Month: February 2025

Beatriss Calhoun, Water Resources Extension Agent & Sarah Waickowski, Assistant Professor As spring approaches, planning your outdoor household needs are always beneficial. A basic plan can help save money and benefit your community’s environment and beyond. By incorporating a few simple practices listed below, whether it’s managing lawn care more efficiently, reducing the need for […]

Molly Jones, Clemson Extension Area Water Resources Agent As temperatures increase and the pond ecosystem becomes active after dormancy over winter, many changes can occur within the pond system. Over the winter and early spring runoff from storms can distribute nutrients and sediments into the pond creating cloudy water from suspended sediment and nutrients feeding […]

Anna Sara Hill, Horticulture Extension Agent Spring is in the air and soon plants bearing one of Americans favorite fruit will be blooming, followed by the ripening of the iconic red heart shaped seeded berries.  Individual berries have approximately 150-200 seeds called achenes, embedded in the flesh.  The fruit we know by the name of […]

Shannon Herndon, County 4-H Agent Alayna Weilnau is a 2024 South Carolina 4-H Presidential Tray Winner. Lawson Weilnau is a state winner with his 4-H Portfolio and won a trip to National 4-H Congress held in November. Both Weilnaus served on State 4-H Teen Council, responsible for planning, organizing and leading statewide events. The Weilnaus […]

Marion Barnes, Senior County Extension Agent – Clemson University Are you thinking about planting a warm-season wildlife food plot for deer? Now is the time to begin the process. Warm-season wildlife food plots can benefit game and non-game wildlife species when adequately planned and established. Food plots can be used to “fill in the gap” […]

Roxane Cummings, Rural Health & Nutrition Agent Spring is the perfect time to start or resume a few healthy habits. Healthy living does not need to be complicated or restrictive. In fact, incorporating just three simple habits can lead to positive results. What steps do you need to take to “spring” into health? First, eat […]

Samantha Porzelt, Water Resources Agent for Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester Counties Water is essential to all life, including the wildlife you may want to attract to your backyard. Natural water sources are uncommon in most backyards, but they can be added through temporary or permanent features. These can be as simple as a shallow dish […]

Janet Steele, Area Forestry & Wildlife Agent As days grow warmer with more daylight hours, plant, shrub and tree species begin to break dormancy and enter a new growing season. Like myself, you may be anxious to get outside and tackle some of those land management practices you have been planning all winter. These projects […]

Patti Chapman, Nutrition Educator Beaufort County Nutrition Educator Patti Chapman recently taught the “Teen Cuisine” program to six enthusiastic groups of sixth, seventh, and eighth graders.  These students had so much fun during the cooking portion of the lessons.  So often, they would think the recipe didn’t sound good because it was healthy.  However, once […]

Shannon Herndon, County 4-H Agent Baylin prepared her Wildlife Food Plot Project for judging by Clemson Extension Ag Agents Rogan Gibson and Joe Varn. As a third-year participant in the project, Baylin said she enjoys it because it gives her something fun and interesting to work on and research about wildlife near her home. County-level […]