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Jeffries Creek Preservation Project

 Please see the progress report for the Jeffries Creek Preservation Project. 

Jeffries Creek is the largest watershed and wetlands area in the Pee Dee area. It occupies 137,000 acres of the Coastal Plain and 195 stream miles. It travels through the heart of Florence and terminates in the Pee Dee River. Jeffries Creek Case Statement. 

Jeffries Creek Runs through Florence. Several parks border Jeffries Creek including Jeffries Creek Nature Park. which consists of 55 acres of wetland  with a half mile hike/bike trail that winds along the water through a thick swamp of giant cypress trees. To get to the park take Wisteria or Hillside west from Edisto between Cherokee and Second Loop. Official site.  You can also visit Jeffries Creek via the Florence Hike/Bike Trail and Freedom Florence.

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Last updated 02/03/11 09:03 AM  
Pee Dee Group, South Carolina Chapter, Sierra Club
Post Office Box 4596 Florence, SC 29502