Well duh! Of course the state’s natural resources are primo!

It should have come as no surprise to any true South Carolinian what a university professor has described as an “eye-opener."

The "eye-opener" is that "researchers" have quantified that S.C.'s natural resources impact its economy. Well duh! From our rivers and streams and beaches and tall hills, okay, mountains, to the fishing in those streams and views of those beaches and all the hunting and state parks, I would have thought it is obvious that the state's natural resources are its primo inducement for economic development.
Not too hot. Not compared to Mississippi and Florida and even Arizona without its humidity ...

Not too cold. Not when compared to points north and their wintry mixes ... But just right. That's South Carolina. That's what the English Lord Proprietors understood, even when facing the swamps and gators. Stand in a boat at the mouth of Winyah Bay. That's unrivaled beauty and nature at it's best.

There's something great about the resources in this state. Isn't that what the push to make tourism THE industry in the state is all about? Exploiting the state's natural resources?

Researchers, spending thousands of dollars, have decided the "economic activity stemming from" S.C's nature is about $30 billion, funding about one in every eight jobs in the state. Well duh, I say again!

To tell you the truth, I believe it funds really all jobs in the state. This state's climate and natural resources draws many. It's why most who choose to locate in the state choose to locate here. In fact, this is nothing new to those of us who grew up here, spent a little time elsewhere and came back.

We came back 'cause this state is great ... Despite the "woe-be-unto-us-s," and there are plenty of those folks out there, South Carolina, and its people, sordid history and heritage, are primo. Others have been putting their money where their mouths are while others have been talking about nature. Think Mullins-based Wildlife Action. Think, Southern Forests Conservation Project, The Nature Conservancy in South Carolina and Marion's Woodbury tract. What we have is worth preserving. What we have is worth sharing. What we have is valued.

I say, in addition to saying "Well, duh!" to the findings of this "eye-opening" research, "Shhh!" I'd prefer we just keep South Carolina's natural resources our little secret, lest they be overly exploited.

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