SCDNR

Just after sunset on a summer evening, if you look up, you might see quick, darting shadows overhead. Those are bats - and they're some of the hardest-working wildlife in South Carolina.

Most people don't think about what's under the surface of a river - but if you could see the river bottom clearly, you might find freshwater mussels sitting half-buried in the sand.

One summer evening I stepped outside and the trees were humming. Cicadas. Some species spend years underground as nymphs, feeding on tree roots before emerging all at once.

I walked through a stand of longleaf pine not long ago and noticed something most people miss - grass at the base of a pine tree.

I was standing on a tidal creek recently at low tide, and if you've ever taken the time to look down instead of out, you know the mud is alive. Hundreds of little fiddler crabs were moving at once.

Wildlife Management Areas are more than places to hunt and fish.

Each year, monarch butterflies undertake one of the most remarkable migrations in the natural world.

South Carolina is home to an incredible network of Wildlife Management Areas, state lakes, heritage preserves, and other public lands that provide opportunities for recreation, education, and conservation.

Many of the foods we enjoy and plants we depend on rely on pollinators.

South Carolina's lakes and rivers offer outstanding freshwater fishing opportunities throughout the year.