Public Notice

The Hilton Head Island Land Trust is an all-volunteer, non-profit, 501.c.3 organization established in 1987 to preserve and protect environmentally and historically significant properties on HHI. 

Among the properties it oversees is historic Fort Howell on Beach City Road.  Over the past three years the Land Trust has developed a master plan, architectural designs and permits for the construction of improvements to visitor access, educational content and the long-term preservation of Fort Howell. Phase I of these improvements involves upgrading the dirt pathways surrounding and within the Fort. 

The Land Trust intends to submit a grant application to the SC Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism, Recreational Trails Program to partially fund this project.  As part of this application the Land Trust will conduct a public hearing from 5-7 PM on Tuesday, December 8, 2026, in the Large Conference Room at the Hilton Head Branch Library, 11 Beach City Road.  At this hearing attendees will be able to review plans, ask questions, raise concerns and/or express support for the project in an informal setting. 

Members of the Land Trust Board will be in attendance to meet one-on-one with attendees.  Comments, questions, concerns and/or expressions of support may also be submitted by email to hhilandtrust@hhilandtrust.org or by U.S. Mail to HHI Land Trust, P.O. Box 21058, HHI, SC 29925.  Thank you.