Keep South Carolina Wild
April 25, 2023
The Wood Stork represents a significant milestone as we continue to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. These large wading birds are the only species of stork breeding in the U.S. and can be found roosting in colonies within the forested wetlands, cypress swamps, and marshes of the southeastern coastal plain. Once listed as federally endangered, the species is now making a comeback and has been proposed for delisting thanks to increased protection of their habitat and the critical ecosystems that they rely on.
[caption id="attachment_5704" align="aligncenter" width="683"] National Wildlife Federation President and CEO Collin O’Mara, South Carolina Wildlife Federation’s Sara Green and City of Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin hold the certificate announcing Columbia...
Published in the Chapin Magazine on September 6, 2023 here. As the sun rises over Lake Thurmond in McCormick County, SC, I hear excited chatter from the 200 women at...
Published by the Post & Courier, 10/20/22 - https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/commentary-sc-birds-are-in-trouble-this-bipartisan-bill-can-help/article_f3712c62-4f14-11ed-99a4-57b427e54f89.html [caption id="attachment_5472" align="alignright" width="300"] Corina Newsome, NWF[/caption] There is no place on Earth like the Southeastern United States to discover wildlife....