Saving Sandy Island, Part 4 - The Case

Part four of nine the Carolina Stories: Saving Sandy Island.

Saving Sandy Island is a documentary about the struggle to save an exceptional South Carolina island and its Gullah community from development. Home to endangered species and rare long leaf pine forests, Sandy Island is the largest undeveloped freshwater island on the east coast. The program tells the story of the unique coalition of conservationists, state agencies, businessmen and community residents that came together to save this extraordinary place and preserve a historic culture. 

Standards

• 3.2 Demonstrate an understanding of Earths physical features and ecosystems that affect human activities.
  • 3.2.2.ER Identify and analyze the ways people interact with the physical environment in different regions of the state, the country, and the world.
• 3.4 Demonstrate an understanding of varied human cultural and economic characteristics across Earths surface.
  • 3.4.2.HS Investigate the economic and land use characteristics of places and regions around the world.