Environment

Call for Nominations for Historic Columbia Foundation’s 2013 Preservation Awards

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Monday, January 14th, 2013, 8:26pm

Call for Nominations for Historic Columbia Foundation’s 2013 Preservation Awards

Historic Columbia Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Preservation Awards, an annual event that recognizes preservation efforts and projects in the City of Columbia and Richland County. The deadline for nominations is February 11, 2013.

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Free mulch available

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013, 10:16am

Free mulch made from ground Christmas Trees collected as part of the Grinding of the Greens Christmas tree recycling program will be available to the community on Saturday, January 12, 2012 starting at 9:00 a.m. until the mulch runs out.

Mulch is load-your-own. Be sure to bring a bucket, bags, or whatever else you might need to haul off the mulch.

Locations:

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Survey Deadline for SC Waste Pesticide Recovery Program 2013 Extended to January 31

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Saturday, December 22nd, 2012, 9:40am

Survey Deadline for SC Waste Pesticide Recovery Program 2013 Extended to January 31

The Laboratory and Consumer Services division of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) is extending the deadline for a survey to determine disposal locations for South Carolina farmers, foresters, and nurserymen, to safely dispose of old, outdated, unusable, or unwanted pesticides. The new survey deadline is January 31, 2013.

The program is open to all private and commercial pesticide applicators in the state.

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Don’t Let Your Holiday Cheer Go Up In Smoke

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Friday, December 14th, 2012, 9:06am

Don’t Let Your Holiday Cheer Go Up In Smoke

The holiday season is the time of year when most people are thinking about shopping for gifts, office parties, and spending time with family and friends. Sadly, this is also the time when home fires peak. State Farm Spokesman Justin Tomczak said that “Approximately one-third of home fires and home fire deaths occur during December, January and February.”

State Farm® reminds consumers that the potential for a home fire is highest during the winter months.

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SC Drought Committee upgrades entire state drought status

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, December 11th, 2012, 10:24am

SC Drought Committee upgrades entire state drought status

The SC Drought Response Committee, meeting via conference call on Dec. 11, upgraded the drought status one level in every county statewide. Oconee, Pickens, Anderson, Abbeville, McCormick, Greenwood, Edgefield, Saluda, Newberry, Lexington, Aiken and Barnwell counties moved to the severe drought level. Greenville, Spartanburg, Cherokee, York, Laurens, Union, Chester, Fairfield, Richland, Sumter, Calhoun, Orangeburg, Clarendon, Allendale, Bamberg, Dorchester, Berkeley, Hampton, Colleton and Jasper counties were upgraded to moderate drought status.

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