Logging Operations and Soil Compaction
Soil is highly sensitive to improper logging activities that can cause long-lasting soil compaction and reduce forest productivity, seedling growth, and survival. All logging operations can cause...
Author: Puskar Khanal
Economic Implications of Wildlife Considerations in Timber Management
Understanding the economic implications of different land management objectives is critical for private forest landowners. This publication will provide a framework for landowners to estimate the...
Benefits of Urban Forests and Determining Their Value
Urban forests are often overlooked as they are “hidden in plain sight.” Urban forests and the services they provide can be vague concepts. This article gives a definition of urban forests, detailing...
Fundamentals of Forest Resource Management Planning
Forest resource management planning is a process that usually produces a written management plan. Forests by their nature are long-term enterprises, and the forest owner’s expected outcomes, like...
Valuing Ecosystem Services of Coastal Marshes and Wetlands
Coastal marshes and wetlands provide ecosystem services that are critical to coastal communities and economies worldwide. In general, the term ‘ecosystem services’ refers to the benefits people...
South Carolina’s Coastal Habitats and Regional Comparison
Background South Carolina has about 4.5 million acres of wetlands, comprising about 23% of the state’s land area, but 90% of wetlands are freshwater and 10% are coastal.1 South Carolina’s coastal...
Extension Forestry Programming in South Carolina: Preferred Topics and Delivery Method
Surveys that assess preferred information delivery methods and topics for meetings and workshops are critical tools to provide current and relevant content to one of Clemson Cooperative Extension...