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2021 SCDNR Summer Internships: Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

Attention college students: SCDNR Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries internship opportunities have been announced.
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The Diamondback Terrapin

There are many different species of turtles, from the small box turtle to the larger-size softshell turtle. The unique diamondback terrapin prefers brackish water, and it is also a “high priority” species in South Carolina and nearby states.
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South Carolina Envirothon: Update

South Carolina Envirothon State Champions – Spartanburg High School A Team – virtually participated in the international National Conservation Foundation (NCF) Envirothon Competition during the last week of July 2021. They won 3rd place out of 41 competing teams from United States, Canada and China!
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Preparing Vessels for a Traveling Exhibit

During the summer of 2021, S.C. Department of Natural Resources archaeology interns helped to prepare an exciting exhibit of more than three hundred pottery vessels representing different periods in South Carolina history. The exhibit explores the tradition, function and history of these handmade treasures.
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Curtain Time

To cast a rod and catch a fish on an evening such as this was to be reminded, in the paraphrased words of my brother Hampton, that though the play of nature and life continues on all around us, for a brief moment I was allowed the privilege of connecting with it through line and lure, joining in the performance.
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Meet the 2021 SCDNR Freshwater Fisheries Interns

SCDNR Freshwater Fisheries Division Interns
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Reconstructing Pottery from the Pockoy Island Shell Rings

Ceramic artifacts are highly valued by archaeologists because they can tell us a great deal about past peoples. Learn how archaeologists at the S.C. Department of Natural Resources use digital modeling to create a more precise image of the size and shape of pottery vessels used by native Americans thousands of years ago.
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Reptile and Amphibian Studies Gain Momentum at UofSC

University of South Carolina students are promoting awareness for reptiles and amphibians through the creation of a new student organization: the Carolina Herpetology Society.
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A Mission to Make a Difference

Roman Phillips is on a mission to make a difference in his community. In this series of entries, Roman chronicles steps he has taken to improve wildlife habitat and help clean up his neighborhood.
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Performing a National Park Update

On October 18, 2020, Congaree National Park celebrates forty-four years of preserving the treasured old growth bottomland hardwood forest found in central South Carolina. Grace Zhou explains how park staff, through the decades, have maintained the many miles of trails and boardwalks that traverse through the forest.
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SCDNR affiliated programs like the Harry Hampton Wildlife fund, the National Archery in the Schools Program, South Carolina Envirothon, and SCDNR Youth Sporting Clay competition award scholarships each year. Check out what scholarships are available!

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South Carolina Wild is an online publication sponsored by the SC Department of Natural Resources’ official magazine South Carolina Wildlife and the Harry Hampton Wildlife Fund.

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The views and opinions expressed on South Carolina Wild are solely those of the authors, and do not reflect official policies, positions, or endorsements of activity or products by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

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