News Updates - 2021

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September 16, 2021

• Shellfish season set to open October 1

September 15, 2021

• Retired fisheries manager awarded SC's highest civilian honor
• Edisto reef addition features eclectic mix of structures

September 13, 2021

• Corps of Engineers, SCDNR announce start of construction for the Crab Bank Restoration Project

September 2, 2021

• National Hunting and Fishing Day celebration set for Sept. 25 near Seneca

September 1, 2021

• Deadline approaching to register Black and White Tegus

August 30, 2021

• SCDNR, Riverbanks give gopher frogs ‘Head Start’ in Lowcountry

August 27, 2021

• SCDNR to hold courtesy boat inspections during the Labor Day holiday weekend

August 20, 2021

• Longleaf pine trees are shedding needles

August 16, 2021

• SCDNR License Sales and Watercraft Renewal toll-free telephone number temporarily out-of-service

August 13, 2021

• SCDNR investigation leads to charges of illegal harvesting and sale of flounder and other fish

August 10, 2021

• Invasive tegu lizards continue to be sighted around South Carolina

July 19, 2021

• Sportsman’s Warehouse sponsoring July 22 clean-up on Congaree River

July 7, 2021

• Public Survey for Sunday Hunting on SCDNR WMAs: We want to hear from you

June 30, 2021

• SCDNR, Lee County Animal Control investigating animal cruelty and state wildlife violations

June 29, 2021

• SCDNR Dive Team recovers body of boating accident victim in Georgetown County

June 23, 2021

• S.C. Drought Committee declares all state's counties drought free

June 22, 2021

• New flounder regulations take effect July 1
• SCDNR courtesy boat inspections set for July 4th holiday

June 21, 2021

• SCDNR Dive Team concludes successful search and recovery operation on Lake Monticello in Fairfield County

June 15, 2021

• Sonoco educator wins 2020 S.C. Environmental Awareness Award

June 9, 2021

• Drought Response Committee declares ‘incipient’ drought conditions in six counties

June 4, 2021

• SCDNR's York County Express Office to close for three weeks in June and July

June 3, 2021

• Statewide deer harvest increases slightly in 2020

May 28, 2021

• New regulations will ban tegus, require current owners to register reptiles

May 24, 2021

• Boat carefully and report sightings as manatees return to South Carolina
• SCDNR to hold courtesy boat inspections during Memorial Day holiday weekend

May 12, 2021

• SCDNR board chairman, member confirmed by state Senate
• Shellfish harvest season to close May 25

May 11, 2021

• SCDNR Dive Team concludes successful search and recovery operation on ICW in Horry County

May 7, 2021

• Charleston County SCDNR officer recognized for heroism by S.C. Senate and Gov. Henry McMaster

May 6, 2021

• Biologists find salt marsh has unexpected importance to horseshoe crabs

May 5, 2021

• South Carolina marks first sea turtle nest of the year

May 4, 2021

• Jocassee Gorges road to be closed for about a week

April 30, 2021

• Blue Ridge Electric erects power-line structures to enhance SCDNR dove fields

April 29, 2021

• SCDNR Dive Team concludes successful search and recovery operation on Savannah River

April 28, 2021

• SCDNR Dive Team concludes successful search and recovery operation on Lumber River

April 26, 2021

• Public input sought on planned state park, water trail project for Black River

April 21, 2021

• South Carolina’s Baltimore Oriole Winter Survey a huge success, with record-breaking numbers

April 20, 2021

• Rabbit disease concerns South Carolina wildlife officials

April 19, 2021

• Highway named as memorial to first African-American SCDNR game warden

April 15, 2021

• Crab Bank Restoration - Adjustment to Footprint

April 12, 2021

• Leave "lost fawns" alone

April 6, 2021

• Seasonal no-wake zone on ICW in Charleston County extended this year

April 5, 2021

• Ribbon-cutting celebrates opening of SCDNR Office in Horry County

April 1, 2021

• Tips for dealing with black bears in South Carolina
• Bird feeders can be put back up if Pine Siskins aren't visiting your yard

March 31, 2021

• SCDNR director praises partnerships as 'Super Bowl of Bass Fishing' returns to Lake Hartwell

March 30, 2021

• Call your shots…

March 23, 2021

• Black Scenic River Management Plan complete and available to the public

March 12, 2021

• McClellanville-area reef expansion to provide marine habitat

March 10, 2021

• $5 Million in grants awarded to SCDNR, Conservation Bank to protect coastal wetlands

March 8, 2021

• SCDNR asks South Carolinians to remove bird feeders until early spring

March 5, 2021

• Prescribed Burns on Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve

March 1, 2021

• Turkey tags arriving in your mailbox soon
• Emergency no wake zone extended for portions of the Waccamaw River and Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway

February 25, 2021

• Dorchester County SCDNR officer honored by National Wild Turkey Federation

February 22, 2021

• Temporary no wake zone in place for portions of the Waccamaw River and Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway

February 12, 2021

• Nominations sought for 2020 S.C. Environmental Awareness Award

February 9, 2021

• S.C. Baltimore Oriole Winter Survey and Great Backyard Bird Count set Feb. 12-15

February 4, 2021

• Lowcountry SCDNR officer recognized for community involvement
• Trails reopened at Peters Creek Heritage Preserve in Spartanburg County
• Designated waterfowl hunting days for veterans/active duty military

January 22, 2021

• Draft 2021 Aquatic Plant Management plan available for public review until February 22, 2021
• Part I: Kate's First Retrieve —December 28, 2020

January 21, 2021

• Annual Palmetto Sportsmen's Classic canceled amid COVID-19 concerns

January 14, 2021

• South Carolina's Aquatic Plant Management Council to meet January 20 via video conference

January 11, 2021

• Gratitude expressed for ‘conservation giant’ SCDNR Chairman Emeritus Marion Burnside

January 10, 2021

• Part II: Willie’s Last Retrieve — January 10, 2021

January 8, 2021

• Jocassee Gorges roads reopened after snowfall lighter than expected

January 6, 2021

• Sections of Jocassee Gorges roads to be closed Thursday in anticipation of snow
• SCDNR awarded $1 million grant for wetland restoration at Georgetown County waterfowl management area

January 4, 2021

• Reminder to keep your bird feeders clean