SUSAN HAMILTON, COLUMBIA

WHY - I believe SCWF is our state’s most well-rounded environmental non-profit because it  supports hunters, anglers, environmentalists, conservationists, and a variety of others who want to see our most valuable resource managed for the benefit of future generations.  

BIO - Susan Hamilton is a former journalist, having graduated from the University of Maryland then working as a business reporter in Baltimore. She and her husband Thomas Gross relocated to South Carolina in 1994 and have since embraced the state's diverse natural areas.   The family has visited all 47 state parks, all of its wildlife refuges, a good number of its natural preserves, and many more wild habitats.  Susan is a certified state-wide master naturalist, and has taken a variety of SCWF’s education classes. In 2015, Susan teamed up with her daughter Liesel to write “Wild South Carolina,” a book detailing their favorite outdoor destinations in the state.