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Baruch Foundation Research Project Tracking Information

The Belle W. Baruch Foundation (B.W.B.F.) has established a proposal review process to better tract research activities on Hobcaw Barony. The process is designed to reduce the potential for conflicting projects and negative impacts on the environment, while minimizing the time required for review.

You will be asked to complete a Research Proposal Submittal Form (See Example Form), as well as, identify your research site locations on a North Inlet Site Map before beginning any research in the North Inlet Estuary and/or its surrounding uplands. You will not need to include too much detail, but will need to be sure to address ‘potential environmental impacts’.

Please contact Paul Kenny (Research Resource Specialist) at the USC Baruch Marine Field Laboratory.

A committee of foundation and resident university staff will review your proposal for approval.  A final decision on proposals deemed to have no significant impact on the environment or other research opportunities usually takes a matter of days. Proposals that could significantly impact the environment or other research on Hobcaw Barony may take up to three months for review. You will receive a letter from the B.W.B.F. with a final decision regarding your proposal.