What is the ACE Basin?
Edisto Island is situated between the North and South Edisto Rivers along the edge of South Carolina’s ACE Basin. Three rivers – the Edisto (and later South Edisto), the Combahee, and Ashepoo — make up the scenic area known as the ACE Basin, heralded as one of the country’s most beautiful and well protected wildlife preserves. Situated on thousands of acres, the ACE Basin offers visitors many opportunities to enjoy its beauty, including hunting, fishing, boating, bird watching, bicycling, hiking, and studying nature. There are also a number of scheduled activities at its properties. These properties, which are generally open to the public, include the ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge, Bear Island, the Caw Caw Interpretive Center, the Donnelly Wildlife Management Area, the Dungannon Heritage Preserve, the Edisto Environmental Learning Center, and the St. Helena Sound Heritage Preserve.
