2012 Calendar of Events

January 11 - Conversations with Conservationists, Senate Briefing - 10am, Gressette Building, Room 105, 1100 Pendleton Street, Columbia, SC

January 25 - Conversations with Conservationists, House Briefing - 9am, Blatt Building, Room 110, 1105 Pendleton Street, Columbia, SC

February 24 - 47th Annual Conservation Awards Banquet, 7:00 pm, Clarion Downtown Hotel, Gervais Street, Columbia

February 25 - Annual Meeting - 10:00 am, Clarion Downtown Hotel, Gervais Street, Columbia 

March 16 - June 8 (Fridays) - 2012 Midlands Master Naturalist Class 

March 23-25 - Palmetto Sportsman's Classic, State Fairgrounds, Columbia

April 22 - Photo Contest Begins

September 21-23 - Women's Outdoor Retreat, Hickory Knob State Resort Park

2011 Calendar of Events

January 13 - 10am - Senate Conservation Briefing: Conversations with Conservationists; Gressette Building, Room 105, 1100 Pendleton Street, Columbia

January 18 - 1pm - SCWF Annual Meeting; Ellis Lawhorne Jackson Room, 1501 Main Street, 5th Floor, Columbia

January 25 - 10am - House Conservation Briefing: Conserving Communities Naturally; Blatt Building, Room 108, 1105 Pendleton Street, Columbia

February 10 - 11am - Wildlife Habitat Workshop, Honda of South Carolina, Timmonsville

February 22 - SCWF/Camo Coalition Lobby Day, State House

February 26 - 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Quigley's 2nd Annual Oyster Roast put on by Lifestyle17; 257 Willbrook Boulevard Pawleys Island, SC 29585; Come hear great music, support the South Carolina Wildlife Federation and enjoy local arts and crafts.

March 13-20 -  National Wildlife Week

March 19 - Family Nature Walk - Carolina Children's Garden, 900 Clemson Road, Columbia. 

March 25-27 - Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic, Fair Grounds, Columbia

March 26 - Family Nature Walk - Riverfront Park, North Entrance, 4120 River Drive, Columbia. 

April 9 - Riverbanks Zoo Party for the Planet, 10am-3pm

April 15 - Photo Contest Begins

April 22 - Earth Day

April 23 - Saluda Shoals Earth Fair

April 27 - Wild & Scenic Film Festival, 701 Whaley Street, Columbia

April 28 - Bryson Jennings at the White Mule to benefit SCWF

April 29-May 1 - Santee Birding & Nature Festival

April 30 - Sesquicentennial State Park Great American Backyard Campout, Columbia

May 3 - Conservation Lobby Day, State House

May 3 - SCWF Board Meeting, Columbia

May 4 - Legends of Conservation—80th Anniversary Gala, Columbia

May 5 - First day of Midlands Master Naturalist class

May 5 - EarthFare Columbia Family Dinner Night - 5-7pm

May 5 - New Energy Markets for Land Trusts and Land Managers Workshop, Columbia

May 11 - Columbia Green Fair Kick-off Party

May 27 - EarthFare Columbia Hot Dog for a Dollar to Benefit SCWF, 4-6pm

May 28 - River Rocks Festival, Riverfront Park, Columbia

June 4 - Family Nature Walk, Peachtree Rock, Lexington, 10am

June 9 - EarthFare Columbia Family Dinner Night - 5-7pm

June 18 - Family Nature Walk, Sesquicentennial State Park, Columbia, 10am

June 19-25 - Camp Wildwood, Kings Mountain State Park

June 24 - EarthFare Columbia Cookout for Conservation, 5-7pm

June 25 -  Great American Backyard Campout

July 15 - Photo Contest Ends

July 19 - SCWF Board Meeting, Columbia

August 13 - Wild Summer’s Nite Auction, Columbia

August 25 - Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Hippodrome Widescreen Theater, Charleston - 843-513-2655

September 17 - Family Nature Walk, Harbison State Forest, Columbia, 10am, FREE

September 25 - Green Fair in Marion Square, Charleston - 843-513-2655

September 30 - October 2 - SCWF Board Retreat, Greenwood

October 1 - Upstate Outdoor Family Adventure (National Hunting & Fishing Day) - Duke World of Energy, Seneca

October 1 - Lynches River County Park Fall Frenzy Event, 10-4, Coward, SC

October 14-16 - Women’s Outdoor Recreation Retreat

October 22 - Green Fair in Finlay Park, Columbia

October 31 - Scholarship Applications Due

November - Registration opens for 2012 Midlands Master Naturalist Class

November 15 - Conservation Award Nominations Due

November 29 - Rural Resource Coalition SC Meeting, Allendale

December 6 - Rural Resource Coalition SC Meeting, Dillon

December 10 - Working For Wildlife, Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge, McBee, SC

December 14 - Full meeting of the Rural Resource Coalition SC, location TBA