http://www.dnr.sc.gov/ Latest News Release for SCDNR Natural Resource News Wildlife Information en-us Copyright 2010 SCDNR http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Fri, 01 Sep 2010 08:28:45 EST The meeting will be held at the S.C. Forestry Commission's Large Conference Room (parking located in the back), 5500 Broad River Road in Columbia. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/march1/march1_drought.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Hans Klischo) Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:23:45 EST Antlers will abound throughout the Palmetto State as the search for new state record deer antlers gets underway during the S.C. Department of Natural Resources' annual series of measuring sessions. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/feb16/feb16_antler.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Hans Klischo) Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:23:45 EST This year’s Hampton Fund donation was $104,050. The total donated to DNR by the Hampton Fund over the years now totals $2,731,080. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/feb16/feb16_hampton.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Hans Klischo) Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:22:45 EST The Santee Cooper reservoirs have long been known as an angler's paradise and the recent capture of the largest Lake Moultrie blue catfish ever observed only solidifies this reputation. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/feb16/feb16_catfish.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Hans Klischo) Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:23:45 EST Kalmia Gardens of Coker College in Hartsville is the latest public to drop off location for oyster shell recycling. Recycled oyster shells are used by S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to refurbish oyster grounds. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/feb16/feb16_kalmia.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Lars Clandau) Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:22:45 EST Florence is the latest area for a drop off location for oyster shell recycling. Recycled oyster shells are used by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to refurbish oyster grounds. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/feb16/feb16_florence.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Lars Clandau) Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:21:45 EST Retiring S.C. Department of Natural Resources director John Frampton was recognized for his 37-years of service to the state of South Carolina by a resolution passed in the South Carolina House of Representatives on Feb. 9. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/feb16/feb16_frampton.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Lars Clandau) Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:23:45 EST Duck hunters finished the season on S.C. Department of Natural Resources public hunting lands with a total harvest of 4080 birds, an average of 2.4 birds per hunter, the same average reported last year. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/feb16/feb16_duck.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Lars Clandau) Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:22:45 EST South Carolina Wildlife’s Twenty-Eighth Annual Outdoor Photography Competition and Print Exhibition is open to anyone interested in photography. The magazine’s award-winning photography staff will serve as judges for the contest and winning prints will be displayed at the 2012 Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic to be held March 23-25 at the State Fairgrounds in Columbia. There is no entry fee for the contest. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/feb9/feb9_photog.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Lars Clandau) Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:22:45 EST The S.C. Natural Resources Board, the policy making body of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, will meet 2 p.m. Fri., Feb. 17 at the Marine Resources Division’s Marine Resource Research Institute classroom at 217 Fort Johnson Road, on James Island in Charleston. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/feb9/feb9_board.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Lars Clandau) Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:21:45 EST Aiken County's Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve will be open to the public on four Saturdays during the month of March (3, 10, 17 and 24). Scouting, some recreational activities and fishing will be allowed. No weapons will be permitted during March. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/feb9/feb9_cracker.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Lars Clandau) Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:23:45 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources' Heritage Trust Program will work with the S.C. Forestry Commission to conduct several prescribed burns on about 400 acres of Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area in Lancaster County over the next few months. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/feb9/feb9_40.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:22:45 EST Joy Sullivan, Flood Mitigation Program public information coordinator with the Land, Water & Conservation division, was awarded the title of statewide S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) employee of the year for 2010 during the Jan. 26, 2012 DNR Board meeting in Columbia. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/feb2/feb2_employee.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:23:45 EST Field work is the starting point for much of South Carolina's fishery research. When additional research is needed beyond the field, it will likely be done at the Eastover Fisheries Lab. http://youtu.be/cv5S56wT7_o newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:24:45 EST Form a bass fishing club at your school and you can also compete in tournaments around South Carolina and potentially reach the national stage. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/feb2/feb2_club.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:23:45 EST Effective on Jan. 30, 2012 harvest and possession of snapper-grouper and coastal migratory pelagic species will be limited to the recreational bag limit within designated special management zones off South Carolina. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/jan26/jan26_snapper.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:24:45 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources Board named Col. Alvin Taylor as permanent director of the agency during the regular Board meeting on Jan. 26 in Columbia. Taylor replaces John Frampton, who is retiring in March. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/jan26/jan26_taylor.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:24:45 EST Every year, 150 to 200 commercial fishermen harvest an average 357,000 pounds of blueback herring, American and hickory shad using cast nets and shad or herring gill nets. Commercial season for American shad in South Carolina opens on some waterways as early as Jan. 1 and can close as late as April 30. Fishermen are responsible for checking the regulations pertaining to the river system where they are fishing. