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

December 24

• SCDNR Heritage Trust program collaborating with comparative archaeological study of historic pottery

December 16

• State leaders, conservation partners celebrate the Snow’s Island Assemblage, the largest conservation project in Florence County history

December 2

• Archaeological survey at Green’s Shell Enclosure Heritage Preserve in Beaufort County open to public

November 25

• Red-cockaded woodpeckers no longer federally endangered for first time since 1970

November 22

• Duck hunters, some important information about federal duck stamps

November 21

• Natural Resources Board appoints Thomas Stowe (Tom) Mullikin, Ph.D., J.D., as director of the SC Department of Natural Resources

November 13

• State and local conservation groups protect legacy landscape in South Carolina mountains

November 6

• Former SCDNR Director Taylor named to SC Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame

November 1

• Teens need some excitement next summer? Sign them up for Camp Wildwood!

October 22

• October 22 is Oyster Recycling Day in Charleston

October 20

• Bear season in Game Zone 4 will close early due to harvest quota being reached

October 5

• SCDNR extends hunting closure in Santee River drainage; Wateree-Congaree closure to expire

September 30

• Hunting temporarily closed in multiple areas of SC due to effects of Hurricane Helene

September 17

• Shellfish harvesting season begins October 1

September 12

• Celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day on Lake Keowee near Seneca on Sept. 14

September 11

• SCDNR acquires 10,570 acres in Lowcountry to protect critical habitat, public recreation

August 30

• Changes to blue crab laws coming in 2025

August 29

• SCDNR to conduct courtesy boat inspections during Labor Day weekend Saturday, Sunday and Monday

August 20

• SCDNR Director Boyles to retire after more than 30 years of service

July 31

• Lake Murray striped bass dying due to ‘temperature-oxygen squeeze’

July 19

• SC deer hunters, deer tags should be hitting your mailbox soon

June 28

• Courtesy boating inspections offered on state waterways during July Fourth holiday

June 14

• Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve acquisition adds 283 acres to Greenville County landmark, triples size

June 03

• South Carolina shrimp season to open in full June 4
• Public meetings provide opportunity to weigh in on cobia management

May 29

• SCDNR biologist recognized as Recovery Champion for work on rare marsh bird

May 17

• SCDNR to conduct courtesy boat inspections during Memorial Day weekend

May 15

• Shellfish harvesting season closes May 27

May 14

• Horseshoe crabs regularly nest in salt marshes, new research suggests

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