Refuge Information

Hunts for Combahee Unit

The hunts for the Combahee Unit on Monday, 10/15, and Tuesday, 10/16 are on as scheduled.

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Habitat Management Plan

The new Habitat Management Plan for ACE Basin NWR is being reviewed from April 1 until April 30. If you have any comments about the HMP, please send them to Larry Hartis at Larry_Hartis@fws.gov or mail them to Ernest F. Hillings ACE Basin NWR, 8875 Willtown Rd., Hollywood, SC 29449.

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The Ashepoo Combahee and South Edisto (ACE) Basin Project

The ACE Basin Project is a group effort between US Fish and Wildlife Service and multiple other partners to preserve the natural resources of this important area of South Carolina.

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A Piece of History

The Grove Plantation House

Originally built by George Washington Morris in 1828, the plantation house has passed through multiple hands until acquired by US Fish & Wildlife Service in 1992. Today, the house is one of the few antebellum mansions left in the area after the Civil War. Come tour the historical home today!

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South Carolina Lowcountry Refuge Complex

Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge is managed as part of the South Carolina Lowcountry Refuge Complex.

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National Wildlife Refuge System

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The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife, and plants.

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