Recreational Ponds in South Carolina
Recreational ponds are a unique addition to any landscape and offer many benefits to the owner. Recreational ponds typically provide one or more of these common goals: visual amenity, fishing,...
Category: Natural Resources
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...
The Basics of Irrigation Reservoirs for Agriculture
Agricultural and specialty crop producers, crop advisors, and extension agents can use this introductory guide on irrigation reservoirs as an overview of irrigation reservoir design basics, water...
An Introduction to Stormwater Ponds in South Carolina
This article is intended for stormwater pond owners, property management professionals, pond management professionals, and county and municipal staff to learn about the design, function, and...
Ponds in South Carolina
Four types of ponds are common in South Carolina; these include aquaculture, irrigation, recreational, and stormwater ponds. Pond type influences the practices used to manage water quality, water...
Introduction to Aquaponics
Alternative ways to grow healthy fresh food are being discovered by households and small farmers due to space and resource limitations. One alternative food-production method gaining in popularity...
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...
Watershed-Based Planning to Protect and Improve Surface Water Quality
Nonpoint source pollution is a major contributor of water pollution in the United States. Because nonpoint source pollution is a diffuse source of pollution, and individual contributing actions are...
Factors Influencing Productivity and Cost in the Whole-Tree Harvesting System
Fully mechanized harvesting systems are the most productive and common harvesting systems in the United States. Stem size, stand density, species composition, silvicultural prescriptions,...
Sealed Timber Bids: What You Need to Know to Sell Your Timber
South Carolina has close to thirteen million acres of forestland, and 87% of the forestland is privately owned.1 Close to two-thirds of this privately owned forestland is considered family forests.2...