The dates and locations are set for the 2013 SC Waste Pesticide Recovery Program.  Based on surveys, the South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) has established seven locations across the state making it easy for South Carolina farmers, foresters, nurserymen, golf course operators, and custom applicators to safely dispose of old, outdated, unusable, or unwanted pesticides. The goal of the program is to increase proper management and disposal of unwanted pesticides

 

The Harbison State Forest personnel will be conducting a prescribed fire on Friday.

The forest will be producing a smoke column visible for some distance away. 

These burns reduce the fuel load for potential wildfires and carry multiple benefits for various plant and animal species.

Affected areas of the state forest will be closed off to visitors, but it remains open to the public for recreation.

 

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The director of South Carolina's environmental agency is scheduled to speak at a meeting focusing on water quality. Department of Health and Environmental Control director Catherine Templeton is slated to speak Thursday at the quarterly meeting of the S.C. Water Quality Association in Columbia. 

The meeting will be held at Seawell's, located at 1125 Rosewood Drive in Columbia at 11 a.m.