SCWF and National Public Lands Day

Today marks the 16th Annual National Public Lands day, designated by the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service. Across the nation, people will join together in a single day of volunteer efforts to clean up and make improvements to some of our National Wildlife Refuge sanctuaries. In the Palmetto State the S.C. Wildlife Federation is hosting an Outdoor Family Adventure day at the Cohen Campbell Fish Hatchery in Columbia. Some of the scheduled activities of the day include archery, kayaking, birdwatching, fly tying and a fish cleaning and cooking demo. Along the coast, the new Waccamaw NWR is now open (although the grand opening celebration has yet to occur) and Lowcountryoutdoors.com has it on good authority that the wood carvings in the new visitor center, created by Capt. Steve Thomas, makes the visit to the refuge well worth the trip.