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

Shellfish season will open Sept. 17

The 2007-2008 season for harvesting oysters and clams will open Monday, Sept. 17. Oyster and clam seasons will remain open through May 15, 2008, unless conditions warrant extending or shortening the seasons.

• DNR breaks ground for new facility at Francis Marion University
  
• DNR honors Senator Hugh Leatherman
  
• Oyster reefs enhanced with alternative materials
  
• Shellfish season will open Sept. 17
  
• Banded mourning doves provide vital information to biologists
  
• Sept. 1 youth/adult dove hunt sponsored by Clemson, DNR
  
• Annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep litter cleanup set for Sept. 15
• DNR biologists, Law Enforcement rescue Murrells Inlet loggerhead
• Help birds by providing much-needed source of water during summer heat
  
• Aiken County wildlife area open to public in September
  
• Reef-Ex project continues partnership with Guard, DNR
  
• Public event series continues conservation topics this fall
  
• Coastal archery deer hunting opportunities are numerous
  
• Hunters must check deer taken on lower state WMA’s
  
• Fifty fields available for public dove hunting
  
• Get your story published in S.C. Wildlife Magazine
  
• Hammock islands offer important habitat for birds
  
• Landowners encouraged to apply for wildlife conservation programs
• Antlerless deer tags no longer valid in new Game Zone One
  
• Early-season migratory bird seasons approved by Natural Resources Board
  
• Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program Sept. 7-9 in Clemson
  
• Freshwater Fishing Trends
  
• Saltwater Fishing Trends
  
• S.C. Weekly Tidetable
  
• "SC Wildlife TV" video page
  
• Conservation video