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18th Annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep litter cleanup will be held Sept. 16

The 18th Annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep will be held from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Sept. 16. Each year thousands of people participate in the Sweep, South Carolina’s largest one-day litter cleanup of beaches and waterways.

• Natural Resources Board meets Sept. 15 in Columbia
• Historic habitat protection project nears completion
• 18th Annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep litter cleanup will be held Sept. 16
• Outdoor Family Adventure Day celebration Sept. 30 in Columbia
• Archery deer-hunting opportunities are numerous in coastal region
• Shrimp-baiting season opens Sept. 15 in South Carolina waters
• No evidence of chronic wasting disease found in South Carolina white-tailed deer
• ACE Basin Research Reserve observes Estuaries Day Sept. 30
• Deer-hunting opportunities set at Bonneau Ferry Wildlife Area
• Late-season migratory bird season approved by Natural Resources Board
• Import of deer, elk parts into state still limited by state regulation
• Outdoor Family Adventure Day celebration Sept. 30 in Columbia
• Hunters must check deer taken on lower state WMA ’s
• Non-native Pacu fish caught in Sampit River
• Respect Wildlife Management Areas around South Carolina
• Freshwater Fishing Trends
• Saltwater Fishing Trends
• S.C. Weekly Tidetable