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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. **

DNR boating safety patrols, courtesy inspections planned for Labor Day weekend

In an effort to keep state waterways safe over the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division will again be conducting courtesy safety inspections at some public boat landings.

• Drought Response Committee will meet Sept. 5 in Columbia
  
• Lake Murray dam swim Sept. 22 to be held in memory of BUI victim
  
• College football and dove season open Sept. 1
  
• Francis Marion Forest antlerless deer harvest guidelines
  
• Ridgeland Blue Heron Nature Center hosts youth camp
  
• Marine Advisory Committee to meet Sept. 6 in Charleston
  
• Bonneau Ferry fall deer hunts
  
• Public event series offers Native Americans lecture in Edisto
• Oyster reefs enhanced with alternative materials
  
• Shellfish season will open Sept. 17
  
• Banded mourning doves provide vital information to biologists
  
• Annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep litter cleanup set for Sept. 15
  
• 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
  
• Fifty fields available for public dove hunting
  
• Get your story published in S.C. Wildlife Magazine
  
• Hammock islands offer important habitat for birds
  
• Freshwater Fishing Trends
  
• Saltwater Fishing Trends
  
• S.C. Weekly Tidetable