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• Explore-SC Series: Francis Marion National Forest

  • When
    7 Jun 2025
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    9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    5174 Halfway Creek Rd, Huger, SC 29450

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  NAEP-SC EXPLORE-SC: Francis Marion National Forest

  NAEP-SC is excited to present the next event of our new Explore-SC series, a series of guided excursions across SC, offered exclusively to NAEP-SC members and their families.

  
  

  Join Amanda Voges, Senior Environmental Scientist with Stantec, as she leads us on a 1/2-day hike through the Palmetto Trail Swamp Fox Passage in the Francis Marion National Forest to explore rare sensitive ecosystems of the coastal plains including Carolina bays full of pitcher plants. Feel free to bring your kids and families. Please RSVP on the website so we know to look for you at the trailhead.

  TIME & LOCATION

  June 7, 2025; 9:30 a.m.-12 noon

  Park and meet at the Halfway Creek Trailhead 

  5174 Halfway Creek Rd

  Huger, SC 29450

  33.05592° N, 79.69570° W

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Holy City Happy Hour (Holy City Brewing)

  • When
    26 Jun 2025
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    4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Holy City Brewing - 1021 Aragon Ave, Charleston, SC 29405

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  Please join us for drinks, cornhole, putt putt, volleyball, and other outdoor activities at Holy City Brewing in Charleston, SC. No registration is required, but you may RSVP so we can get an approximate headcount.

  All environmental professionals are welcome (NAEP-SC members and non-members). 

  The first 10 people will receive their first drink on us!

  
  

  Thursday, June 26; 4:30-7 p.m.
  Holy City Brewing
  1021 Aragon Ave.

  Charleston, SC 29405

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Lunch & Learn: SCDES BCM Program - Critical Area Permitting and CZCs

  • When
    18 Jul 2025
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    11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Dominion Energy - 601 Old Taylor Road
  • Spaces left
    40

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  NAEP-SC is thrilled to have staff from the SC Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) as our featured speakers. Their presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. 

  You must register by Friday, July 11, 2025. Lunch will be provided and space is limited due to the venue size.

  TIME & LOCATION

  July 18, 11:45 AM – 1:30 PM
  Dominion Energy

  601 Old Taylor Road

  Cayce, SC 29033

  ABOUT THE EVENT

  Please join us as SCDES speaks about the Bureau of Coastal Management (BCM) program, critical area permitting, and coastal zone consistency certifications (CZCs). Topics will include:

  • What is the BCM Program and what is their function?
  • What federal and state regulations pertain to the BCM Program? 
  • What is a critical area permit and when is it needed?
  • What are the procedures for critical area permitting? 
  • What is a coastal zone consistency certification (CZC) and when is it needed?
  • And more! 

  
  

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• Explore-SC Series: Corks & Kayaks (Saluda Shoals Park)

  • When
    8 Aug 2025
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    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Saluda Shoals Park; 6171 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC 29212
  • Spaces left
    19

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  NAEP-SC EXPLORE-SC: Corks & Kayaks

  NAEP-SC is pleased to offer this free NAEP-SC members only event as part of our Explore-SC series. Enjoy an interpretive paddle tour on the Saluda River and learn about the unique history of the area followed by a wine tasting. All kayaks and equipment will be provided. Attendees will also take home a complimentary Saluda Shoals Park wine glass to commemorate the evening. This event will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Saluda Shoals Park. Ages 21 and over. 

  Register by July 25, 2025. Spots will be limited.

  TIME & LOCATION

  August 8; 5:00-7:00 p.m.

  *Meet at Saluda Shoals Park upper boat ramp

  Saluda Shoals Park 

  6071 St. Andrews Road

  Columbia, SC 29212

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• 2nd Annual Oyster Reef Build: SCDNR SCORE Program + Happy Hour

  • When
    22 Aug 2025
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    12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Wappoo Cut Boat Landing - 177 Folly Road, Charleston, SC 29412

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  NAEP-SC Volunteer Day – SCDNR SCORE Program

  NAEP-SC is excited about our second annual oyster build volunteer day followed by happy hour (first round is on NAEP-SC!). As part of the volunteer effort, NAEP-SC has partnered with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) and the South Carolina Oyster Recycling and Enhancement (SCORE) program. SCORE is a SCDNR program that bags recycled oyster shells and uses them to create oyster reefs along our coastlines. Our volunteer efforts will help restore some of South Carolina’s precious oyster habitat. According to the SCORE website, “by working together, community members and biologists can restore oyster populations while 1) enhancing habitat for fish, shrimp, and crabs, 2) improving water quality of estuarine areas, and 3) informing and educating children, industry, and the general public.” More information about the SCORE program can be found at score.dnr.sc.gov. Please join us for this important way of giving back to both the environment and community.

  Happy hour will follow at the nearby Triangle Char & Bar at 828 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, SC 29407. The first round of drinks is on NAEP-SC! 

  Please register by August 15 so we can provide an accurate headcount to SCDNR.

  Where

  Wappoo Cut Boat Landing

  177 Folly Road, Charleston, SC 29412

  Meet in the parking lot at the boat landing (east side of Folly Road).

  *Parking is limited, so please consider carpooling or parking at the nearby Earth Fare lot in South Windemere Center approximately 0.5 mile north, or at the Harris Teeter parking lot at James Island Center approximately 0.5 mile south. 

  When

  August 22, 2025
  12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 

  

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  Triangle Char & Bar

  828 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, SC 29407

  https://www.trianglecharandbar.com/

  
  

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