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    Over the last several months we have been working with Santee Cooper, SCDNR, The Santee National Wildlfe Refuge, and local, lake-surrounding town leaders, discussing improvements for our lakes and the economies that border them.

    There are many of us that care about the future of our area, and we are taking pro-active steps to return the Santee Cooper Lakes to a wildlife haven, a tourist destination, the home of freshwater fishing and duck hunting in South Carolina.

    Here is where we need your help.

    We have been given permission to install SAV enclosures in portions of Marion and Moultrie, including the SNWR.
    Our plan is to build a dozen enclosures in the Bluff Unit, a dozen in the Pine Island Unit, and a dozen in the Cuddo Unit.
    As well as a half dozen at the area known as the Blowout, a half dozen in the area known as Crappie Neck, and on the Lower Lake - the area known as Coon Hill island, The Hatchery WMA, and West Dike.

    Our plan is to construct these enclosures out of metal fence post, plastic mesh, and treated 2x4 wood.

    We will be setting up a way to donate money towards this project shortly.

    Those of you interested in helping monetarily or with labor, please respond to this thread.
    Now is your chance. We all wax poetic about what we can do to help public waterfowl hunting in SC, well here is a viable project.

    We will be responsible for constructing all enclosures under Santee Cooper and SCDNR's supervision.
    Pleas respond to this thread if you are willing to help.

    More details to come.
    Be proactive about improving public waterfowl habitat in South Carolina. It's not going to happen by itself, and our help is needed. We have the potential to winter thousands of waterfowl on public grounds if we fight for it.

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    This is it boys. All it takes it money.

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    There are several thousand active members of this forum.

    If we all put in just 10$ we can really accomplish something.
    Be proactive about improving public waterfowl habitat in South Carolina. It's not going to happen by itself, and our help is needed. We have the potential to winter thousands of waterfowl on public grounds if we fight for it.

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    I'm in... For labor and $
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    Keep me posted Bog. I'll have my 24' Seaark on standby for moving materials and doing installs.

    What is the time frame?
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    In addition to the enclosures, we will be working to spray giant cutgrass (commonly known as sawgrass) within the Hickory Top WMA and the area known as Suber Flats.

    Giant Cutgrass is a problematic species on the lakes, especially upper Marion.

    Due to constant water fluctuations, shallow flats type areas are susceptible to cutgrass expansion. Given the hardiness of this plant, it has begun to close off large areas of shallow waterfowl habitat in the upper reaches of Marion.
    By spraying these areas, we are opening several hundred acres, and allowing beneficial aquatic plants to grow, if only for a while.

    Over the next 3 years we hope to open nearly 600 acres of shallow water, flats habitat within the Hickory Top WMA.
    Be proactive about improving public waterfowl habitat in South Carolina. It's not going to happen by itself, and our help is needed. We have the potential to winter thousands of waterfowl on public grounds if we fight for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunwannabe View Post
    Keep me posted Bog. I'll have my 24' Seaark on standby for moving materials and doing installs.

    What is the time frame?
    Personally I would like to start installations around mid-late June.

    I will have to coordinate with Santee Cooper and SCDNR on transplanting dates and likely those involved in the actual tranplanting process, will have to undergo a plant ID course - so no non-desirable plants are moved in the process.
    That group will likely be small.

    Where we will really need the help is money to build them, and labor to install them.
    Be proactive about improving public waterfowl habitat in South Carolina. It's not going to happen by itself, and our help is needed. We have the potential to winter thousands of waterfowl on public grounds if we fight for it.

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    Is this what you were talking about when you said you needed some sago pond weed??

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    I have a 25' pontoon boat with all the seats pulled out. I can help get stuff to crappieneck from our lake house.

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    I may be able to get a company to donate some chemicals for that sawgrass
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    I will be set up a site to donate $ to.

    These enclosures will essentially be nurseries for vallisneria as well as test sites for val in areas where it has not grown before.
    It really is a great project and a great step forward for habitat enhancement in SC.

    I'm excited to see new areas tested.
    Be proactive about improving public waterfowl habitat in South Carolina. It's not going to happen by itself, and our help is needed. We have the potential to winter thousands of waterfowl on public grounds if we fight for it.

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