DNR Media Contacts:
Columbia - Brett Witt (803) 734-3815
Clemson - Greg Lucas (864) 654-1671, ext.22
Charleston - Anna Martin (843) 953-3367
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

Try Christmas bird counts to get in the holiday spirit

South Carolina’s Christmas bird counters are among the more than 50,000 volunteers participating in the National Audubon Society’s 107th Christmas Bird Count Dec. 14–Jan. 5, the world’s largest volunteer survey of its type.

• DNR protects 39,535 acres in 2006, largest amount ever in one year
• Bald eagles in SC continue recovery
• Christmas trees can help fish, wildlife after the holidays
• Try Christmas bird counts to get in the holiday spirit
• How does wildlife fare during the holidays?
• Here are some ways to help state’s migratory songbirds
• Leave some dead trees standing to help wildlife
• Acclaimed wildlife artist to produce S.C. Duck Stamps
  
• Decorate the natural way during the holiday season
  
• Pesky exotic barnacle found in Charleston Harbor estuary
  
• 20th Annual Wild Quail Management Seminars scheduled March 8-10, 2007
  
• Blue crabs recovering from drought decline
  
• Trout stocked by helicopter in Chattooga, Chauga Rivers
  
• Freshwater Fishing Trends
• Saltwater Fishing Trends
• S.C. Weekly Tidetable
• "SC Wildlife TV" video page
• Wildlife video