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of Interest:
Bat Disease White-Nose Syndrome Confirmed in South Carolina (PDF | 156 KB) (Mar 11, 2013)
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources recently received confirmation that white-nose syndrome, a disease that has killed millions of bats in eastern North American, is now officially in South Carolina. Until now, South Carolina appeared to be insulated from white-nose syndrome (WNS). However, a dead bat discovered recently at Table Rock State Park in northern Pickens County has been confirmed to have WNS, which spreads mainly through bat-to-bat contact and has not been found to infect humans or other animals.
2012
South Carolina Aquatic Plant Management
Plan
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
Aquatic Nuisance Species Program.
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources in conjunction with the Aquatic Plant Management Council is responsible for the management of nuisance aquatic vegetation in public waters. Each year an Aquatic Plant Management Plan is developed which identifies aquatic weed problem areas, describes management objectives, prescribes management strategies, and determines funding needs and sources.
Laurel Wilt Pest Now Spreading into Georgetown County (Jan 20, 2012)
South Carolina Forestry Commission.
Laurel wilt, a disease which sounds the death knell for redbay trees wherever it appears, has spread to yet another coastal SC county--Georgetown. Researchers with the South Carolina Forestry Commission (aided by lab staff of the USDA Forest Service) say laurel wilt's movement is having a devastating impact not only on redbays, but possibly other plants in the laurel family. The fungus is extremely fast-acting and trees typically die within a month after being infected. Before its appearance in Georgetown County, laurel wilt was known to be killing redbays in twelve other (mainly coastal) South Carolina counties, according to Forestry Commission entomologist Laurie Reid. |
