Posts tagged: Advocacy

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 9, 2024) — The bipartisan North American Grasslands Conservation Act will catalyze a concerted, collaborative effort to save one of the country’s most important and imperiled landscapes, which support wildlife, communities,...

SCWF recently had the opportunity to represent South Carolina at the National Wildlife Federation’s Annual Meeting – the largest and oldest gathering of grassroots conservation leaders in the nation. The South Carolina Wildlife Federation,...

Working Agricultural Lands Protection Act (H.3951) This legislation was introduced in the House of Representative in 2023 by Rep. Patrick Haddon, a family farmer and State Representative from Greenville. The bill creates a special...

Published by Post & Courier: https://www.postandcourier.com/environment/south-carolina-wetlands-at-risk-sackett/article_e6dd35ee-c453-11ee-a97b-4f61260eafe4.html By Toby Cox tcox@postandcourier.com A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision rolled back federal wetlands protection, making it easier for developers to backfill marshes and streams. Officials are worried...

We share our state with wild creatures who inspire wonder. Maybe you have paddled through the Sparkleberry Swamp and seen the vivid yellow of a Prothonotary warbler, or hiked in the forest when a...

BY SAMMY FRETWELL Published by The State Newspaper at: https://www.thestate.com/news/local/environment/article282576928.html#storylink=cpy Three environmental groups are threatening to sue the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control over what they say is a failure to protect...

SCWF is proud to support S. 96, the South Carolina Boating Safety and Education bill which will make South Carolina’s waterways safer. This legislation will require boaters born on or after July 1, 2007...

SCWF continuously works with state legislators and policymakers to protect precious wildlife habitats and ensure that sound scientific data is used to make decisions that affect wildlife. Below is an update on several issues...

COLUMBIA — Senator Lindsey Graham has signed onto a bipartisan wildlife conservation bill, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, that will dedicate $1.4 billion annually to locally-led efforts to help at-risk wildlife species nationwide. “America’s...

Senator Hembree of Horry County has introduced a bill (S.581) which would designate the Venus Flytrap as South Carolina’s Official State Carnivorous Plant. SCWF spoke in support of this bill at a recent sub-committee...