Successful management of non-native aquatic invasive species is one of the most pressing issues in the field of natural resources management in the country. Impacts include both dramatic changes in plant and animal community structure and dynamics and economic impacts to manage use of our water resources.
The Department of
Natural Resources
recently completed a
three year Aquatic
Nuisance Species
Communications Plan
which identifies
strategies to better
inform the public
about aquatic
invasive species and
to better
communicate with
policymakers. An
important outcome of
the plan was the
recommendation to
form a multi-agency
Aquatic Invasive
Species Task Force
and to develop and
implement a
statewide Aquatic
Invasive Species
Management Plan.
These
recommendations are
consistent with
actions in other
states to support
national efforts to
prevent and control
aquatic invasive
species problems in
public waters.
State management
plans foster
intrastate
communication and
coordination among
appropriate state
and federal agencies
and nongovernmental
organizations and
may qualify states
for potential grants
for control
programs.
USGS South Carolina Water Science Center
Clemson - Department of Plant Industry
South Carolina Aquarium
SC Department of Natural Resources
SC Sea Grant Consortium
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
SC Dept. Of Health and Environmental Control
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
SC Landscape Association
SC Nursery & Landscape Association
US Dept. of Agriculture - APHIS-PPQ
SCDHEC - Offices of Coastal Resource Management
Congaree National Park
SC Parks Recreation and Tourism
Santee Cooper
SC Forestry Commission
Marine Resources Research Institute- Southeastern Regional
Taxonomic Cntr
Clemson University Dept. of Pesticide Regulation
SC State Ports Authority
US Forest Service - Francis Marion and Sumter National Forest
Duke Energy- Lake Services Environmental Ctr.
The Nature Conservancy
US Army Corps of Engineers
SC Electric and Gas
SC Department of Transportation
SC Dept. of Natural Resources
SC Dept. of Agriculture
SC Wildlife Federation
Clemson University Ext.
USC / SCDNR Marine Resources
Approved State Plan
The SC State AIS plan has been approved by the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
SC_Aquatic
Invasive Species
Plan.pdf
For more information contact the SC Aquatic Nuisance Species Program at:
invasiveweeds@dnr.sc.gov
