Keep South Carolina Wild

For our wildlife enthusiasts

For our wildlife enthusiasts

Nature is the Way

Wildlife need your help to protect their habitat in the woods and waters of our beautiful state.

For our gardeners

For our gardeners

It’s in our Nature

Provide food, water, cover and places to raise young for wildlife right outside your back door, and throughout your community!

For our hunters and anglers

For our hunters and anglers

We ALL Play a Part

Sportsmen and women have a long tradition of protecting and restoring habitat for wildlife.

Support our wildlife, waters, and wild places by donating today

Conserve

As South Carolina’s first conservation group, established in 1931, we’ve been safeguarding our state’s wildlife for nearly a century. We rely on proven scientific methods to protect and preserve the health of our delicate ecosystems, ensuring that wildlife across the state thrive for generations to come.

Advocate

We work tirelessly with state legislators and policymakers to defend vital wildlife habitats and ensure that decisions impacting our natural resources are grounded in solid scientific data. The more informed our policymakers are, the stronger they can advocate for South Carolina’s precious wildlife.

Upcoming Events

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Feb 22
Give It A Shot – SCWF Squirrel Hunting Fundraiser
Hunt: Your own location; lunch & awards in Chapin
  Registration deadline is Monday, February 17th, 2025.   What: A 4-person team squirrel hunting event held annually to raise money...
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Feb 25
Conservation Lobby Day & Oyster Roast
SC State House
REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Join SCWF and the SC Conservation Coalition, a statewide alliance of over 40 conservation organizations, on Tuesday, February...
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Mar 07
Midlands Master Naturalist Class 2025
Locations around the Midlands
Students learn identification skills, ecological concepts, and natural history of the plants, animals, and ecosystems encountered. Students will see how this...
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Mar 29
Sporting Clays Competition Fundraiser
Palmetto Outdoors Shooting Center 1201 Redmond Mill Rd, Swansea, SC 29160
Join SCWF for a Sporting Clays Competition fundraiser on Saturday, March 29th, where your four-person team can compete for trophies and...
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Apr 04
POWR+: Women’s Fly Fishing Day
Mountain Rest, SC
Join other like-minded outdoors women and take part in this incredible fly fishing experience in upstate South Carolina on Friday, April...

Restore

As our population grows and cities expand, our natural landscapes face increasing threats. We’re dedicated to reversing these impacts by actively restoring vital habitats through hands-on initiatives and educational programs that rejuvenate our lands and waterways.

Educate

We are one of the few conservation organizations in South Carolina offering ongoing educational programs that empower residents to protect our natural habitats. Our mission is to inspire hope, ignite passion, and cultivate a deep-seated commitment to conservation in every South Carolinian.

Join our mailing list to stay up-to-date on events, volunteer opportunities, action alerts, and other SCWF news. 

Plant Native Plants

Plants which naturally occur in an area provide the best habitat for wildlife, and are more drought-tolerant and pest-resistant.

Volunteers

Your help is needed in many different ways to conserve and restore habitat for wildlife across the state.

Certify a Habitat

Gardens or natural areas, of any size, can provide valuable habitat for wildlife by including food, water, cover & places to raise young.

Put Up a Nesting Box

You can easily provide critical habitat in your community for cavity-nesting birds whose populations are in decline.

Photo sources, from top: Rick Dandridge, A Very Fine Morning; John Becker, Cypress in the Sand; Ellen Haynes, Statue; Greg Hammond, Campfire S’mores.