Posts tagged: Advocacy

We share our state with wild creatures who inspire wonder. Maybe you have paddled through the Sparkleberry Swamp and seen the vivid yellow of a Prothonotary warbler, or hiked in the forest when a...

BY SAMMY FRETWELL Published by The State Newspaper at: https://www.thestate.com/news/local/environment/article282576928.html#storylink=cpy Three environmental groups are threatening to sue the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control over what they say is a failure to protect...

SCWF is proud to support S. 96, the South Carolina Boating Safety and Education bill which will make South Carolina’s waterways safer. This legislation will require boaters born on or after July 1, 2007...

SCWF continuously works with state legislators and policymakers to protect precious wildlife habitats and ensure that sound scientific data is used to make decisions that affect wildlife. Below is an update on several issues...

COLUMBIA — Senator Lindsey Graham has signed onto a bipartisan wildlife conservation bill, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, that will dedicate $1.4 billion annually to locally-led efforts to help at-risk wildlife species nationwide. “America’s...

Senator Hembree of Horry County has introduced a bill (S.581) which would designate the Venus Flytrap as South Carolina’s Official State Carnivorous Plant. SCWF spoke in support of this bill at a recent sub-committee...

SCWF Executive Director, Sara Green, had the opportunity to speak on behalf of the SC Conservation Coalition about land conservation at the recent “Conversations with Conservationists” Senate Briefing. You can find the recording from...

Published December 9th in Post & Courier: https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/commentary-we-can-do-better-with-sustainable-development-in-the-lowcountry-heres-how/article_06cf79c6-771f-11ed-a71c-03364e1187ff.html Reviewing several new large developments in the Charleston area, I have become convinced that it is far past time for developers to shift development practices in...

White-tailed deer in the grass by Lindsay Pettinicchi Imagine being deep in the woods, fallen leaves on the trail, clear blue Carolina sky above, birds and squirrels are active all around you, and suddenly...

SCWF and other conservation groups are working to ensure that new housing developments conserve critical wildlife habitat and protect residents from increased flooding. The article below describes our challenging of a permit for the...