What we’re about
This group is Sierra Club outreach to the community. Our mission is "To explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth". We get you out there. We hike. We bike. We canoe. We kayak. AND We lobby. For our outings, we suggest that participants donate $5/person. This is a voluntary contribution not a requirement for participation. The funds go to the general treasury of the Robert Lunz Group, not to the Trip Leader. Contributions are for the outings and not Membership Meetings.You can sign up for our monthly electronic newsletter on the group website at https://www.sierraclub.org/south-carolina/robert-lunz
Land Acknowledgement
We want to acknowledge that we, the Robert Lunz Group of the Sierra Club (Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton and Dorchester Counties), work and live on lands once belonging to more than a dozen distinct groups of Native Americans whose existence is now evident in the familiar place names including: Ashepoo, Awendaw/Sewee, Bohicket, Catawba, Combahee, Coosa, Edisto, Etiwan, Kiawah, PeeDee, Shem (named by Sewee Tribe), Stono, Wando, Wappoo, Wassamasaw and Winyah. Disease, warfare and displacement led to the extinction of most of these groups by the middle of the eighteenth century. Shell mound evidence indicates that Native Americans were present in the lowcountry as long as 4,000 years ago. Their presence has continued to the present day including the Catawba, PeeDee, Wassamasaw, Edisto and Winyah tribes. The Wassamasaw have applied for Federal recognition. The Catawba Nation is the only Federally recognized tribe in South Carolina. A Native American Ceremonial Center is located in the Charles Towne Landing State Historic Park.
Sources
https://native-land.ca/.
https://www.sciway.net/hist/indians/geo.html
https://www.ccpl.org/charleston-time-machine/first-people-south-carolina-lowcountry
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Upcoming events
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Sierra Club presents: Friends of Coastal South Carolina
Rita Liddy Hollings Science Center - College of Charleston, 58 Coming St, Charleston, SC, USThursday, February 5, 7 pm (Doors open at 6:45 for light refreshments)
Stewardship in Action: Protecting and Promoting South Carolina’s Wild Public Lands
Sarah Clarke, Education Programs Coordinator, Friends of Coastal South Carolina
College of Charleston Rita Hollings Science Center, 58 Coming Street (corner of George)
Free and open to the public. Also on Zoom, please register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/NZ2b6WwnT86xiedPfqKvSw
South Carolina’s coast is rich with protected lands—from the Francis Marion National Forest that offers abundant recreational opportunities to wildlife refuges that protect critical habitat for some of the state’s most vulnerable species. Through advocacy and hands-on education, Friends of Coastal South Carolina uplifts the missions of our partners while fostering a strong stewardship ethic among South Carolinians.
Sarah Clarke is a North Carolina native who developed her love of nature growing up surrounded by the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. She is a graduate of Elon University and, since her move to the Lowcountry, has had the pleasure of introducing South Carolina students to their native public lands and ecosystems.
Friends of Coastal South Carolina is dedicated to preserving the ecosystems and wildlife of the South Carolina coast. They support our coastal national wildlife refuges and forest by encouraging the next generation of scientists and conservationists through environmental education. Friends of Coastal South Carolina is the only organization solely dedicated to advocating for these lands and the wildlife that depend on them.7 attendees
Sierra Club Robert Lunz Group Oyster Roast and Auction!
Bowens Island Restaurant, 1870 Bowens Island Rd, Charleston, SC, USPlease join us for our annual Sierra Club Robert Lunz Group Oyster Roast and Auction!
Sunday, February 8, 2026
2:00-5:00 pm
Bowen’s Island Restaurant, off Folly Road
Live music by Lime and the Coconuts!
Adult tickets are $40 in advance (until 10 am on Feb 8) on Eventbrite (no fee). Tickets at the gate: Adults $45; Students with ID $25; Children (6-12) $5; Under 6 - free. Ticket price includes oysters, potluck veggie and meat chili, veggie dogs, and Ye Ole Fashioned ice cream. Beer or wine available with donation. Open to the public. No pets please.
Bid on great auction items such as: gift certificates, sailing classes, kayak tours, park passes, books, theater tickets, pottery, fine art and more! Bring cash, check, or credit card. To donate items for the silent auction, please contact Laura Moses at lauramoses@yahoo.com or Nina Fair at ninafair@bellsouth.net.
To volunteer (to bring chili, serve hot dogs or beer, set up, or clean up) please send an email to avogeslambert@gmail.com. (This is our big fundraiser, so volunteers should also buy a ticket.)
Many thanks to our auction donors and volunteers!
Bring your own reusable cup, plate and eating utensils if you’d like. Please do not bring disposable plastic or Styrofoam.
Sierra Club mission: Explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth.8 attendees
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