NAEP - SC

Thank you for joining us at the Environmental Law 101 Workshop! 🌿
It was an amazing day filled with meaningful discussion and the exchange of ideas led by experts in environmental law, at the Joseph F. Rice School of Law.

A huge thank you to everyone who attended and made the day such a success!

A special thank you goes out to all the knowledgeable speakers and to Nelson Mullins https://www.nelsonmullins.com/ and Mullikin Law Firm https://www.mullikinlaw.com/ for their generous sponsorship.

Please join us for our next lunch & learn on Friday, October 6 for USFWS Regulatory Updates, Section 7, and Endangered Species Act Mitigation with Melanie Olds, USFWS Biologist/Regulatory Team lead. We are offering an in-person and virtual option for this event. In-person attendees must register by September 29. Please visit our website, www.naep-sc.org to register.

Please join us for our next lunch & learn in Columbia on May 19, 2023. FHWA Lead Environmental Specialist, Shane Belcher, and SCDOT’s Director of Environmental Services, Chad Long, will be teaming up to speak about EJ and how it relates to transportation infrastructure across the state.

Topics include:
• Historical perspective of EJ in SC
• What role does EJ play in transportation?
• What are the EJ requirements?
• What are the elements of an EJ Analysis?
• What has SCDOT been doing for EJ compliance?
• How is SCDOT adapting to recent changes in EJ?
• What are the challenges and some recent project examples?

Please visit NAEP-SC.org for more information and to register for the in-person or virtual option. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.

Please join NAEP-SC for our next lunch & learn in Columbia on February 3, 2023. SCDNR's State Bat Biologist, Jennifer Kindel, and Three Oaks Engineering's veteran Bat Biologist will be the guest speakers. They will team up to speak about bats in South Carolina, including bat habitat in SC, regulations to protect these species, and bat survey methodologies.

Please join us at Saluda Shoals Environmental Education Center for lunch and networking. Lunch will be provided for all in-person attendees. A virtual option is also available. Please visit our website www.naep-sc.org to register for either the in-person event or the virtual event. All in-person attendees must register by January 27, 2023. Members get 50% off the ticket price when logged in. Students attend for free.

Join us for our next lunch & learn this Friday, August 27 at noon. Our feature presentation is by Joseph Inman from FEMA Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP). Joseph is an Environmental Specialist with FEMA and is part of the FEMA Integration Team (FIT) in Columbia. He will be speaking about FEMA EHP and FIT, their roles and responsibilities, and their NEPA policies and practices as it relates to FEMA and grant funding. There will also be a Q&A opportunity with Joseph after his presentation, and we will be providing some updates on the development of our new NAEP Chapter. If you are interested in attending, it's not too late to sign up to attend virtually! Hope to see you there!