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#06-238 September 11, 2006

Natural Resources Board meets Sept. 15 in Columbia

The S.C. Natural Resources Board, the policy-making body of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, will meet 9:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15 in Room 335 (board room) of the Rembert C. Dennis Building at 1000 Assembly St. in Columbia.

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
              Migratory Waterfowl
              Marine Resources
  
  
• Items for board information
              Finfish presentation
  
  
• Items for board action
              Proposed youth dog deer hunt for Francis Marion National Forest
              2006-07 waterfowl stamp budget
              Broad River fisheries mitigation fund proposal
              Proposed 2007 WMA regulations
              Saluda River fish kill report
  
  
• Director’s briefings
              Executive Office
              Legislative report
              Legislative services
  
  
• Deputy Directors’ Reports
              Land, Water and Conservation
              Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries
              Law Enforcement
              Outreach and Support Services
              Marine Resources               

• 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