SCDNR held a state-wide press conference today (Greenville, Columbia and Charleston) to explain why the outdoors is connected to 30 billion reasons to appreciate our natural resources. Researched by the University of South Carolina's Moore (Darla) School of Business, an Underappreciated Assets report will state the economic impact from wildlife-related activities such as hunting, fishing, boating, bird watching, outdoors tourism and forestry as being South Carolina's leading source of income. Yet the SCDNR's state budget is one-third of one percent of the total annual budget. Groups like SCDNR and the S.C. Forestry Commission are tasked with caring for the entire state's natural resources, but their budget funding is too politicized and not fact-based enough for some groups like the Camo Coalition. When you buy your new hunting and fishing licenses in July you are supporting the management of S.C.'s Natural Resources, and we need all of our sporting citizens to be vocal about how strongly they feel about our quality of life as it relates to conservation and preservation of our surroundings.
Photo By Jeff Dennis: The bills shown here may be "scratch" to some, but if you factor in the total number of licenses purchased then you can see why Green Means Green to SCDNR
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