Trout Stocking by HelicopterWALHALLA, SC - The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will stock thousands of rainbow and brown trout into the lower Saluda River near Columbia Thursday morning, Dec. 6, using a helicopter and a specialized lift bucket...
Dec 5, 2007
Protection Marks Conservation MilestoneThe protection of two of the Upstate’s iconic landmarks, Stumphouse Mountain and Issaqueena Falls, by a conservation partnership was celebrated at a Dec. 1 dedication ceremony near Walhalla...
Dec 4, 2007
Pigpen Falls HikeWALHALLA, SC - The Foothills Group, SC, Sierra Club will hike the 9.5 mile Chattooga River Trail-Burrell's Ford to Licklog and Pigpen Falls on Saturday, September 29, meeting at 9 a.m. at Ingles on S.C. 130/123. Hikers should bring lunch and water and dogs are welcome. The Chattooga is a wild, rushing river with crashing waterfalls, coves, and lush with mountain laurel. For more information, call Mark Williams, (864) 882-6511.
Sep 26, 2007
Walhalla Psychologist Joins EOC StaffWALHALLA, SC - Dr. Katrina Greene, a developmental psychologist from Walhalla,SC, has joined the staff of the
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee (EOC). A trained researcher, Greene has over ten years of experience developing, implementing, and directing research in the areas of child development, education, childcare, family and community development, family functioning, parenting, cultural issues, economically and educationally disadvantaged youth, and service delivery.
Sep 19, 2007
Walhalla Implements Water RestrictionsWALHALLA, SC - The City of Walhalla has implemented mandatory water restrictions in response to low reserve water levels in Coneross Creek and a servere drought that has gripped South Carolina.
Sep 12, 2007
Save Stumphouse MountainWALHALLA, SC -
The Nature Conservancy and its partners along with local residents are racing against time to Save Stumphouse Mountain. In January, the public learned that a developer was planning to purchase almost 1,000 acres of Stumphouse Mountain, located in the heart of South Carolina’s Southern Blue Ridge Mountain.
Aug 27, 2007