The South Carolina Wildlife Federation is known for many things: being the voice of residents who love wildlife, an advocate for our state’s outdoor spaces, and amazing wildlife education programs. There is an incredible line-up of classes we offer including Palmetto Pro-Birder, Naturalist, and Palmetto Outdoor Women’s Retreat events. New for 2025, SCWF is introducing our “Explores” programming. The “Explores” series is a new line of classes designed to introduce the outdoors to folks who may be new to outdoor experiences. BeBe Dalton Harrison, SCWF Director of Education says, “We want to welcome even more people to the outdoors.  These classes and events will be beginner friendly, lower cost, and a great way to step outside in a safe environment.”

The Explores Series will consist of a variety of topics across the state and will change yearly. This inaugural year includes programs to introduce families to fishing and hiking, backyard wildlife habitats, winter wildlife, and more! In addition to being “beginner friendly”, these classes will be offered at a low price point and in some cases will be free for the public. Once each Explores classes is open for registration, it will be listed on our events page at www.scwf.org/events.

SCWF Explores Series

Create a Wildlife Habitat-Anderson County (Tuesday, June 10th)

Families Exploring Nature-Lexington Wildlife Chapter, Lexington (Friday, June 27th)

Water for Wildlife-Sumter (Saturday, July 12th)

EcoLeaders for Youth-Sesquicentennial State Park, Columbia (Monday, July 21st)

Backyard Habitat-North Myrtle Beach (Monday, October 20th)

Fall Backyard Habitat-York County (Date TBD)

Winter Wildlife-Location TBD

Banner image credit: Salty Serenity by Stuart Barfield.