DNR News
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April 25, 2014
State wildlife, fisheries group meets April 29 in Columbia
The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Advisory Committee to the S.C. Natural Resources Board will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 29 in Room 335 (board room) of the Rembert C. Dennis Building located at 1000 Assembly St. in Columbia. The meeting is open to the public.
Anyone with business for the advisory committee or directions to the meeting location should contact Susan Johnson at the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Columbia at (803) 734-3889.
Mike Hutchins of Lexington, member of the S.C. Natural Resources Board, is chairman of the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Advisory Committee.
Items scheduled on the agenda for the meeting of the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Advisory Committee includes:
* Advisory Committee Member Comments
* Constituent Comments
* Cormorant Season Results
* Update on Striped Bass Hatchery Season
* Legislative Update
* Recent Board Actions and Changes to Advisory Committees
* Other Old and/or New Business
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