State Wildlife, Fisheries group will meet Oct. 13 in Cheraw, SC

By S.C. Dept. of Natural Resources

Published: October 10, 2009

The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Advisory Committee to the S.C. Natural Resources Board will meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 in the H. Cooper Black Recreation Area, 279 Sporting Dog Trail, Cheraw.
The meeting is open to the public. Anyone with business for the advisory committee or directions to the meeting location should contact Susan Johnson at the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Columbia at (803) 734-3889. Stephen L. Davis of Greenwood, a member of the S.C. Natural Resources Board, is chairman of the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Advisory Committee.
Items scheduled on the agenda for the meeting of the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Advisory Committee include:
* Horry County wildfire
* Opening day dove results
* Alligator hunt update
* Legislative update
* History and status of Sand Hills red-cockaded woodpecker population
* Fisheries Chapter 13 revisions
* Advisory committee comments
South Carolina’s natural resources are essential for economic development and contribute nearly $30 billion and 230,000 jobs to the state’s economy. Find out why “Life’s Better Outdoors” at: http://www.dnr.sc.gov/green/index.html.