Category: Forestry and Environmental Conservation

Our FOR4100 Harvesting Methods Lab spent the day in Westminster, South Carolina, where students had the chance to visit an active harvest site alongside Forester Steven Bloom from the South Carolina Forestry Commission. During the visit, students engaged in meaningful discussions about best management practices in the forestry industry, exploring real-world applications of the concepts […]

Join us for a seminar hosted by the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences featuring Paul De Barro, senior principal research scientist, CSIRO – Australia’s National Science Agency. In the world of science and innovation, few individuals embody the journey from idea to impact as profoundly as De Barro. With nearly 30 years of experience […]

Meghan Keating, a doctoral candidate in Clemson University’s wildlife and fisheries biology program, has received the 2025 Clemson Center for Career and Professional Development Outstanding Student Employee Award. Originally from Modesto, California, Keating plans to graduate in May 2026 and pursue a career in applied research, aiming to find harmony between human needs and wildlife […]

By now, Christmas trees have found their way into many homes. To keep live Christmas trees fresh, beautiful and safe, Clemson University experts say “keep them watered.” Some of the common types of Christmas trees grown in South Carolina include Virginia pine, Eastern red cedar, Leyland cypress, Murray cypress and varieties of Arizona cypress such […]

Christian Blackburn, a senior Wildlife and Fisheries Biology major and management minor from Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, was awarded an English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in the Czech Republic. A National Scholar and Honors student, Blackburn served as an instructor in the South Carolina Teacher Cadet program, a statistics tutor at Clemson through the University’s Academic […]

Forest Fest, originally launched in 2016, returns with a host of activities for both adults and children. This free event includes guided hikes, nature walks, scavenger hunts, wildlife encounters, waterfall views, canoeing, kayaking, forestry activities, and environmental education. The event, initially co-coordinated by James Wilkins, Education and Resource Coordinator for the South Carolina Botanical Garden, […]

Craig Harper (Ph.D., ’98) has been honored with the prestigious Deer Management Career Achievement Award at the 47th annual meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group, held from February 11-14, 2024, in Shepherdstown, WV. Presented by the Southeast Deer Study Group, a working group of The Wildlife Society encompassing 17 states, this award recognizes exceptional […]