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Fifth-generation basket weavers and coastal conservationists are keeping centuries-old Gullah Geechee traditions alive along the South Carolina coast. Their work connects West African heritage to modern environmental protection through sweetgrass baskets and oyster reef restoration.
A fifth-generation South Carolina artisan just wove a sweetgrass basket so massive it needed its own cradle and now holds a Guinness World Record. The 80-pound masterpiece celebrates a craft passed down through Gullah Geechee families for centuries.
A South Carolina island community stopped a national chain from taking over their last major undeveloped land. Now they're planning something that honors their unique Gullah Geechee heritage instead.
Corey Alston just earned a Guinness World Record for weaving the world's largest sweetgrass basket, standing over four feet tall. His massive creation celebrates a 300-year-old Gullah tradition and puts a nearly forgotten art form back in the spotlight.
A new study reveals how 32 projects succeeded in flipping climate planning from top-down mandates to real partnerships. The secret: five key roles that give communities power at the table.
After federal research funding collapsed and thousands of scientists lost their jobs, a new model of community-driven science is taking root across America. From state-funded research bonds to mobile MRI scanners in rural towns, researchers are discovering that science doesn't need ivory towers to thrive.