DNR Media Contacts:
Columbia - Brett Witt (803) 734-3815
Clemson - Greg Lucas (864) 654-1671, ext.22
Charleston - (803) 734-3815
Spokesman - Mike Willis (803) 734-4133
After Hours Radio Room - (803) 955-4000

DNR News
SC Dept. of Natural Resources
P 0 Box 167
Columbia, SC 29202

Louisiana Governor Thanks DNR Officers for Katrina Assistance

Governor Mark Sanford and eight law enforcement officers with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources were personally thanked by the Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco August 6 in Charleston for their part in a six-day deployment to the Hurricane Katrina battered Gulf Coast in September 2005.

• ‘Swift Night Out’ to count swifts in August, September
• Waterfowl Advisory group meets Aug. 15 at Dennis Wildlife Center
• Natural Resources Board meets Aug. 18 in Bluffton
• Personal watercraft safety is top priority for state DNR
• Aiken County wildlife area opens to public in September
• Early-season migratory bird seasons approved by Natural Resources Board
• DNR to conduct youth dove hunts
• Popular Jocassee Gorges trail reconstruction now complete
• Hampton Marine Conservation Banquet Aug. 12 in Mt. Pleasant
• DNR battles invasive reed in Winyah Bay/Santee Delta
• Fant’s Grove youth deer hunt registration is due by Sept. 4
• Upstate youth dove hunt applications due by Aug. 18
• S.C. Wildlife Federation will celebrate 75th anniversary
• Freshwater Fishing Trends
• Saltwater Fishing Trends
• S.C. Weekly Tidetable
• "SC Wildlife TV" video page
• Wildlife video