Portable Sawmill
The past year I have been helping Dr. Patrick Hiesl with Chainsaw Safety Workshops, Tree Felling Workshops, and Portable Sawmill Workshops. This summer we started building a sawmill shed that will house our portable sawmill. This project takes the tree, from standing, all the way to a finished product of the shed. We felled white pines in the spring of 2026 and have been milling the trees into dimensional lumber/timbers during the summer. In August, we had enough lumber/timbers to begin the frame. We will be cutting some more trees in the fall to mill so that we can finish the sawmill shed this winter/spring. The sawmill shed will provide an example of what landowners can do with portable sawmills. We have also made picnic tables and storage boxes with the wood we have milled off the Clemson Forest. Our plan is to expand the program and offer more courses to landowners.
Newberry Forestry Association
- May 12, 2026 – Jon Carter presented on Utilization of Agricultural Spray Drones in Forestry.
- August 11, 2026 – Lew Merchant with Helena Chemical presented on Herbicides for Forestry Management. The Newberry Forestry Association also presented a student with a $500 scholarship.
Laurens Forest Landowners Association
- May 26, 2026 – Lance Beecher presented on pond management.
- August 25, 2026 – 1st SGT Dan Bridges from SC DNR presented on new regulations and game laws.
Upcoming Events
- SCWOW Fall 2026 Webinar Series — https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sc-wow-fall-2026-webinar-series-tickets-1993921600181?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
- September 22 – Know Your Land with Maps and Apps – Jeff Fellers
- September 29 – Get More from Your Pond – Charly Greenthaler
- October 6 – Sell Your Timber with Confidence – Stephen Pohlman
- October 13 – Beyond Timber: Unlock Your Land’s Potential – Tancey Belken
- Chainsaw Safety Workshop
- Friday September 25, 2026 – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chainsaw-safety-and-handling-workshop-tickets-1993344619416?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
- Thursday October 29, 2026 – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chainsaw-safety-and-handling-workshop-tickets-1993345455918?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
- Tree Felling Workshop
- Friday October 30, 2026 – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tree-felling-workshop-tickets-1993348223195?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
- Union County Agricultural Fair – October 20-24, 2026
- 5K day at the Fair Thursday October 22, 2026
- Newberry Forestry Association Meeting – Tuesday November 10, 2026
- Audubon Upstate Landowner Workshop and Field Tour – November 18, 2026 – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/upstate-landowner-workshop-and-field-tour-tickets-1992857724099?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
- Laurens Forest Landowners Association Meeting – Tuesday November 24, 2026
For other Forestry and Wildlife related programs, be sure to visit our Eventbrite page at: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/clemson-extension-forestry-wildlife-75733679603
