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April 5, 2006

“South Carolina Wildlife” television show to air April 8

Don't miss the latest episode of “South Carolina Wildlife” television show on South Carolina Educational Television on Saturday, April 8th at 6:30 p.m. Viewers will see a variety of outdoor pastimes and places, and get close-up views of some special plants and animals occurring in the Palmetto State.

“South Carolina Wildlife” is a production of S.C Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and South Carolina Educational Television and airs the second Saturday of each month at 6:30 p.m., but check your local listings.

Tag along with DNR staffers Jean Leitner and Glenn Gardner as they take a field trip to the Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve in Aiken County. The Chattooga River is often the destination for anglers and Glenn got a lesson in fly-fishing. Warm weather is here and so is a spring season checklist to get your watercraft ship shape for summer boating season. Spring was in bloom when we pulled onto the shoulder of a quiet country road in Orangeburg County to shoot this month’s Palmetto Portraits.

The 83.84-acre Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve is just outside the city limits of North Augusta in Aiken County. The preserve has 1,076 feet of river frontage on one of the few remaining river shoals of the Savannah River. The shoals harbor the rare Rocky Shoals Spider Lily. The river also has rock formations that may be remnants of ancient Native American fishing weirs.

Simons Welter and Glenn Gardner

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.
It’s time to uncover the boat and get her ready for the first time this season.

South Carolina Wildlife television checks in with DNR Lt. Jim Wagers with some handy tips like: check all hoses, check power steering/cables, check the rudder and shafts and inspect personal flotation devices.

South Carolina in springtime puts on quite a show everywhere you look. A soft breeze, singing birds and maybe a cricket or two are just some of the sights and sounds you’ll experience along a rural road in Orangeburg County in this month’s Palmetto Portraits.

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