Mission

The mission of Friends of Congaree Swamp is as follows:

1. Increase recognition, public awareness, and appreciation of Congaree National Park as a resource of local, state, national, and international significance;
2. Protect and restore the ecological systems and natural beauty of the park, and seek to maintain compatible land uses outside the park;
3. Enhance educational, interpretive, and research opportunities relating to the natural heritage and historical heritage of the park and its environs;
4. Support the park through advocacy, volunteer service, and fundraising.

Friends of Congaree Swamp is a nonprofit, 501(C)(3), corporation under the laws of South Carolina, EIN: 56-2057087.