A few of the snowplows used by staff to clear the roads.
When classes are canceled and campus is closed during a winter weather event, not everyone is home by the fire. University Facilities’ Landscape Services is tasked with making sure the campus roadways, sidewalks and steps are cleared of snow and ice as soon as possible after a winter storm has ended. This is done to ensure that the Clemson University Police Department, Fire Department and other emergency personnel are able to service the campus. It is also done to make sure that the students living on campus in residence halls are able to have safe passage to the dining halls for meals.
To accomplish this task, Landscape Services is equipped with various pieces of equipment that assist in the process of clearing snow and ice. This includes two large dump trucks with plow attachments and sand spreaders, tractors and mowers with brooms and push blades, as well as an inventory of shovels and push brooms for all the hand work that must be done. Landscape Services staff often work overtime to ensure that roads and pedestrian walkways are made accessible and safe to use.
Long after the snow is gone, many turf areas are later repaired in the Spring as a result of recreational activities such as snow sledding as well as vehicles leaving roadways (for fun or by accident). Landscape Services regularly levels and re-seeds grassy areas, which helps return the campus to its usual glory. We also remove downed trees and limbs and repair roads due to pot holes that tend to crop up during the colder months.
Rest assured, if Winter weather is coming to town, Landscape Services will be here to greet it. You can learn more about us by visiting our departmental web page.
