Jun 25, 2018 | News, News/PR
Clemson University is holding students’ feet to the fire – literally – as it prepares them to take leadership roles in one of the most dangerous and underserved aspects in the forestry industry. Fire Tigers is a 15-member group of Clemson forestry and wildlife...
Jul 12, 2017 | News, News/PR
The 2008 recession and increased timber company sell-offs were putting a hurt on the future of forestry in South Carolina when Gene Kodama took over as state forester. The Moncks Corner native faced a bevy of hurdles: State Forestry Commission crews were fighting...
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...
Mar 13, 2017 | News, News/PR
South Carolina Forestry Commission officials are issuing a Red Flag Fire Alert on Friday after more than 50 wildfires burned statewide on Thursday, including a roughly 100-acre blaze in Colleton County. Doug Wood, a commission spokesman, said there were 54 active...
Dec 9, 2016 | News, News/PR
When people and property are endangered, wildfires are viewed as calamities. And, indeed, to those directly affected, they can be deadly and devastating. But from Mother Nature’s point of view, wildfires play an integral role in the health of a forest by thinning...
