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The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources publishes a variety of documents on topics related to the state's natural resources, including management plans, surveys, and regulations.
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Publication Nesting & Brood Rearing Habitat : Critical to Quail Management Success(South Carolina State Library, 2007-10) Barnes, Judy A.; DeHaven, Ginger; South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Small Game ProjectThis paper discusses nesting sites for quail, brood rearing areas for quail, how to provide suitable nesting and brood rearing habitat, management practices to enhance pasture lands and management practices to enhance agricultural and forest lands.Publication SC Bat ID Guide(South Carolina State Library, 2018-03-27) South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesThis paper gives information about 8 of the 14 species of bats found in South Carolina. It includes color pictures.Publication Welcome to Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve & Wildlife Management Area(South Carolina State Library, 2024-05-16) South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesThis paper describes the Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve & Wildlife Management Area. It includes a driving tour of the area.Publication Wateree River Heritage Preserve Wildlife Management Area & Love Farm Wildlife Management Area : Wetlands Management Review(South Carolina State Library, 2024-08) South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesWateree River Heritage Preserve Wildlife Management Area is bordered by the Wateree River and includes the iconic Cooks Mountain, 17 miles east of Columbia, South Carolina. The property encompasses 3,674 acres, with portions of two historic plantations: Cooks Mountain and Goodwill Plantation. Because of its rich cultural and natural resources, Wateree River is designated as a Heritage Preserve (HP), the highest protection in the state; and the Wildlife Management Area (WMA) designation allows for a robust public hunt program. The property was purchased by the Haile Gold Mine as a partial mitigation for a Lancaster County mining operation and was transferred to SCDNR in 2015. A portion of the property is under a conservation easement with Ducks Unlimited to further encourage the management of wetland habitats. The agency’s stated objectives for the property are to “preserve and enhance natural and cultural resources while restoring and enhancing jurisdictional wetlands and streams.”Publication Santee Coastal Reserve Wetlands Management Review(South Carolina State Library, 2024-08) South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesIn May 2023, SCDNR engaged a third-party facilitator and a team of three external wetland experts with public and private sector experience to conduct a thorough review of its wetland impoundment management practices. The team was tasked with evaluating the following six areas: 1. Evaluate the existing management plan for gaps or misplaced goals. 2. Evaluate infrastructure (dikes, water control structures) for unknown needs. 3. Evaluate current water management and habitat management regimes. 4. Evaluate efforts to control invasive and undesirable plant species. 5. Evaluate waterfowl disturbance within the property and in areas immediately adjacent to the property on public waterways. 6. Evaluate hunt management regimes.Publication Hurricane Hazel : South Carolina Impact Report(South Carolina State Library, 2018-07-02) South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesThis paper describes Hurricane Hazel and its path of destruction from South Carolina to Canada.Publication 2024-2025 Migratory Bird Season(South Carolina State Library, 2024-03-22) South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesThis document contains information about hunting migratory birds in South Carolina. It includes the board approved bird species, open dates, shooting hours, daily bag limit, and possession limit.Publication Samworth WMA Wetlands Management Review(South Carolina State Library, 2021-09) South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesIn May 2021, SCDNR engaged a third-party facilitator and a team of three external wetland experts from public and private sectors across the South, to conduct a thorough review of their impoundment management practices.Publication Bear Island WMA Wetlands Management Review(South Carolina State Library, 2024-03) South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesThe management goal for Bear Island WMA is to maintain and enhance the integrity of the natural resources of the area while optimizing public recreational and educational opportunities.Publication Clean Boating Tips(South Carolina State Library, 2021-02-12) South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesThis document contains helpful tips for clean boating habits.Publication South Carolina Rabbit Hunter Survey 2023-2024(South Carolina State Library, 2024) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Small Game ProjectThe Small Game Project, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, implemented the South Carolina Rabbit Hunter Survey in the 1991-92 season. The survey was designed to provide reliable, quantitative information about rabbit numbers and rabbit hunter success across the state. This report presents information from the latest survey and compares data collected for the past 10 years. Information is used to identify trends in rabbit populations and rabbit hunting activities in South Carolina.Publication Alligator Project(South Carolina State Library, 2024-05-29) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Wildlife SectionThis PowerPoint presentation gives information on the alligator hunting season including permits, capture devices, safety, tags and reporting.Publication What is the SC Shorebird Project?(South Carolina State Library, 2024-03-12) South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesThis PowerPoint presentation deals with the South Carolina Shorebird Project.Publication Shorebirds : from Charleston to Churchill(South Carolina State Library, 2024-03-12) Thibault, Janet; South Carolina Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries DivisionThis PowerPoint presentation s a pictorial work dealing with shore birds in South Carolina and Canada.Publication Seabird activity in Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge(South Carolina State Library, 2024-03-12) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources; Martin, Mary-CatherineThis PowerPoint presentation deals with sea bird activities in the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.Publication South Carolina Department of Natural Resources organizational chart(South Carolina State Library, 2024-03-07) South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesThis is the March 2024 organizational chart for the Department of Natural Resources.Publication Piping plovers, polychaetes, and poop : learning a shorebird’s diet and habitat preferences(South Carolina State Library, 2024-03-12) Chaplin, Melissa; Tweel, Andrew; Thibault, Janet; South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesThis PowerPoint presentation describes the piping plover.Publication Red Knots in South Carolina : research & revelations(South Carolina State Library, 2024-03-12) Sanders, Felicia; Martin, Mary-Catherine; Thibault, Janet; Duquet, Camille; South Carolina Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries Division. Coastal Bird ProgramThis PowerPoint presentation describes the Red Knot in South Carolina.Publication Annual report of the Department of Natural Resources on Act 51 123rd session of the South Carolina General Assembly (2023)(South Carolina State Library, 2024-02) South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesAct 51 of the 123rd Session of the South Carolina General Assembly largely rewrote wild turkey hunting laws in South Carolina. It established new turkey season frameworks, imposed a limit of one gobbler during the first 10 days of the season, a daily limit of one gobbler, and it imposed a first-time fee on turkey tags. Act 51 also requires that “The department shall provide an annual report on the wild turkey resources in South Carolina to the Chairman of the Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee and the Chairman of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.” This document is offered by the department to fulfill that requirement.Publication Results of fall covey count surveys on select WMA tracts - 2023(South Carolina State Library, 2023) South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesFall covey count surveys are conducted annually on select Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) as an estimate of fall quail populations. These surveys are intended to serve as a fall population monitoring technique for assessing quail populations, tracking population trends, and assessing the effectiveness of management practices conducted on select WMAs under intensive quail management.