Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands
The Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands, Inc., a 501c3, was formed under the guidance of Pete Richards in October of 2019. On February 28th of 2020, Pete died, but his legacy lives on. The Board of Directors is proudly continuing Pete’s vision of the “Wonderment of the Wetlands.” Our mission is to support the cypress wetlands and rookery, increase community awareness through education, and advocate for maintaining this stormwater retention system as a working organic laboratory. We hope you will join us in our quest to aid the Town of Port Royal in maintaining and educating both young and old about this unique and natural treasure.
Current Board of Directors
Original Board of Directors
Bernadette Clayton, Kathleen Bray, Pete Richards, Sally Jessee, Rob Merchant, Kate Hamilton Pardee
Check out this amazing interview that former board members, Betsy Richards, did with the Beaufort News talking about the history of the Friends of the Port Royal Cypress Wetlands and the things we do. Great job Betsy!
***Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands, Inc. owns and operates the official friendsofportroyalcypresswetlands.org and foprcw.org websites.***