Treasurer Michelle Lewis

Please join us in welcoming Michelle Lewis to Winyah Rivers Foundation as our new Treasurer.  Michelle has spent most of her accounting career working with non-profit organizations. She became a SC Master Naturalist last year and has also been involved with the SC Center for Birds of Prey, Colorado Conservation Trust, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory and Natural Capitalism Solutions. 

She received her Master of Business Administration degree from the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina and her Bachelor of Science in Finance from Clemson University. As the 5th generation on a family farm located on... more

Cleanup Our Local Waterways

Litter can be a personal issue. For some, the shock of seeing local wildlife munching on plastic bags spurs the urge to volunteer for beach clean-ups. For others, the importance of keeping our water clean hits home when family members get sick after a swim at a contaminated beach. But for many, soda cans, water bottles, food wrappers, and cigarette butts are just bits of muck that hit the street and wash away, forgotten. That waste doesn't just disappear, though, and it is can be costly to clean up. Horry County budgets close to 1 million a year on beach and street cleanup alone and taxpayers are shouldering the costs to stop... more

Ride the Tide

Ride the Tide/ River Sweep Sept. 16th, 9 am- 8:30 pm Giving to Forward Together (GIFT) and Winyah Rivers Foundation would like to invite you to join us in our Ride the Tide/ River Sweep event! Join together with family, friends, and your community for our fun-filled four mile float down the Waccamaw River. The "ride" will begin at the Litchfield... more