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Ponderings & Pictures by Patricia A. Whitener, Ph.D., Extension Associate I often feel a sense of gratitude as I follow a well-worn trail through the forest. Someone, or many someones, over many years, found the way before me. They read the land, marked the trees with blazes, and bridged the creek. And because of their […]

Retired Clemson professor and one of the first experts to publish on on wild hogs in North America, Dr. Gene Wood writes a blog for the CU Forest.

Photo by Dr. Erin Buchholtz

By Dr. Patricia A. Whitener Forest Fest returns to the Clemson University Forest on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Here’s why you don’t want to miss it. Hosted annually in the Clemson University North Forest, Forest Fest is a free, family-friendly day of exploration, discovery, and connection across one of the most remarkable living landscapes in […]

By Dr. Daniel Hanks Tired. Dirty. Thirsty. Hungry… Proud. Satisfied. Happy. Connected. Over the past several years, volunteering in the Clemson University Forest has become something deeper than an activity or a commitment—it has become part of the rhythm of my life. What began as time spent helping with trails gradually turned into a broader […]

The Clemson University Forest is an extensive New Deal-era conservation project rising out of an era when many small farmers were transitioning from rural to urban life. Originally, the project was called the Land Use Project. Underlying the Clemson University Forest are these Land Use Lands with their roots in that conservation-focused period of American […]

Why do foresters set the forest on fire? The answer is long and complicated – more so than we have space for in this blog. But there are some simple concepts we can discuss, and some resources for further reading. Bottom line is that Clemson University foresters burn parts of the CU Forest in order […]

Since its inception the Clemson University Forest has been a magnet for faculty, staff, and students researching any number of topics. While the bulk of its research history has been in forestry, forest ecology, and wildlife biology, many other researchers have also been attracted to it. These researchers have come from almost every part of […]