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• Lunch & Learn: SCDNR's South Carolina Conservation Action Plan

  • When
    30 Oct 2026
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    11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Dominion Energy - 601 Old Taylor Rd., Cayce, SC 29033
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  NAEP-SC is excited to have Fran Varacalli, the Conservation Property Coordinator at the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Office of Environmental Programs as our featured speaker. Fran will speak about the new SC Conservation Action Plan.

  Registration closes October 23, 2026. Lunch will be provided, and space may be limited due to the venue size. The venue is subject to change.

  TIME & LOCATION

  October 30, 11:45 AM – 1:30 PM

  Dominion Energy 

  601 Old Taylor Rd.*

  Cayce, SC 29033

  * This address gets you to the front guard gate where you must sign in and show ID. When passing the guard building, the building will be immediately on your left. Please ensure when you register that you provide your full legal name that matches your ID and allow extra time to get through security.

  ABOUT THE EVENT

  Join us for a lunch & learn on the South Carolina Conservation Action Plan, including the operational strategies behind the landmark 2026 South Carolina Protected Lands and Conservation Coordination Act.

  Key Technical Takeaways of the Plan:

  • The 10-Million-Acre Target: Analyze the roadmap to grow from the state's current 3.2 million protected acres (roughly 16%) to an ambitious 10 million acres, securing vital ecological corridors before rapid urbanization permanently fragments our natural heritage.
  • Cross-Sector Implementation Frameworks: Examine the working models established by specialized task forces spanning federal, state, local, private industry, and private landowner sectors.
  • Strategic Acquisition & Easement Mechanisms: Learn how resource agencies and non-governmental partners are deploying targeted fee-simple acquisitions and conservation easements to meet aggressive milestone timelines.
  • Policy & Regulatory Alignment: Discover how state leadership is directly linking economic prosperity and infrastructure planning with proactive watershed, habitat, and natural resource preservation.

  "South Carolina’s future prosperity requires us to enhance our efforts to respect and protect our land, our history, our culture, and our environment." — Governor Henry McMaster

  
  

  
  

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• SCMA/NAEP-SC Annual Environmental Scholarship Clay Shoot (2026)

  • When
    6 Nov 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Hermitage Sporting Grounds - 2362 Tickle Hill Rd., Camden, SC 29020

  NAEP-SC has once again partnered with the South Carolina Mitigation Association (SCMA) to host an event fully devoted to supporting our future environmental professionals. All proceeds from this fundraising clay shoot will go to environmental scholarships.

  Come enjoy networking, lunch, and premiere sporting clay courses at the beautiful Hermitage Sporting Grounds in Camden, SC. 100 clays/targets, lunch, and a shell bag is included.

  Visit https://www.scmitigation.org/clayshoot to register or sponsor this event.

  
  

  When

  November 6, 2026

  9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

  Where

  Hermitage Sporting Grounds
  2362 Tickle Hill Rd.
  Camden, SC 29020

  
  

  
  

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• SCDNR B.A.T.S. Training - Workshop #1

  • When
    2 Dec 2026
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    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    TBD - Upstate/Greenville area
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  SCDNR B.A.T.S. Training - Workshop #1

  Back by popular demand, please join SCDNR and USFWS staff for the Bats and Transportation Structures (B.A.T.S.) training. This one-day, hands-on event will focus on the proper methods for surveying culverts and bridges for bats and bat evidence. This training will explore some unique culverts and common bridge types found in the Upstate. Register by November 27. If your registration type is sold out, please join the waitlist.

  *Please note that this event is being facilitated by SCDNR and SCDOT. All registration fees collected by NAEP-SC will go to SCDNR. There is no registration cost for SCDOT staff, government agency staff, or university students. The costs for all others is $103.20 ($100 + $3.20 process/transaction fees).

  Typical supplies needed may include a change of clothes, change of shoes (to prevent possible contamination of floormats), warm jackets, reflective vests, spotlights / headlamps, rubber boots/waders, caving helmets/hard hats, spray/wipe ethanol (90%) for wiping down gear, water/snacks, clipboard/device to fill out survey123.

  While details are still being confirmed by SCDNR, this workshop will focus on the Upstate area and will likely begin at a site in the Greenville/Traveler’s Rest area. More details coming soon.
  

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• SCDNR B.A.T.S. Training - Workshop #2

  • When
    3 Dec 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    TBD - Upstate/Greenville area
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  SCDNR B.A.T.S. Training - Workshop #2

  Back by popular demand, please join SCDNR and USFWS staff for the Bats and Transportation Structures (B.A.T.S.) training. This one-day, hands-on event will focus on the proper methods for surveying culverts and bridges for bats and bat evidence. This training will explore some unique culverts and common bridge types found in the upstate. Register by November 27. If your registration type is sold out, please join the waitlist.

  *Please note that this event is being facilitated by SCDNR and SCDOT. All registration fees collected by NAEP-SC will go to SCDNR. There is no registration cost for SCDOT staff, government agency staff, or university students. The costs for all others is $103.20 ($100 + $3.20 process/transaction fees).

  Typical supplies needed may include a change of clothes, change of shoes (to prevent possible contamination of floormats), warm jackets, reflective vests, spotlights/headlamps, rubber boots/waders, caving helmets/hard hats, spray/wipe ethanol (90%) for wiping down gear, water/snacks, clipboard/device to fill out survey123.

  While details are still being confirmed by SCDNR, this workshop will focus on the Upstate area and will likely begin at a site in the Greenville/Traveler’s Rest area. More details coming soon.
  

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• NAEP-SC Awards Banquet

  • When
    21 Jan 2027
  •  
    5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Saluda Shoals - 5605 Bush River Rd, Columbia, SC 29212
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  NAEP-SC is excited about our second Annual Awards and Membership Appreciation Banquet. 

  Join us the evening of Thursday, January 21, 2027 to celebrate our amazing SC Chapter, our outstanding members, and our sponsors who make it all possible. We would not be where we are without the passion and dedication of everyone involved!

  TIME & LOCATION

  January 21, 5:30 PM-9:30 PM
  The River Center at Saluda Shoals

  5605 Bush River Road

  Columbia, SC 29212

  ABOUT THE EVENT

  The evening will include dinner, drinks, and networking, as well as a keynote address. We will also recognize our generous sponsors, this year’s scholarship recipients, and the winners of our four chapter awards: The Nick Morgan Chapter Contributor, L.E.A.P., Trailblazer, and P.R.I.S.M. Awards. These awards support our mission of recognizing environmental achievements that have demonstrated leadership, integrity, and innovation. Nominations are currently open, so don’t hesitate to nominate a deserving colleague, friend, or project. More information on the awards and the nomination process can be found in the form below.  

  Spouses, partners, and friends are welcome to join in the festivities, but we ask that children stay home with a trusted individual. Space is limited, so be sure to register today!

  Download the event flyer

  Awards Descriptions

  Awards Nomination Forms

  

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