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Columbia, SC 29202

Hampton Marine Conservation Banquet celebrates legacy Aug. 18

Harry Hampton, born in 1897, was known for his recognition of South Carolina’s abundance of wildlife and flora, untainted rivers and pristine beaches. As a reporter for The State newspaper, Hampton’s conservation interests culminated with a massive publicity campaign to organize a game and fish association, instigate natural resources legislation and form a state game commission. The association later came to be known as the South Carolina Wildlife Federation. (Photo courtesy Art Carter - SCDNR)

• Land, Water and Conservation group meets July 19 in Columbia
  
• Natural Resources Board meets July 20 in Charleston
  
• Junior Wildwater World Championship to be held on Saluda River July 16-19
  
• Lake Russell shoreline project needs volunteers
  
• Hunt opportunities abound with coastal deer drawings
  
• Adult and youth dove hunts set at Draper WMA in York County
  
• Hampton Marine Conservation Banquet celebrates legacy Aug. 18
  
• Marine Resources Library presents Smithsonian coastal chart exhibit
• DNR completes Santee Cooper striped bass stocking
  
• New laws regulate Santee Cooper Arkansas Blue Catfish
  
• DNR is conducting eligibility study for lower Lynches scenic river status
  
• Hunting, fishing licenses are up for renewal in S.C.
  
• Statewide deer harvest moderates in 2006
  
• New laws for popular saltwater finfish
  
• Freshwater Fishing Trends
  
• Saltwater Fishing Trends
  
• S.C. Weekly Tidetable
  
• "SC Wildlife TV" video page
  
• Conservation video