Clemson Extension will be hosting a Woods in Your Backyard program Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Wesley Commons Retirement Community Asbury Hall in Greenwood, S.C. This program is designed for landowners who own 10 acres or less and for the professionals who provide management

We want to wish a very happy birthday to our friend Smokey Bear! Smokey has been getting the message out to help prevent unwanted, human-caused wildfires for the last 80 years. ⁠Take a look back at Smokey's history at bit.ly/3YrfIsW!

We are buzzing with excitement about participating in the 2024 Great Southeast Pollinator Census! On August 23 and 24, we will be venturing out to count all of the pollinators that we can find! Learn more about the count: GSePC.org

Where have you seen these vibrant white flower spikes? This is our native summersweet, Clethra alnifolia, a deciduous shrub, 4 feet to 10 feet tall, that makes its home in states bordering the Atlantic Coast and the Gulf of Mexico, from Maine to Florida and then to Texas. This

Where have you seen this prickly beauty? This is tall thistle, Cersium altissimum, a native wildflower with a home range from the Dakotas south to Texas and eastward, with the exceptions of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Tall thistle is in the Asteraceae family, along with

We are buzzing with excitement about participating in the 2024 Great Southeast Pollinator Census! On August 23 and 24, we will be venturing out to count all of the pollinators that we can find! Learn more about the count: GSePC.org

This two-day course will provide a review of the ISA Certification Exam Study Guide with Instructor Jimmy Walters. Students must purchase a copy of the study guide separately from ISA and bring the study guide to the class. Visit the ISA website to purchase the study guide.

Do you know this beautiful tree and its ancient lineage? Three interesting facts about Southern magnolia 1. Our native Southern magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, is a large evergreen tree with large, creamy white and fragrant blooms. These blooms have long been admired. George

The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Hartsville for achieving its 38th year as a Tree City USA in 2023. In 2023, the City of Hartsville planted 39 trees, pruned 238 trees and removed 14 hazardous trees. Mayor Hancock proclaimed Dec. 1, 2023, to be Arbor Day, and in

SAVE THE DATE! Trees SC will be hosting a fall SC arborist workshop Thursday, Sept. 19 at Harbison State Forest in Columbia. The workshop will be from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and will include outdoor demonstrations, classroom education and networking. For more information or to

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Trees SC will be hosting its 2024 Annual Conference, "Weathering the Storm," Nov. 7-8 at Tides Folly Beach in Folly Beach, SC. ISA Certified Arborist, pesticide and SAF credits have been applied for, and state mandated planning and zoning credits are

Where have you seen these sky-blue flowers? This is our native dayflower, Commelina erecta, and it belongs in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae. This wildflower makes a home in our southeastern, southern and midwestern states. Other common names are whitemouth dayflower,

‼️FINAL REMINDER‼️ This two-day course will provide a review of the ISA Certification Exam Study Guide with Instructor Jimmy Walters. Students must purchase a copy of the study guide separately from ISA and bring the study guide to the class. Visit the ISA website to purchase the

There's still time to register for the upcoming Women Owning Woodlands (WOW) fall 2024 webinar series! Women Owning Woodlands uses women-focused programming to engage and educate stewards of the land by connecting them to resources, trusted professionals and a community of other

SAVE THE DATE! Trees SC will be hosting a fall SC arborist workshop Thursday, Sept. 19 at Harbison State Forest in Columbia. The workshop will be from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and will include outdoor demonstrations, classroom education and networking. For more information or to

Congratulations are in order for the winners of this year’s Forestry Commission employee recognition awards! The selection committee reviewed 78 nominations from each of the agency’s three regions and recommended the top vote-getters in each of the award categories to State

Today is Patriot Day, a national day of remembrance for those who senselessly lost their lives on this day 23 years ago. #WeWillNeverForget

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR CPFM COURSES The South Carolina Forestry Commission will be conducting four Certified Prescribed Fire Manager classes around the state in 2024-25. The course will be offered on the following dates: November 20, 2024 | Columbia, SC December 4, 2024 |

Where have you seen this shrub and its pale yellow flower spikes? This is winged sumac, Rhus copallinum, a deciduous native shrub that belongs in the Anacardiaceae family, along with cashews, mangos and our very own poison ivy. Its home range extends from Maine south to Florida,