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

National Trails Day event June 3 at Congaree Creek

Beginning in the early 1900s, clay was dug from pits for the Guignard Brickworks, with peak production in World War I. The clay pits now form several ponds, home to all kinds of wildlife.

• Boating, water safety urged during Memorial Day weekend
• National Trails Day event June 3 at Congaree Creek
• Atlantic white-cedar wetlands being restored in South Carolina
• Civil War fort ceremony to mark 1862 Battle of Secessionville June 17
• Bluffton veterinarian wins Palmetto Wildlife Award
• South Carolina waters open to commercial shrimpers May 18
• Savannah River Committee will meet May 22 in Augusta
• DNR releases cobia into Colleton River
• 2.5 million striped bass stocked in Santee Cooper
• New report shows brook trout imperiled throughout Eastern range
• Free fishing classes, events set for National Fishing, Boating Week
• Painted Bunting Observer Team seeks help from citizen scientists
• ‘Quail strips’ can improve bird habitat; South Carolina signups begin June 5
• Freshwater Fishing Trends
• Saltwater Fishing Trends
• S.C. Weekly Tidetable
• "SC Wildlife TV" video page
• Wildlife video