Ambrosia Beetle Biology, Impact, and Management
Ambrosia beetles are commonly found across the Southeastern United States. Most are secondary pests that only damage weakened, stressed, or dying host plants. Some species, such as the redbay...
Category: Forestry
How to Conduct a Timber Cruise
A forest inventory assesses the quality, quantity, and value of trees in a forest. Inventory focused on standing timber (live timber) is called a timber cruise. Inventories are also done for other...
Managing Pine Trees with a Thinning
Forest management practices, such as thinnings, are recommended to meet landowner management objectives, including generating income, improving habitat for wildlife species, and, most importantly,...
Asian Longhorned Beetle Biology and Management in South Carolina
The Asian longhorned beetle is a federally regulated invasive wood-boring pest recently discovered in South Carolina. This publication helps landowners and land managers know and recognize the most...
How to Stay Safe Around Chainsaws
While professional users of chainsaws must follow Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements to keep them safe, the non-professional user is not subject to the same...
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...
Conservation Easement Amendments: A Landowner Guide
As states and local communities look toward nonregulatory methods to protect natural resources, conservation easements (CEs) have become an increasingly popular tool for land conservation. CEs can...
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...
Conservation Easement Tax Implication Basics
The information in this publication is provided only for educational purposes and to inform the reader of relevant topics. This is not to be perceived or utilized as formal tax or legal advice. It...
Protecting Working Forests with Conservation Easements
South Carolina and the entire United States face a significant shift in private land ownership within the next several decades as properties are passed to the next generation. A recent article in...
Effects of Deer Herbivory on Hardwood Forests in the Piedmont of South Carolina
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations have reached unprecedented numbers in parts of the United States.1 Elevated deer populations result in increased herbivory pressure (feeding on...
Seedling Selection Guidelines for Forest Landowners
The selection of tree seedlings for reforestation or the conversion of open land to woodlands may only occur a few times over the ownership of a property. Therefore, making sure that the right...
Chemical Release Treatments for Pine Regeneration
The importance of sustaining South Carolina’s southern yellow pine resource is essential both from economical and restoration perspectives. In 2015, softwood (pine; 660.9 million cubic feet of...
A Key for Aging White-Tailed Deer Using the Tooth Replacement and Wear Technique
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are the most hunted and economically important game species in North America.1 Deer population management is important to maintain the health of deer herds...