Apr 3, 2017 | News, News/PR
The S.C. Forestry Commission is urging caution amid a significant spike in wildfires as the state heads into the peak of its fire season. Prolonged drought, especially in the Upstate, has increased the fire risk that already exists at this time of year, according to...
Dec 7, 2016 | News, News/PR
For about 15 years, the state’s most destructive forest insect has been lying low in South Carolina. But damage caused by recent droughts, storms and wildfires raises the specter of a resurgence. Sizable infestations of southern pine beetles have been few and far...