COLUMBIA, SC - The S.C. Natural Resources Board, the policy making body of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, will meet 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12 in Room 335 (board room) of the Rembert C. Dennis Building at 1000 Assembly St. in Columbia.

Board meetings are open to the public, and anyone with business for the board or needing directions to the meeting should contact the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Columbia office at (803) 734-9102. Michael G. McShane of Johns Island is chairman of the S.C. Natural Resources Board.
Items scheduled on the agenda for the S.C. Natural Resources Board meeting include:

• Presentations/commendations
  Artificial Reef Program
• Advisory committee reports
  Marine
• Items for board information
  Drought update
  Mercury testing in reservoirs
  Lifetime licenses
  Dove issues
  Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve Management Plan
• Items for board action
  Fish kill report—Beaver Dam Creek (Greenville County)
  Fish kill report—Wateree River
  Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve Management Plan
  Ditch Pond Heritage Preserve Management Plan
  Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve Management Plan
• Director’s briefings
  Executive Office
  Legislative report
• Deputy directors’ reports
  Law Enforcement
  Outreach and Support Services
  Marine Resources
  Land, Water and Conservation
  Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

DNR protects and manages South Carolina’s natural resources by making wise and balanced decisions for the benefit of the state’s natural resources and its people.