SCWF invites you to join us on Wednesday, April 22 for Earth Day at the Ballpark at Segra Park in Columbia. Along with other conservation organizations, SCWF will have a table at the game where visitors can learn all about fireflies, the lightning bugs!
Tickets are just $12.67 to see the Columbia Fireflies take on the Augusta GreenJackets in this friendly regional rivalry that is sure to be fun for the whole family. When you purchase tickets through the link below, you will score a limited-edition Fireflies “COLA” hat with your ticket – a stylish nod to both your team spirit and environmental awareness.
Are you looking for an opportunity to help our beautiful bluebirds? If so, please join us at Camp Discovery in Blythewood, SC, to help give these birds a better chance at being successful parents during the next breeding season. We’ll reduce the amount of vegetation around the boxes, clean out each one, and make any additional adjustments to improve their breeding habitat. We hope to see you there! Please use the button below to sign up to volunteer for this event.
Check out pictures from last year’s volunteer day here!
In partnership with Wildlife Forever, the South Carolina Wildlife Federation proudly presents the South Carolina Songbird Art Contest, which is generously sponsored by Dominion Energy. This contest invites K–12 students to explore our native birds through art and creative writing. This fun competition celebrates our feathered friends while encouraging young artists to learn about their habitats and conservation.
The 2025 featured species include the black-and-white warbler, purple finch, Carolina wren, painted bunting, and white-breasted nuthatch.
The Songbird Art Contest invites you to choose a bird, learn its story, and bring it to life through your own art. If you’re in grade 4 or higher, you’ll also write a short creative writing piece to share what makes your bird special.
Judging: There will be first, second, and third place awards given to each of the grade ranges listed below.
Grades K–3
- 1st Place: Youth Binoculars · Ranger Rick subscription · Prismacolor Art Supplies
- 2nd Place: Ranger Rick subscription · Prismacolor Art Supplies
- 3rd Place: Ranger Rick subscription
Grades 4–6
- 1st Place: Youth Binoculars · South Carolina Bird Guide · Prismacolor Art Supplies
- 2nd Place: Prismacolor Art Supplies · How to Draw Birds Book
- 3rd Place: Bird Guide
Grades 7–9
- 1st Place: Youth Binoculars · South Carolina Bird Guide · Prismacolor Art Supplies
- 2nd Place: Prismacolor Art Supplies · South Carolina Bird Guide
- 3rd Place: Prismacolor Art Supplies
Grades 10–12
- 1st Place: Youth Binoculars · South Carolina Bird Guide · Prismacolor Art Supplies
- 2nd Place: How to Draw Birds Book · Prismacolor Art Supplies
- 3rd Place: South Carolina Bird Guide
Please note that all South Carolina state winners will automatically be included in the national contest.
Quick Guidelines
- Eligibility: Open to all South Carolina students, grades K–12.
- Artwork: Original, hand-done art only — no digital, AI-generated, or computer-edited images.
- Writing: Grades 4–12 must include a short creative writing piece (optional for grades K–3).
- Limit: One entry per student.
- Deadlines: South Carolina entries due November 30, 2025
For complete contest rules and entry details, visit the Wildlife Forever Songbird Art Contest Rules
Beat the heat this summer by joining us on Saturday, July 12th from 10:00 am to 11:30 am at the Water for Wildlife Workshop. This is a fun, interactive, and educational workshop where you will learn about the importance of providing water for wildlife and the variety of ways to add water sources to your own yard, garden, or greenspace. Plus, learn how you can get your yard certified as a Certified Wildlife Habitat and make your own bee waterer to take home to help wildlife in your own yard!
Participants will also see a rain barrel demonstration and learn about water conservation and watershed protection from a Water Resources Agent with Sumter County’s Clemson Extension Service and Sumter Soil and Water.
Be sure to register each participant; up to six family members can be registered at once!
Camp Wildwood is a high energy hands on, outdoor environmental camp sponsored by the Garden Club of South Carolina, Inc., the South Carolina Wildlife Federation, the Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund, South Carolina State Parks, and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
Camp Wildwood is a fun-filled week during which high school students can experience the many aspects of their natural environment. It is a place to discover that we are part of nature and everything we do in some way affects the natural balance. At Camp Wildwood, you acquire the knowledge and appreciation needed for the protection and wise use of our natural resources.
Camp Wildwood is a place for learning self reliance, self discipline and independence in an outdoors setting. It is a place to build self confidence in relationships with adults and peers, and a place to learn how to cooperate within a group. It is also a place to learn about the diversity of our natural resources and how many career choices there are in the environmental field. Scholarships are available through SCWF – inquire for more information to BeBe Dalton Harrison, SCWF Director of Education.
Have you recently learned to fish? Are you a lifelong angler? Either way, you are in the right spot! PLISHING is a combination of the Swedish phrase “plocka upp”, meaning (litter) pick up, and fishing! Join our challenge and, as you set out on your fishing adventures, you can log your fish as well as litter you pick up and dispose of properly. Each fish caught, fish released, and bag of litter collected can earn you prizes (in addition to enjoying the outdoors and practicing conservation!) Click here to get started!
Join us at one of our events this summer!
What is that bird? What kind of tree is this? Can we go fishing? Parents, do you get these questions all summer once school is out? We’ve got you covered! Register today for the South Carolina Wildlife Federation’s Families Exploring Nature Day in Lexington, South Carolina!
Join our staff on a leisurely nature walk, learn the basics of fishing and try your luck in the pond, plant some native milkweed seeds to take home and help pollinators in your own backyard. This event will run from 9:00-12:00 and registration is only $10 per person! Come explore with us!
Are you looking for an opportunity to help our beautiful bluebirds? If so, please join us at Camp Discovery in Blythewood, SC, to help give these birds a better chance at being successful parents during the next breeding season. We’ll reduce the amount of vegetation around the boxes, clean out each one, and make any additional adjustments to improve their breeding habitat. We hope to see you there! Please use the button below to sign up to volunteer for this event.