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#07-75 March 19, 2007

S.C. Natural Resources Board to meet March 16 in Orangeburg

The S.C. Natural Resources Board, the policy making body of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, will meet 10 a.m. Friday, March 16 in the Ellison Building, at Carolina Regional Park, 125 Regional Parkway in Orangeburg.

Board meetings are open to the public, and anyone with business for the board or needing directions to the meeting should contact the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Columbia office at (803) 734-9102. Michael G. McShane of Johns Island is chairman of the S.C. Natural Resources Board.

Items scheduled on the agenda for the S.C. Natural Resources Board meeting include:

• Constituent comments
  
  
• Presentations/commendations
  
  
• Advisory committee reports
              Marine Resources
  
  
• Items for board information
              Timeline for cormorant work/research/survey
              Grass carp in Santee Cooper lakes
              Recreational use policy
              Proposed conservation easement policy
  
  
• Items for board action
              Woodbury WMA Interim Management Plan (Marion County)
              Hamilton Ridge WMA Interim Management Plan (Hampton County)
  
  
• Director’ briefings
              Executive Office
              Legislative report
  
  
• Deputy directors’ reports
              Marine Resources
              Land, Water and Conservation
              Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries
              Law Enforcement
  
  
• Outreach and Support Services

• S.C. Natural Resources Board to meet March 16 in Orangeburg
  
• Migratory Waterfowl group meets March 21 in Columbia
  
• Stormwater program set March 28 in Charleston County’s Hollywood
  
• Apache Pier cooperative project allows access to water, weather information
  
• Reel Art contest winners announced
  
• Landowners may be eligible for program to improve bird habitat with ‘quail strips’
  
• License purchases, boat title information available online
  
• Fishing tournament observer class offered
  
• Opening day of Classic to feature National Archery in Schools competition
  
• Environmental Awareness Award presented March 20
• Forecast fair for turkey season; new look for 2007 turkey tags
• Alligator Adventure headlines Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic
• Santee Coastal youth turkey hunts application deadlines approaching
• Wildlife food plot contest entry deadline is April 2
• Online calendar keeps you informed about DNR events
• Brushy ditch banks, weedy field borders are beneficial to wildlife around farms
• North Island dogs-only feral hog hunts in March
• State’s only fish lock offers underwater view; access limited
• New trail at Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve is now open
  
• Twiggy: The Water-Skiing Squirrel headlines Sportsmen’s Classic
  
• Antler scoring sessions scheduled in March across South Carolina
• Palmetto Sportsmen's Classic set for March 23-25 in Columbia
• New Lowcountry public event series offered
  
• Freshwater Fishing Trends
• Saltwater Fishing Trends
• S.C. Weekly Tidetable