Keep South Carolina Wild
January 21, 2023
This past week, SCWF staff worked with residents in the Keowee Key community to install nesting boxes for Wood Ducks and Eastern Screech-Owls as part of SCWF’s Upstate Nest Box Program. Through this program,...
October 24, 2022
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 Corina Newsome, NWF There is no place on Earth like the Southeastern United States to discover wildlife. From montane forests to the coastal plain, South...
October 3, 2022
Published in South Carolina Living Magazine – https://scliving.coop/opinion/dialogue/kites/ Connecting with nature Bird watching is a great way to connect with nature, and no birds put on a better show than the Mississippi and Swallow-tailed...
July 26, 2022
Project Prothonotary is a joint conservation effort to enhance nesting habitat for Prothonotary Warblers in South Carolina. Last month, SCWF staff Jay Keck and Savannah Jordan joined Zach Steinhauser and the US Forest Service...
March 31, 2022
Published at: https://whosonthemove.com/grant-from-richland-county-helps-irmo-library-go-bird-friendly/ A new project that balances wildlife preservation with art will make the area around Richland Library Ballentine safer for local and visiting birds. Thanks to grant funding from the Richland County Conservation...
August 4, 2021
By Jay Keck, Habitat Education Manager for Chapin Magazine “Wanna go see the Martins?” That’s a question I loved to hear my dad ask during the summer while growing up on the south side...
June 18, 2021
By Jay Keck, Habitat Education Manager for Chapin Magazine Bird. Say it out loud. It’s not the most exciting word in our dictionary, but it represents one of the most extraordinary classes of animals...
June 26, 2019
Letter to the Editor in the Post & Courier 6/26/19 Hurricane season is here, and the 1st Congressional District has a lot to be grateful for. Stretching from about Awendaw to the Savannah River,...
April 1, 2019
Thank you to all who came out to our Forks, Knives & Spoonbills dinner! Wow, what amazing food & energy from so many passionate conservationists! THANK YOU to Jay Keck for the inspiration and...
November 25, 2018
Disappearing habitat is a problem worldwide. Most endangered species have that status because of habitat loss. Two thirds of the world’s forests are already gone. Most people feel helpless when it comes to saving...