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• Lunch & Learn: Remote Sensing, Drone Demo, & GIS

  • When
    12 Sep 2025
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    11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Michael Baker International - 700 Huger Street, Columbia, SC 29201

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  NAEP-SC is excited to have Patrick Bresnahan, Geographic Information Officer with Richland County, as our featured speaker. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. 

  You must register by September 5, 2025. Lunch will be provided, and space may be limited due to the venue size.

  TIME & LOCATION

  September 12, 11:45 AM – 1:30 PM
  Michael Baker International

  700 Huger Street

  Columbia, SC 29201

  ABOUT THE EVENT

  Please join us as Patrick shares about the use of remote sensing and GIS and how drones can be incorporated into the environmental profession. He will also give a live drone demonstration (weather permitting). Topics include:

  • How to immediately leverage high-resolution drone data to evaluate, calculate, model, and monitor a wide range of projects
  • Geospatial applications that benefit from remote sensing data
  • How autonomous sensing technologies are becoming just another tool in a professional's toolbox
  • How these methods can be implemented in a short amount of time 
  • A demonstration drone data collection mission will conclude the session, weather permitting

  
  

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• Lunch & Learn: Hydroelectric Projects and Dam Safety

  • When
    26 Sep 2025
  •  
    11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Dominion Energy - 701 Old Taylor Rd., Cayce, SC 29033

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  NAEP-SC is excited to have Raymond Ammarell from Dominion Energy South Carolina (DESC) as our featured speaker about hydroelectric projects and dam safety. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. 

  You must register by September 19, 2025. Lunch will be provided, and space may be limited due to the venue size.

  TIME & LOCATION

  September 26, 11:45 AM – 1:30 PM
  Dominion Energy 

  601 Old Taylor Rd.

  Cayce, SC 29033

  ABOUT THE EVENT

  Please join us as Raymond shares about hydropower, the Saluda Dam, and related SC Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations and permitting. Topics include:

  • Overview of DESC's hydroelectric assets
  • Historical review of Saluda Dam construction and modern engineering significance 
  • Significance of the Saluda Backup dam construction
  • SCDES dam safety regulations and programs 
  • FERC requirements and permitting

  
  

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• NAEP-SC/SCMA Environmental Scholarship Clay Shoot

  • When
    7 Nov 2025
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    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Hermitage Sporting Grounds - 2362 Tickle Hill Rd., Camden, SC 29020

  NAEP-SC/SCMA Environmental Scholarship Clay Shoot 

  NAEP-SC has partnered with the South Carolina Mitigation Association (SCMA) to host an event fully devoted to supporting our future environmental professionals. All proceeds from this fundraising clay shoot will go to environmental scholarships.

  Come enjoy networking, lunch, and two premiere sporting clay courses at the beautiful Hermitage Sporting Grounds in Camden, SC. 100 clays/targets, lunch, and a shell bag is included.

  Visit www.scmitigation.org/clayshoot to register or sponsor this event.

  When

  November 7, 2025

  9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

  Where

  Hermitage Sporting Grounds
  2362 Tickle Hill Rd.
  Camden, SC 29020

  
  

  
  

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• Inaugural NAEP-SC Awards Banquet

  • When
    7 Nov 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Saluda Shoals - 5605 Bush River Rd, Columbia, SC 29212

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  NAEP-SC is excited to announce our inaugural Awards Banquet. Join us the evening of Friday, November 7, following the Clay Shoot, to celebrate our amazing SC Chapter, our outstanding members, and our sponsors who make it all possible. We would not be where we are without the passion and dedication of everyone involved!

  Please register by October 24, 2025. 

  TIME & LOCATION

  November 7, 6:00 PM-9:30 PM
  The River Center at Saluda Shoals

  5605 Bush River Road

  Columbia, SC 29212

  ABOUT THE EVENT

  The evening will include dinner, drinks, and networking, as well as a keynote address from Tom Mullikin, Ph.D., J.D., Director of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. We will also recognize our generous sponsors, this year’s scholarship recipients, and the winners of our four chapter awards: Chapter Contributor, L.E.A.P., Trailblazer, and P.R.I.S.M. awards. These awards support our mission of recognizing environmental achievements that have demonstrated leadership, integrity, and innovation. Nominations are open through September 5, so don’t hesitate to nominate a deserving colleague, friend, or project. More information on the awards and the nomination process can be found in the form below.  

  Spouses, partners, and friends are welcome to join in the festivities, but we ask that children stay home with a trusted individual. Space is limited, so be sure to register today!

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  Awards Descriptions and Nomination Form

  

  
  

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