Deveaux: Deveaux Bank Seabird Sanctuary, South Carolina

An examination of a fragile environment under siege and a call to conserve it for future generations Deveaux is a reflection on the life of a South Carolina sea bird rookery known as Deveaux Bank at the mouth of the North Edisto River. The author and photographer Dana Beach has visited Deveaux regularly for twenty-five years. In his book Beach chronicles the annual cycle of reproduction and renewal on this ephemeral sand bar and the work of the scientists and conservationists who labor to understand and protect it. The books stories and images provide a compelling call to action to save Deveaux and sites like itwellsprings of the Lowcountrys natural beauty and diversity.