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DNR News
SC Dept. of Natural Resources
P 0 Box 167
Columbia, SC 29202

** Archived Article - please check for current information. **

Annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep litter cleanup will be held Sept. 15

A Star Wars light saber, an apartment door, a fax machine, and yes, even the kitchen sink are among just some of the unusual items found during Beach Sweep/River Sweep, the largest one-day cleanup of the state’s waterways scheduled to take place Saturday, September 15 from 9 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. (Photo of Gill's Creek, Richland County, 2006 sweep volunteers)

• Oyster reefs enhanced with alternative materials
  
• Shellfish season will open Sept. 17
  
• Banded mourning doves provide vital information to biologists
  
• Sept. 1 youth/adult dove hunt sponsored by Clemson, DNR
  
• Annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep litter cleanup set for Sept. 15
• DNR biologists, Law Enforcement rescue Murrells Inlet loggerhead
• Help birds by providing much-needed source of water during summer heat
  
• Aiken County wildlife area open to public in September
  
• Reef-Ex project continues partnership with Guard, DNR
  
• Public event series continues conservation topics this fall
  
• Coastal archery deer hunting opportunities are numerous
  
• Hunters must check deer taken on lower state WMA’s
  
• Fifty fields available for public dove hunting
  
• Get your story published in S.C. Wildlife Magazine
  
• Hammock islands offer important habitat for birds
  
• Landowners encouraged to apply for wildlife conservation programs
• Antlerless deer tags no longer valid in new Game Zone One
  
• Early-season migratory bird seasons approved by Natural Resources Board
  
• Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program Sept. 7-9 in Clemson
  
• Freshwater Fishing Trends
  
• Saltwater Fishing Trends
  
• S.C. Weekly Tidetable