SCDNR Director announces retirement after over 30 years of service at agency [Video]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Robert H. Boyles, Jr., director of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), announced his retirement Tuesday.

Boyles has served as director of the department since May 2019 and has been a SCDNR employee since 1992.

“Serving as SCDNR director has been the honor of my professional life,” said Boyles. “I recognize that any success I have enjoyed is the result of the passion, vision and commitment that our staff and our partners bring to the realm of natural resources stewardship every day.”

Prior to serving as director, Boyles was the agency’s deputy director for the Marine Resources Division from 2003 to 2019. He has also served as president of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, chair of the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium Board of Directors and chair of the National Fish Habitat Partnership Board.

“Director Boyles has been a consummate professional …