Clemson Extension Forestry and Wildlife

Tag: native plants

Improving Flora Diversity for Wildlife

July 14, 2021

Field border planted with native warm season flower mix adjacent to young longleaf pine stand at Clemson’s Sandhill Research and Education Center. Photo Credit: W. Cory Heaton.

The concept of maximizing flora diversity is nothing new. While it may have slipped by unperceived as we beat our way through the daily grind of managing lands, our management practices were promoting diversity in many ways. Whether we were burning old fields, conducting thinnings, protecting wetlands, controlling non-native species, daylighting roads, etc., we were, […]

Beyond the Buck: The Newest Chapter in Wildlife Planting

July 8, 2021

Wildlife planting is one of the most commonly applied management activities throughout the Southern United States. The primary focus of these plantings has been to provide game species with additional or supplemental high-quality forage. Food plots have continued to grow in popularity and practice among modern game managers. Food plots have typically focused on cool-season […]