Posts tagged: Native Plants

SCWF staff, volunteers, and community partners joined together at the new SCWF office in downtown Columbia to install a habitat garden in honor of Garden for Wildlife™ Month! Part of our mission is to...

By Ari Hippensteal, SCWF Community Outreach Manager SCWF staff and volunteers, along with the Friends of the Community Orchard, gathered together to install a new demonstration native plant pollinator garden in the Rosewood Community...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act! Join us as we highlight species throughout the year that have benefited from this landmark legislation. The Schweinitz’s sunflower begins blooming in August,...

Check out this article about Linda Suber’s certified wildlife habitat in Columbia, SC. Article by Arlene Marturano SC Garden- based Learning Network on Facebook Published online in The Columbia Star on June 22, 2023...

Monarch butterfly on Asclepias Tuberosa. We are thrilled to announce the mailing of 5,000 packets of native milkweed seeds to SC residents, thus completing the 2023 Milkweed for Monarchs Project! We were able to...

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...

Volunteers planting a pollinator garden. Thanks to a grant from Wells Fargo, SCWF staff Savannah Jordan and Jay Keck joined together with Brittons Neck residents to install a pollinator garden. Volunteers gathered this past...

Male bluebird bringing a snack back to the nest, photo by Natalie Chapman. A flash of color across the yard, the chorus of birdsong in the morning, the delight of children chasing a toad....

By Hannah Nybo, SCWF community outreach intern With support from people all over South Carolina and deep appreciation for generous donors and volunteers, this year’s native milkweed seed distribution program was a huge success!...

Thanks to a grant from Dominion Energy, SCWF has begun work to create a 17-acre nature park around Chapin Town Hall which will beautify the property and preserve natural wildlife habitat, while also making...