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 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:24:41 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) utilized a specially equipped fish hauling truck to stock 750 channel catfish at the Lake Ashwood landing in Lee County. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/may9/may9_ashwood.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Thu, 09 May 2013 10:00:45 EST It's that time of year for nesting seabirds to congregate and begin nesting on the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Seabird Sanctuaries, Deveaux Bank, Bird Key Stono and Crab Bank. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/may9/may9_seabirds.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Thu, 09 May 2013 10:10:45 EST Results of the 2012 Deer Hunter Survey conducted by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources indicate that the statewide harvest of deer last season totaled 217,854, a decrease of 4 percent from last year. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/may9/may9_deerharvest.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Thu, 09 May 2013 10:15:45 EST The benefits of prescribed fire in the Southern "pineywoods" are many and varied—and because of the passion of folks who love and believe in these legal and carefully-planned controlled fires and their results—they are becoming increasingly well-known and appreciated, according to a wildlife biologist and forester with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/may9/may9_fire.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Thu, 09 May 2013 10:20:45 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Education Section recently recognized volunteers who assist in teaching hunter education classes and mentor on youth hunts. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/may2/may2_volunteers.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Fri, 03 May 2013 10:00:45 EST On April 25th the Advisory Board of Directors for the SC Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series voted unanimously to donate $50,000 towards the deployment and construction of the SC Memorial/Charleston Deep Reef Project. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/may2/may2_reef.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Fri, 03 May 2013 10:00:44 EST The first S.C. Department of Natural Resources co-sponsored wild turkey hunt for persons permanently confined to a wheelchair was held in the Upstate on Saturday, April 13. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/may2/may2_wheel.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Fri, 03 May 2013 10:00:43 EST On Saturday, April 20th, four teams in Spartanburg County met at Lyman Lake to compete in the first Spartanburg County Bass Fishing Tournament. Each team could send as many boats as they would like and the top three boats from each team were calculated to provide a team weight. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/may2/may2_spartanburg.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Fri, 03 May 2013 10:00:42 EST Ben Stone of Donalds, S.C. and a Dixie High School Hornet Angler (Due West), and Clayton Childs of Bishop, Ga., both took home trophies on April 26 after winning their respective age divisions in the 2013 B.A.S.S. Nation Junior Bassmaster Southern Divisional on Douglas Lake in Tennessee. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/may2/may2_bass.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Fri, 03 May 2013 10:00:41 EST South Carolina’s oyster season will close on May 15 according to S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/may2/may2_oyster.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Wed, 01 May 2013 10:00:41 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will begin accepting online applications for the 2013 Public Alligator Hunting season and the Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Alligator Hunting Season. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/april25/april25_alligator.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:00:41 EST The drought is officially over for all South Carolina counties according to the S.C. Drought Response Committee. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/april25/april25_drought.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:55:41 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will celebrate 25 years of providing fishing opportunities to children with the annual Kid's Fishing Derby and Water Safety Program at Richard B. Russell Lake on May 11. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/april25/april25_russell.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:55:41 EST The South Carolina Conservation Bank Board will meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 30 in Room 325 (S.C. Natural Resources Board room) of the Rembert Dennis Building at 1000 Assembly St. in Columbia. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/april25/april25_conservation.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:54:41 EST Newly minted officers from the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) graduated on April 19 from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy for its Basic Law Enforcement class. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/april25/april25_grads.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:53:41 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources is seeking help from anglers targeting cobia to collect DNA samples of fish caught in 2013 for ongoing research projects. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/april18/april18_cobia.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:55:41 EST If a deer fawn is found alone in the woods, leave it there, advises a state wildlife biologist. Its mother has not abandoned it; she is probably nearby. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/april18/april18_fawn.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:56:41 EST The S.C. Natural Resources Board, the policy making body of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, will meet 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 25 at the Marsh Clubhouse at the Marsh Wildlife Management Area near Gresham SC. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/april18/april18_board.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:57:41 EST The T.L. Hanna Fishing Team is hosting a fish fry with guest speaker Hank Parker on Tuesday May 14. Tickets are $20 and include a fried fish meal made by Hudson’s Catering Company from Lexington, SC. There will also be live music and tickets available for drawing prizes. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/april18/april18_hanna.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:58:41 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources will conduct a South Carolina Drought Response Committee conference call on Wednesday, April 24, at 10 a.m. The purpose of the drought conference call is to evaluate the drought status statewide. The committee will review climatic data, streamflow and lake level data, and drought impacts. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/april4/april4_drought.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Thu, 4 Apr 2013 02:55:41 EST The Ask a S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Expert series allows our Facebook fans to get answers to your questions about your favorite topics. During each session, DNR employees will go onto the DNR Facebook page and answer as many questions as possible in an hour. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/april4/april4_facebook.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Thu, 4 Apr 2013 02:50:41 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is conducting a Family Fishing Clinic on April 6 at Lake Rabon (SC Highway 252, west of Laurens) from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Make sure to sign up as the classes fill up quickly! http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/april4/april4_clinics.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Thu, 4 Apr 2013 02:45:41 EST The South Carolina section of the Southeast Coast Saltwater Paddling Trail extends 295 miles from the Savannah River at the Georgia border through the Carolina Sea Islands, past the port of Charleston, along the Grand Strand, and ends at Little River on the North Carolina border. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/april4/april4_paddling.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov Thu, 4 Apr 2013 02:55:41 EST Now is the time to begin the planning and preparation of fields to attract doves during the upcoming season. The mourning dove is one of the most popular game species in the Southeast, and fall dove shoots are a South Carolina tradition. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march28/march28_dove.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:55:41 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is conducting a Family Fishing Clinic on April 6 at Lake Rabon (SC Highway 252, west of Laurens) from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Make sure to sign up as the classes fill up quickly! http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march28/march28_clinics.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:45:41 EST One-hundred six (106) youth anglers from around South Carolina descended on the Midlands for the 1st Annual S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Youth Bass Fishing Championship. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march28/march28_bass.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:31:41 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is conducting one of the largest student sporting events in the state for the 8th annual Archery in the Schools Tournament. The tournament is the culminating event for the Archery in the Schools program. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march21/march21_archery.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:31:41 EST The recently acquired Cliff Pitts Wildlife Management Area along the Reedy River in western Laurens County will be open for turkey hunting this spring. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march21/march21_cliff.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Thu, 21 Mar 2013 04:31:41 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) continues to add dates to a series of free outdoor family events around the state. Youth ages 6-15 are encouraged to sign up for a fishing rodeo with specific times for most events to be determined. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march21/march21_rodeos.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Fri, 20 Mar 2013 04:30:41 EST The public is being asked to report sightings of the swallow-tailed kite, an endangered-species in South Carolina and considered a species of highest conservation concern throughout its breeding range in North America. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march21/march21_kite.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Thu, 19 Mar 2013 04:30:41 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Marine Resources Division has just completed a comprehensive analysis and compilation of information on biological resources and human uses in southeastern coastal waters of the U.S. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march21/march21_oceandata.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Thu, 19 Mar 2013 04:35:41 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) gives public notice that the James O. Thomason Firing Range in Spartanburg County will be closed for range modifications from March 25, 2013 until July 23, 2013. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march21/march21_rangeclose.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Thu, 19 Mar 2013 04:37:41 EST An estimated 50,000 hunters will take to the woods during the upcoming turkey season, generating an estimated $30 million in direct expenditures for South Carolina’s economy. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march14/march14_turkey.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:27:41 EST Bonneau Ferry Wildlife Management Area (WMA), located near Cordesville in Berkeley County, is open for another season of fishing. This adult/youth only fishing area provides a great family opportunity to enjoy good fishing in a less crowded natural setting. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march14/march14_bonneau.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:26:41 EST March Madness conjures up images of a feverish month of intense college basketball, but it also means recruiting for weather observation. It's a contest between all 50 states to see who can recruit the most new volunteers during the 31 days of March. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march14/march14_weather.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:25:41 EST A student from Batesburg recently took top honors as the overall winner in South Carolina's 2013 Reel Art contest, a competition held annually by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources sponsored by Sportfish Restoration Funds and the Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march14/march14_reel.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:24:41 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources recently received confirmation that white-nose syndrome, a disease that has killed millions of bats in eastern North American, is now officially in South Carolina. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march14/march14_batwns.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:26:41 EST The Jocassee Gorges’ most famous harbinger of spring, the flower of the rare and beautiful Oconee bell, will be celebrated Saturday, March 16 during the first annual BellFest at Devils Fork State Park on Lake Jocassee in northern Oconee County. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march7/march7_bell.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:26:41 EST The South Carolina Senate recently confirmed a new member to the S.C. Natural Resources Board, the policy making body of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Gov. Nikki Haley appointed Mr. D. Glenn McFadden as the new board member representing the 5th Congressional District. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march14/march14_mcfadden.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:25:41 EST The wood storks at Dungannon HP have been found to be extremely sensitive to human disturbance. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march7/march7_stork.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:26:41 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, will be administering the National Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (BIG) in South Carolina. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march7/march7_boat.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:26:41 EST Brushy ditch banks and weedy field borders may not be attractive to some people, but many of South Carolina's favored farm wildlife and game species depend on these areas for their very survival. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march7/march7_brushy.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:25:41 EST The S.C. Department of Natural Resources recently mailed turkey tags for the 2013 spring season. Those who have not received them should order tags now so they will receive them before the season opens. Hunters can determine if they should have received their tags by mail by checking their hunting license. If “Turkey Tags” appears on their hunting license the tags should have already been mailed to them. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march7/march7_turkey.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:24:41 EST Intermittent showers and chilly temperatures didn’t slow down the 38 young anglers from around South Carolina and Georgia on March 2 at Lake Thurmond/Clarks Hill for the Border Bass Tournament. There were similar conditions for the Conway Tiger Invitational on March 2 out of Bucksport Marina. It was cold and cloudy with winds most of the day. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march7/march7_youth.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:23:41 EST The Aquatic Plant Management Council will meet 10 a.m. Monday, March 11, at the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Board Room in the Dennis Building, Room 335, 1000 Assembly Street, Columbia, S.C. http://dnr.sc.gov/news/yr2013/march7/march7_plant.html newsdesk@dnr.sc.gov (Vlad Roskonov) Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:26:41 EST