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/jan26/jan26_shad.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:24:45 EST On the verge of another season of winter hibernating bat surveys, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists and partners estimate that at least 5.7 million to 6.7 million bats have now died from white-nose syndrome. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/jan19/jan19_bat.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:23:45 EST The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service joins the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and other partners such as the S.C. Department of Natural Resources to announce the start of a yearlong celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/jan19/jan19_wfsr.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:20:45 EST Special Upstate youth deer hunts were held during the latter part of 2011, and 54 young hunters took part, many of them on their first deer hunt. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/jan12/jan12_upstate.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:24:45 EST Camp Wildwood is a high energy hands on, outdoor environmental camp for 10th through 12th grade students and is in session June 17 – 23 at Kings Mountain State Park. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/jan12/jan12_wildwood.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Fri, 6 Jan 2012 10:24:45 EST The three day hunt periods (Thurs.-Sat.) are scheduled for February 9-11, 16-18, and 23-25 from sunrise to sunset only. North Island is only accessible after crossing Winyah Bay by boat and contains 1,410 acres of uplands and 1,703 acres of marsh. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/jan5/jan5_hog.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Thu, 5 Jan 2012 10:22:45 EST The 25th Annual Wild Quail Management Seminar, sponsored by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is designed to instruct landowners and land managers in the proper techniques of creating habitat that will support native populations of bobwhite quail. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/jan5/jan5_quail.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Thu, 5 Jan 2012 10:21:45 EST 2011 was another year of extreme weather events in South Carolina. June through August 2011 was the second warmest on record statewide (out of 117 years). Portions of the state were in incipient and moderate drought in 2011 with six counties upgraded to severe drought in November. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/jan5/jan5_weather.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Thu, 5 Jan 2012 10:19:45 EST With recent freezing temperatures across South Carolina, hunters and outdoor enthusiasts headed to the field should be aware of the threat of hypothermia and how to combat it. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2012/jan5/jan5_hypo.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Wed, 4 Jan 2012 10:24:45 EST Standing dead trees, or snags, may appear to be useless, even eyesores, but a state wildlife biologist says actually they are important components of wildlife habitat and frequently in short supply. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2011/dec29/dec29_snag.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:24:45 EST Instead of letting your Christmas tree take up space in a landfill this year, state natural resources officials suggest giving it a second life by putting it to good use for fish or wildlife. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2011/dec29/dec29_trees.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:23:45 EST The recent reporting of the recovery of a tagged yellowfin tuna comes as a surprise to fisheries biologists. The tag, sent from the National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries in Shizuoka, Japan, was just received by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) Marine Resources Division. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2011/dec22/dec22_tuna.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:24:45 EST The numbers of many neotropical migratory birds are declining precipitously, but the state wildlife agency says people can help by taking some simple steps. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2011/dec22/dec22_song.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:23:45 EST Sixteen-foot-tall concrete bat roosts put in place around South Carolina using a State Wildlife Grant are designed to help the state-endangered Rafinesque’s big-eared bat but may also be providing habitat for some other uncommon bats as well as chimney swifts. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2011/dec22/dec22_roost.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:24:45 EST With the rich bounty of the season surrounding them, people are constantly reminded of the gracious plenty of the holidays. But what of wildlife—will their holidays be merry? http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2011/dec22/dec22_wildlife.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:23:45 EST Many species and ecosystems require fire periodically to ensure their survival, and that's why prescribed burns are conducted on many of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources' heritage preserves. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2011/dec22/dec22_burn.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:22:45 EST In 2008, a pair of peregrine falcons chose Jumping-Off Rock within the Jocassee Gorges as their new nest site. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources was ecstatic about the addition, which felt like a jewel in the crown of the upstate. Amazingly, the peregrines have fledged two juveniles for four years in a row now. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2011/dec22/dec22_peregrine.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:21:45 EST When Dan Rankin, regional fisheries biologist with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, looked at a map of existing brook trout streams along the Blue Ridge Escarpment, a large blank spot along the Jocassee Gorges section was pretty conspicuous. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2011/dec22/dec22_trout.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:20:45 EST Numerous opportunities are available for hunters to harvest small game on over 281,000 acres of wildlife management area (WMA) land located in the Lowcountry counties of Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2011/dec15/dec15_small.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:22:45 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ Freshwater Fisheries Section stocked about 13,000 brown and rainbow trout in the Lower Saluda River Dec. 13 using a helicopter and specialized lift bucket. The stocking benefits South Carolina’s $14 million trout fishery. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2011/dec15/dec15_trout.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:22:45 EST Mobility impaired hunters were once again treated to a unique opportunity to take part in two special deer hunts this year on 43 well-managed and exclusive, private tracts of land in the Upstate. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2011/dec8/dec8_mobile.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Pace Kandinksy) Fri, 8 Dec 2011 10:22:45 EST