description ACE Basin Overview
Formed by the Ashepoo, Combahee, and Edisto rivers in South Carolina, this roughly 350,000-acre estuarine basin is one of the largest undeveloped coastal ecosystems remaining on the Atlantic seaboard.
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What does ACE stand for in ACE Basin?
ACE combines the names of South Carolina's Ashepoo, Combahee, and Edisto rivers. Their waters feed an estuarine landscape of tidal marshes, wetlands, forest, and former rice fields.
How large is the ACE Basin?
The wider ACE Basin covers roughly 350,000 acres along South Carolina's coast. The federal Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge protects only part of that larger landscape.
Is the ACE Basin one park or a larger conservation area?
It is a broad conservation landscape containing public refuges, state-managed land, and private property. The national wildlife refuge itself was established in 1990 and has separate Edisto and Combahee units.
What wildlife habitats can visitors see in the ACE Basin?
The basin includes freshwater and brackish marshes, forested wetlands, pine and hardwood uplands, and estuarine rivers. These connected habitats are especially important for migratory birds and other coastal wildlife.
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