forestry

While the eastern half of the state is no longer under the alert, forestry officials caution that western conditions remain volatile.

State forestry officials are warning residents about outdoor burning as weather conditions heighten the threat of wildfires.

The South Carolina Forestry Commission will be burning a 55-acre tract at the Camden Battlefield Thursday as part of wildfire prevention efforts.

Columbia, Lexington and Spartanburg are recipients of funding from Trees4SC!—a new statewide community forestry program led by the Green Infrastructure Center and the South Carolina Forestry Commission’s Urban and Community Forestry Program.

On Thursday, the South Carolina Forestry Commission issued a statewide Red Flag Alert, until further notice, as they resume command of the fire from the Florida Forest Service Complex Incident Management Team.

Clemson University broke ground on its new 85,000-square-foot Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation.

Regional, state, and federal agencies, after months of delays, finally got to do a controlled burn at Table Rock State Park, following a busy fire season.

Clemson Extension Agent Amanda McNulty talks with Clemson Extension Forestry and Wildlife Agent Janet Steele about the importance of the forestry industry…

Clemson Extension Agent and Host of Making It Grow, Amanda McNulty talks with Dr. John Nelson from the University of South Carolina AC Moore Herbarium…

Clemson Extension Agent and Host of Making It Grow, Amanda McNulty talks with Dr. John Nelson from the University of South Carolina AC Moore Herbarium…