hustle to contain brush fire on Pinckney Island Tuesday afternoon

A lightning strike ignited a bush fire on Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge Tuesday afternoon. According to the Bluffton Township Fire District, the agency received several reports of smoke in ...
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Plans are in works to remove trees and lower burn risk at Lowcountry wildlife refuge

PINCKNEY ISLAND — On a small pocket of land between Bluffton and Hilton Head rests Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge. Along its paths are hardwood forests, salt marshes dotted with crabs, and a ...
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Lightning strike sparks wildfire at SC wildlife refuge

BLUFFTON — An afternoon lightning strike ignited a wildfire that managed to burn 29 acres on Pinckney Island despite high humidity and significant amounts of recent rainfall. Sandwiched between ...
The Island Packet

Man taken to hospital after reports of suspicious activity at Pinckney Island Wildlife Refuge

Beaufort County Sheriff's deputies responding to a call about suspicious activity involving two girls at the Pinckney Island Wildlife Refuge on Saturday afternoon instead found a man in need of ...