02-04-2004, 10:43 PM
NEW WATERFOWL COMMITTEE WILL MEET FEB. 4 IN COLUMBIA[/url]
The newly formed Waterfowl Advisory Committee to the S.C. Natural Resources Board will hold its first meeting 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4 in Room 335 (board room) of the Rembert Dennis Building at 1000 Assembly St. in Columbia.
The new Waterfowl Advisory Committee was formed recently by the S.C. Natural Resources Board to explore the many different factors that affect South Carolina's waterfowl resources. The committee will consider and discuss input from citizens and wildlife professionals, and report directly to the Natural Resources Board with recommendations on such issues as law enforcement, management of Wildlife Management Area lands and state waterfowl hunting regulations.
South Carolina Natural Resources Board member Smith Ragsdale of Georgetown was appointed to serve as chairman of the Waterfowl Advisory Committee. The meeting is open to the public. Anyone with business for the advisory committee, needing the agenda or directions to the meeting place should contact Susan Johnson at the S.C. Department of Natural Resources in Columbia at (803) 734-3889.
Items scheduled on the agenda include: [ul] [li]Chairman's statement [li]Introduction of Oversight Committee members [li]Introduction of DNR staff and guests [li]Overview of national and state waterfowl status [li]2003-04 harvest on DNR waterfowl areas [li]2004 versus 2003 Midwinter Survey results [li]Review of past South Carolina waterfowl regulations [li]Update of Ducks Unlimited and South Carolina cooperative efforts in Canada [li]Law enforcement results, 2003-04 versus 2002-03 [li]North Carolina regulations regarding state designated rest and feeding areas [li]Factors negatively impacting South Carolina duck populations [li]Oversight of DNR waterfowl management areas [li]DNR wood duck box program-past and future [li]Nuisance aquatic vegetation management on state lakes [li]Public hunting opportunities [li]Survey of inland waterfowl impoundments [/li][/ul]
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The newly formed Waterfowl Advisory Committee to the S.C. Natural Resources Board will hold its first meeting 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4 in Room 335 (board room) of the Rembert Dennis Building at 1000 Assembly St. in Columbia.
The new Waterfowl Advisory Committee was formed recently by the S.C. Natural Resources Board to explore the many different factors that affect South Carolina's waterfowl resources. The committee will consider and discuss input from citizens and wildlife professionals, and report directly to the Natural Resources Board with recommendations on such issues as law enforcement, management of Wildlife Management Area lands and state waterfowl hunting regulations.
South Carolina Natural Resources Board member Smith Ragsdale of Georgetown was appointed to serve as chairman of the Waterfowl Advisory Committee. The meeting is open to the public. Anyone with business for the advisory committee, needing the agenda or directions to the meeting place should contact Susan Johnson at the S.C. Department of Natural Resources in Columbia at (803) 734-3889.
Items scheduled on the agenda include: [ul] [li]Chairman's statement [li]Introduction of Oversight Committee members [li]Introduction of DNR staff and guests [li]Overview of national and state waterfowl status [li]2003-04 harvest on DNR waterfowl areas [li]2004 versus 2003 Midwinter Survey results [li]Review of past South Carolina waterfowl regulations [li]Update of Ducks Unlimited and South Carolina cooperative efforts in Canada [li]Law enforcement results, 2003-04 versus 2002-03 [li]North Carolina regulations regarding state designated rest and feeding areas [li]Factors negatively impacting South Carolina duck populations [li]Oversight of DNR waterfowl management areas [li]DNR wood duck box program-past and future [li]Nuisance aquatic vegetation management on state lakes [li]Public hunting opportunities [li]Survey of inland waterfowl impoundments [/li][/ul]
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