Jan 6, 2017 | News, News/PR
Forest products giant Weyerhaeuser has donated $50,000 to the Clemson University Wood Utilization and Design Institute to help support the advancement of the South Carolina wood industry. The money will be used to help fund the institute, which brings together...
Aug 12, 2016 | News, News/PR
Billions of magnificent trees that were nearly annihilated a century ago are making a slow, yet promising, comeback thanks in part to a team of Clemson University researchers and their collaborators. Colossal stands of longleaf pines once dominated vast swaths of the...
Apr 29, 2015 | News, News/PR
As enigmatic as it is deadly, “pine decline” has many Southern timber owners wondering whether the condition may be damaging their investment. South Carolina timber owners and land managers will be able to get the latest information on the problem at a daylong...
Sep 3, 2014 | News, News/PR
Clemson University launched its Wood Utilization and Design Institute to test and market sustainable, wood-based materials for use in commercial construction, a market dominated by steel and concrete. The program will use the university’s assets in forestry,...
Oct 2, 2013 | News, News/PR
The Clemson University Experimental Forest will be able to sell its harvested timber in a wider range of green construction markets after its forest management practices were certified to be sustainable by a third-party group of experts. The forest’s 17,500 acres are...