Audubon outlines plan to close corridor gap linking Brosnan and Beidler forests Tim Evans, director of land conservation at Audubon South Carolina, told the Dorchester commission the organization owns about 10,000 acres locally and has purchased adjacent parcels to fill gaps; partners and commissioners identified three landowners whose cooperation could complete the Night Track connection.

Audubon South Carolina is on a mission to close a vital 2.5-mile corridor gap, connecting the lush Beidler and Brosnan forests—will local landowners step up to make it happen?

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Soil & Water highlights Envirothon, outreach and volunteer program; requests equipment-shed replacement Soil and Water reported accomplishments including an Envirothon hosting, increased outreach (podcasts, soil tests, tree and fish sales), and reliance on 72 volunteers who logged ~2,500 hours. The department requested replacement of an aging equipment shed and noted staff succession concerns due to an expected retirement of a long-time volunteer/co-

Richland County's Soil and Water District is making waves with its first Envirothon in 17 years and a thriving volunteer program that delivered $82,000 in value—what's next on their agenda for 2026?

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University extension forester warns Mediterranean oak borer is established in parts of Mendocino County A University of California extension forester told the Mendocino County Fish & Wildlife Commission that the Mediterranean oak borer (MOB), an ambrosia beetle associated with a pathogenic fungus, is present in the county and poses a long-term threat to valley and blue oaks; state classification as a lower-priority pest complicates funding and large‑

The Mediterranean oak borer has been detected in Mendocino County, posing a serious threat to our majestic oaks and potentially disrupting local ecosystems.

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