Little River Neck and Waites Island—Merrill Boyce Tracts

Recipient: South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism

Project Type: Land Conservation

Recommended Funding Amount: $4,000,000

Congressional District(s): SC-07

Summary: This project will preserve a total of 107 acres of pristine coastal habitat in Horry County, South Carolina. This collaborative acquisition and conservation project will increase public access and recreational opportunities along the Little River Neck, Waites Island, and Marsh Island and create multi-state habitat connectivity along the South Carolina and North Carolina border.

For more information on the Office for Coastal Management grant program funding this project, please visit the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law webpage.