Category: Forestry

Basics of Forest Certification: A Primer for South Carolina Forest Owners

May 14, 2026 | Forestry

Most forest owners are committed to sustainably managing their forestland, which often leads to the question: What does ‘certifying’ a forest mean? Forest certification sounds...

Incorporating Local Expertise into Environmental Research and Management

Apr 9, 2026 | Forestry

This article is for researchers, government staff, land planners, and natural resource managers. In this paper, we will outline why incorporating local expertise works to scale down national or...

What A Landowner Should Expect When Hiring a Drone Aerial Applicator for Forestry Herbicide Application

Nov 18, 2025 | Forestry

There are three conventional methods of chemical site preparation using herbicides: backpack sprayers, sprayers on forestry equipment, and helicopters/fixed-wing aircraft. However, in recent years,...

Using Your Portable Sawmill to Cut Stickers for Lumber Drying

Nov 7, 2024 | Forestry

Over the years, portable sawmills have become more affordable and are now commonly used in many rural areas. While cutting lumber out of trees that may have come from your property is satisfying,...

Ambrosia Beetle Biology, Impact, and Management

Sep 11, 2024 | Forestry, Natural Resources

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...

How to Conduct a Timber Cruise

Jun 17, 2024 | Agribusiness, Forestry, Natural Resources

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

Sep 18, 2023 | Agribusiness, Forestry, Natural Resources

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

Feb 22, 2023 | Forestry, Natural Resources

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

Apr 20, 2022 | Forestry, Natural Resources

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

Mar 14, 2022 | Forestry, Natural Resources, Wildlife

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

Jan 31, 2022 | Forestry, Natural Resources

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

Oct 27, 2021 | Forestry, Natural Resources

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

Mar 30, 2021 | Forestry, Natural Resources

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

Feb 19, 2021 | Agribusiness, Forestry, Natural Resources

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

Feb 9, 2021 | Forestry, Natural Resources

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...