SOUTH CAROLINA CHAPTER  

SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY 

BYLAWS 

ARTICLE I Name 

The name of this organization shall be the South Carolina Chapter  

(hereinafter referred to as the Chapter) of the Soil and Water  

Conservation Society (hereinafter referred to as the Society). 

ARTICLE II Area 

Four areas are hereby established. Chapter members residing in  

counties designated for each area will automatically become a  

member of that area. 

Each area shall be represented on the Executive Board by one 

Board member elected as described in Article VII. 

The primary year round activities will be carried out by the 

areas. The Executive Board will assist the areas in planning and  

implementing the activities desired by the area membership.  

Suggested area programs and activities include: round table or  

panel discussions, contests, field trips and tours, visits to  

research stations, conservation education for teachers and students,  

etc. 

Area I: Abbeville, Anderson, Edgefield, Greenville, Greenwood,  

Laurens, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens, and Saluda and Spartanburg  

Counties. 

Area II: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington,  

Newberry, Richland, Union and York Counties. 

Area III: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley,  

Calhoun, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, Jasper and  

Orangeburg Counties. 

Area IV: Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence,  

Georgetown, Horry, Lee,  Marion, Marlboro, Sumter and Williamsburg  

Counties. 

ARTICLE III  

Objectives 

The objectives of the Chapter shall be the same as those of the  

Soil and Water Conservation Society as a nonprofit organization  

dedicated to advancing science, education and art of good land  

stewardship and water use. The further objective is to bring  

together members of the Society residing in South Carolina that  

the exchange of ideas and information of interest to the Chapter  

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