COLUMBIA -- The annual South Carolina Conservation Partnership Conference will take place in Myrtle Beach January 16-18, 2008, at Kingston Plantation.

This year's theme is "South Carolina at the Crossroads--The Future of Our Water."

The deadline to register is December 31, 2007, and you can print and mail in a registration form by visiting www.dnr.sc.gov/conservation/conference.

You can also view a draft agenda and learn more about exhibit and sponsorship opportunities at the same Web site. Sponsorship pledges must be received by November 15th.

The conference will focus on the challenges that South Carolina may face in the near future concerning water quality and quantity.

Special guest speaker at the opening luncheon is Tom Lester, better known as Eb from the popular television series, Green Acres.

If you would like more information about the conference, or about exhibiting and/or sponsorships, please contact Mary Hill at (864) 229-3004, ext. 101.

The conference is jointly sponsored with the SC Association of Conservation Districts, the SC Department of Natural Resources, and the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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