Conservation in South Carolina
South Carolina is part of the Atlantic Flyway and provides important winter habitat for waterfowl that are produced in the prairies, Great Lakes, and eastern Canada. South Carolina’s coastal and interior wetlands provide important habitat for significant numbers of mallards, green-winged teal, ring-necked ducks, northern pintails, and wood ducks. DU has worked to conserve over 120,000 acres of wetlands and associated uplands throughout South Carolina since 1985. Our goal is to conserve habitat to secure the future of waterfowl in South Carolina and throughout North America. Your support of DU will help us achieve that goal.
South Carolina Habitat Projects
Southeastern Coastal Plain
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Continental Links: Waterfowl Habitat Partnerships between Ducks Unlimited and the State of South Carolina
Craig LeSchack, Director of Conservation Programs and
Chad Manlove, Manager of Conservation Planning, Ducks Unlimited Inc.
When you look to the skies in late fall and see waterfowl flying overhead, or when you settle into your favorite marsh, do you ever wonder where all the birds come from? You might be surprised to know the distance they have traveled, and the habitats visited along the way! Good portions of the birds wintering in South Carolina arrive from Ontario, Canada. Since 1965, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) has contributed over $2.1 million to projects on the breeding grounds. For the past 5 years, the SCDNR, Ducks Unlimited Inc. (DUI) and Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) have nurtured this connection by partnering on habitat projects to secure and restore waterfowl habitat in both the state of South Carolina and the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence region of Ontario...
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LITTLE HELLHOLE RESERVE - FRANCIS MARION NATIONAL FOREST
The Little Hellhole Reserve Enhancement Project represents the third project to be completed in the Francis Marion National Forest. Two projects at North and South Tibwin were completed in 1999. This project is a result of the many conservation partnerships that have been formed under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. Conservation partners included Ducks Unlimited, U.S. Forest Service, North American Wetlands Conservation Council, Atlantic Coast Joint Venture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources all of which contributed services and/or funding toward the completion of the project...
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