SC conservation agency taps forestry attorney as new director

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: June 12, 2026

Words: 273

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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COLUMBIA — An attorney for the state Forestry Commission will take charge of the South Carolina agency overseeing land conservation, the Conservation Bank announced Friday.

The agency’s oversight board selected 42-year-old David Jones to take the helm from director Raleigh West, who is leaving the role in July to establish his own law firm specializing in conservation.

Over the past three years with the Forestry Commission, Jones has helped ink deals to buy and …

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