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Smith welcomes your input and additional info for the next edition of the Hartwell lake book. Each future edition will be updated with added or corrected information, as it becomes available. Similar guidebooks are planned for other aea lakes. Russell Smith can be reached at rssmith@charter.net WALK & HIKE Cleveland Park in downtown greenville provides paved and unpaved light hiking and walking paths, playgrounds, tennis, volleyball, softball, a dog park and other points of interest. Reedy River runs through this very large city park. Falls Park on The Reedy river is downtown's gem with winding walkways, trails, spectacular gardens and the "Liberty" suspension bridge. For a detailed tour of this park see the featured Reedy River Park photos on this website.
Fernwood Nature Trail The Sierra Club has for a number of years maintained the Fernwood Nature Trail. This trail is found at the horse stable end of Cleveland Park on Woodland Way, across from the Julie Valentine sculpture play area. It runs up a creek bed and is about 1/4 mile long. Trees and plants are identified (courtesy of the Furman University Biology Department) with numbered posts and there are descriptive keys at the beginning of the trail. You are encouraged to enjoy the trail. Local schools use this wonderful resource in their teaching. Linky Stone Park Canoe & Kayak Slalom Course in the Reedy River at Linky Stone Park, near the Peace Center in downtown. See description of Reedy River Paddling Guide, below.
http://www.sctrails.net/TRAILS/Links.html Also see field trips, park tours, hikes, workshops, paddling tours offered by the following groups: PRESERVATION
SC Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR). SC State Hunting & Fishing License Info: South Carolina hunting & fishing licenses expire June 30 of each year. Residents and nonresidents age 16 and older are required to purchase licenses to hunt and fish. Anyone born after June 30, 1979, is required to complete a hunter education course to purchase a hunting license. For nuisance WILDLIFE control officers, see the animal info page of this website. Palmetto Conservation Foundation Native Plant Society's annual plant sale was September 29, 2007. Fall is the best time to plant! Keep up with the group's events, see their website here. G.R.O.W. Gardening & Recycling Organics Wisely DHEC (South Carolina Dept. of Health & Environmental Control scdhec.gov/recycle Web Soil Survey USDA NRCS (U.S. Dept Agriculture Natural Resources Concervation Service). Analyze soil data in three basic steps. websoilsurvey Botanical Gardens A special treat is just outside Greenville, in Clemson, SC. Visit the South Carolina Botanical Garden Butterfly House Clemson University's Department of Entomology, Soils and Plant Services has at times offered tours of the Butterfly House, a special garden enclosed with various species of butterfly in a 900-square-foor structure. Reservations are required and you should call (864) 656-5041 to verify this posted information. The Bob Campbell Geology Museum Clemson University / minerals and fossils. Open Thursdays, Fridays and Sunday 1-5 pm, and Saturdays 10 am-5pm. Closed major holidays. Call for info 864-656-4600. Visit the geomuseum Web site Outdoors Groups Remember ethics of the trail: "Pack it in -- pack it out, leave no trace of your visit." Audubon in South Carolina - Piedmont Audubon's Wildlife Rehabilitation Program: an ongoing partnership to provide first-aid to injured wildlife with the hope of reintroduction into the wild. Website. Ridge Runners (I need info for his group, can you help? Drop me an email.) Greenville Spinners Greenville's bicycle people. Palmetto Cycling Coalition State (all of SC). PCC advocates bicycling access, safety and education in South Carolina. pccsc.net. Downtown Greenville has a great selection of parks, walking paths and greenways -- and more "greenway" is in development. That's all in the city of Greenville, smack in the middle of downtown. With a drive of one hour or less out of downtown Greenville, you will find streams, river gorges, mountain trails, and mountain lakes. Rugged terrain and natural beauty is minutes beyond downtown Greenville.
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| Discharge of approximately 175,000 gallons of sewage effluent per day into the North Saluda River
This issue has caused great concern and this reference is posted to help share the availability of recordings of citizen comments at public hearing. mp3 audio recordings posted for listening Read the full statement and listen to the public comments at the Upstate Chapter Native Plant Society website by clicking here. January 8, 2008 ---Upstate Chapter Native Plant Society members attended DHEC public hearing at North Greenville University on a permit application by a public utilities contractor for the Cliffs Communities to discharge approximately 175,000 gallons of sewage effluent per day into the North Saluda River near the intersection of Highway 11 and Highway 25. At the beginning of the public hearing, it was announced that the Cliffs Communities had submitted additional materials to DHEC for permission to spray sewage effluent onto its golf course instead of discharging directly into the river, but also seeking permission to discharge into the river in circumstances such as persistent freezes, rain, or flood when it was not feasible to spray the effluent onto the golf course. However, the application to discharge directly into the river has not been withdrawn. Because this public hearing was recorded, we are making available several of the audio files of comments made by the public. These are just a sample of the arguments made against the permit. (Source: Upstate Native Plant Society website). Read the full statement and listen to the public comments at the Upstate Chapter Native Plant Society website by clicking here. Save Our Saluda Group A newly organized Citizens Action Group started in Marietta, South Carolina. The Mission Statement is about protecting and preserving the headwate Jocassee Gorges Newsletter is free from the Department of Natural Resources The Jocassee Journal newsletter is published twice a year and is available free to South Carolina residents. The newsletter is available to Upstate House & Woodland Garden is a joint venture of the Home Builders Association of Greenville, South Carolina and Upstate Forever, a not-for-profit “ 1. IT'S COLD OUT THERE!
Home and garden magazines have blogs on design, architecture, gardens, food and more. Here are a couple of examples: CottageLiving's blog community
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Paris Mountain State Park
Friends of the Reedy
The Saluda-Reedy Watershed Consortium
Residents 64 years or older may purchase a lifetime combination hunting & fishing license. For more information contact the 
at Clemson University. Features site-specific sculpture made from natural materials such as trees, soil, plants, rocks, etc. The sculptural works are designed to fade away into the environment over time, so see them while they last (expected to last 10 to 30 years or more).
out-of-state residents for $2 per year. For out-of-state residents to receive a one-year subscription, mail your name and postal address, along with a $2 check made out to Jocassee Gorges Trust Fund, to Jocassee Newsletter, DNR–311 Natural Resources Drive, Clemson, SC 29631. Also, you can 
promoting sensible growth and protection of special places” in the Upstate region of South Carolina. It is both a demonstration project -- promoting more environmentally friendly living -- and a fundraising project to promote the EarthCraft House green building standard in the upstate. Learn more about this program 
2. Shelter, water & food!