SCDNR news releases for 2025 will be posted here. For news from years prior, please see the sidebar to the right under "Archived News."

November 7

• SCDNR and Conservation Partners Dedicate Woodcock Woods and Spence Pond Additions to Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve

October 31

• SCDNR Director Dr. Tom Mullikin Receives USC’s Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award

October 27

• SCDNR Director Dr. Tom Mullikin Receives S.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice’s Lifetime Achievement Award

October 22

• Bear season in Game Zone 4 will close early due to harvest quota being reached

October 17

• SCDNR SCORE Program Strengthens Local Partnerships in Horry and Georgetown Counties

October 8

• Brown Pelicans Return to Nest on Crab Bank; Closures Partly Extended to Protect Chicks

October 2

• SCDNR Director Highlights South Carolina’s Coastal Leadership in Galápagos Keynote

September 19

• SCDNR Celebrates Grand Opening of New State Skeet and Trap Facility at Love Farm WMA

September 18

• South Carolina shellfish harvest season opens Oct. 1
• S.C. Department of Natural Resources Director earns CLASS-I Law-Enforcement certification

September 17

• Golden Trashcan Awarded to Law Enforcement Region 4

September 10

• SCDNR Hosts Swim Safety Initiative in Darlington with Key Community Leaders

September 2

• New Species of Native Bass Formally Described in Savannah River

August 28

• Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve Closed for Preservation Project

August 25

• SCDNR to conduct courtesy boat inspections during Labor Day weekend Saturday, Sunday and Monday

August 7

• SCDNR Partners to Remove Abandoned Vessels from Georgetown Harbor

June 26

• SCDNR to conduct courtesy boat inspections during July Fourth weekend Friday, Saturday and Sunday

June 10

• SCDNR Celebrates Expansion of Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve

June 06

• SCDNR Lieutenant Graduates from FBI National Academy

May 29

• Local shrimp season opens June 2

May 27

• Regulatory changes to affect snapper-grouper species

May 22

• SCDNR’s Lance Corporal Mike Norris Named Governor’s State Law Enforcement Officer of the Year

May 19

• Are you GatorWise? Alligator information project goes live with members from wildlife agencies throughout the southeast US

May 15

• New Slot Tag Option for Alligator Lottery Hunts

May 13

• SCDNR to conduct courtesy boat inspections during Memorial Day weekend
• Shellfish harvesting season closes May 28

May 07

• SCDNR biologist awarded state's highest honor

April 29

• First sea turtle nest of 2025 reported in Folly Beach

April 28

• South Carolina Stewardship Week

March 24

• Dr. Mark F. Hartley confirmed as next chairman of SCDNR Board

March 12

• Celebrate the coast at Open House on March 22

February 25

• SCDNR announces dedication ceremony of 19th Cultural Heritage Preserve

February 20

• Norman F. Pulliam resigns as chairman and 4th Congressional District member of the Natural Resources Board

February 14

• Deer antler measuring sessions set throughout SC

February 13

• SCDNR board member Duane Swygert awarded Order of the Palmetto

February 05

• South Carolina Senate confirms Thomas S. (Tom) Mullikin, Ph.D., J.D. as SCDNR director

February 04

• SCDNR deploys reef balls to bolster fish habitat in Lake Murray