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Protecting Habitat for Endangered Species

Worldwide, wildlife populations have declined by an average of nearly 70% in the past 50 years. More than one-third of U.S. wildlife species are at risk of extinction. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) has identified 1,764 species of plants and animals which are in need of conservation measures - more than double the number from 10 years ago. Habitat loss is the number one cause of extinction…

Chapin Goes Green...er

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n 2000, Chapin Garden Club launched two initiatives supported by the Garden Club of South Carolina: a Carolina Fence Garden at the Chamber of Commerce and participation in the Backyard Habitat program. Both programs were a success...  So Chapin Garden Club did what anyone in their position would typically do: moved the goal posts and upped the ante. Twenty six years later, they aim to turn Chapin into the largest per capita Community Wildlife Habitat in the state by 2030. But this time, they need your help...