Below are some useful links. The district encourages you to check them out!

State Agencies

•  SC Department of Natural Resources (SC DNR)

•  SC DHEC - Bureau of Water

•  SC DHEC - Agricultural Program

•  SC DHEC - Low Impact Development in SC

•  SC DHEC - Sediment, Erosion, and Stormwater Management Program

•  SC Forestry Commission

•  Clemson Extension Service

•  Clemson Public Service -- CC Regional Consortiums

•  United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

•  USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA - NRCS)

•  USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA - NASS)

•  USDA - Agricultural Research Service (USDA - ARS) 

•  USDA - Farm Service Agency (USDA - FSA)

•  USDA - Forest Service

•  USDA - NRCS - Plants Database

•  USDA - ARS - Coastal Plain, Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center

•  USDA - List of Alternative Crops and Enterprises for Small Farm Diversification

•  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory Program

Natural Resources and Science Related

•  National Wildlife Federation

•  South Carolina Wildlife Federation

•  Soil and Water Conservation Society

•  The Groundwater Foundation

•  Georgia Pacific - Educational in Nature

•  National Agricultural Library - Kids Science

•  NatureServe

•  Private Landowner Network

•  Lexington County GIS

•  Earth Sciences and Resources Institute

•  USDA - NRCS Soils

•  USDA - NRCS Web Soil Survey

Conservation Easements

•  Land Trust Alliance- South Carolina Land Trusts

•  Palmetto Conservation Foundation

•  Congaree Land Trust

•  Community Open Land Trust (COLT)

•  County of Lexington

•  County of Lexington - Air Quality

•  Lexington Chamber of Commerce

•  National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD)

•  Central Midlands Council of Governments (CMCOG)

•  State of South Carolina (SC.Gov)

•  South Carolina Information Highway (SCIway)

•  Lexington County Farm-City Programs

•  American Farmland Trust

•  Biodiesel (National Biodiesel Board)

•  Ethanol - E85 (National Ethanol Vehicles Coalition)

•  Richland Soil and Water Conservation District

•  Pickens Soil and Water Conservation District

•  Clarendon Soil and Water Conservation District

•  Spartanburg Soil and Water Conservation District

•  All SC Conservation Districts (Basic Info.)

Links to Stop Chain Letters and Other Misinformation

•  Urban Legends

•  Break the Chain
   

"Dogwood Blossom" by Douglas Dooley, Jr.
2010 Youth Photography Contest
Honorable Mention ~ Division II ~ Trees and Plants