SCDNR news releases for 2024 will be posted here. For news from years prior, please see the sidebar to the right under "Archived News."

May 07

• SCDNR to move with partners toward restoring Lake Paul Wallace
• SCDNR: Temporary complete closure set at Deveaux Bank Seabird Sanctuary

April 29

• May the Forest Be With You: How SC is celebrating Stewardship Week
• First sea turtle nest of 2024 reported in Garden City

April 24

• SCDNR temporarily closes Deveaux Bank Seabird Sanctuary to protect nesting birds

April 17

• Endangered Carolina Heelsplitter mussels released into Lancaster County creek

April 15

• Take down bird feeders, secure trash to co-exist with black bears in South Carolina

March 28

• Hampton Wildlife Fund donates $195,800 to SCDNR for conservation projects

March 08

• Barnwell’s Lake Edgar Brown parking lot, boat ramp closing due to lack of use, remote location

March 07

• Dawson named law enforcement captain over SCDNR coastal region

February 28

• Aquatic Plant Management Council meets March 6 at Santee State Park

February 21

• Deer antler-measuring sessions set across South Carolina

February 05

• Environmental Awareness Award honors S.C. Sea Grant Consortium educator

February 01

• SCDNR public meeting Feb. 20 to present final Broad River Basin Plan

January 25

• Draft 2024 Aquatic Plant Management Plan available for public review until Feb. 27

January 16

• Aquatic Plant Management Council meets Jan. 23 at Harbison State Forest

January 05

• Learn to improve quail habitat at SCDNR seminar March 7-8