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DNR News
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Columbia, SC 29202

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“South Carolina Wildlife” television show to air April 8

In our fly-fishing segment this month, we joined Simons Welter, an Upstate resident who spends a fair amount of time casting for rainbows and brookies. Simons caught the fly-fishing bug at a Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshop in 2004. She takes Glenn to the Chattooga River for a lesson in fly-fishing.

• New regulations for seabird nesting islands
• Lake Hartwell Restoration & Compensation Determination Plan available online
• New conservation effort at upcoming Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series
• Plan and prepare now for fall dove hunting
• 2006 Aquatic Plant Management Plan now available on Internet
• Public input on migratory bird hunting to be sought at April 12 Charleston meeting
• State Heritage Trust Board meets April 10 in Columbia
• Governor signs $32 million conservation bond act to protect 39,000 acres of forestland
• Conservation programs benefit wildlife; CRP signup is scheduled through April 14
• USC students work to enhance Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve
• Download new ‘My First Fish’ certificate from web site
• New fish tag reporting phone number for anglers
• Freshwater Fishing Trends
• Saltwater Fishing Trends
• S.C. Weekly Tidetable