Dr. Victor B. Shelburne Professor Department of Forestry & Natural Resources Phone:  864-656-4855 Fax: 864-656-3304 Email: vshlbrn@clemson.edu Personal Web Page: Under Construction

Academic Education Background

Degrees	Institutions	Major fields of study	Dates of degrees
Ph.D.	Clemson University	Forestry	1988
M.F.	Duke University	Forestry	1975
B.S	Duke University	Botany	1974

Work Experience

• 8/04-present          Professor, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources  
• 8/02-07/04             Associate Professor, Department of Forest Resources, Clemson University
• 8/96-7/02               Associate Professor, Department of Forest Resources, Clemson University
• 7/93-7/96               Assistant Professor, Department of Forest Resources, Clemson University
• 7/92-6/93               Assistant Professor, Department of Forest Resources, Clemson University
• 2/90-6/92               Assistant Professor, Department of Forest Resources, Clemson University.

Research Areas

Over my 30 year career I have done research on site/stand relationships of southern pine beetle, acid rain/ozone effects on forest ecosystems, and the effects of prescribed fire on soils.  Over the past 14 years, my research has focused on the development of reliable and field-worthy ecosystem classifications and their application in forest management. This last area is tied to the sustainable environment and restoration emphasis areas.

Specifically, our research over the past five years on the Jocassee Gorges has allowed us to develop a landscape ecosystem classification  methodology that captures the community types of most of the land area. Overall, it provides an excellent basis for evaluating the potential for restoring the original vegetation types by utilizing silvicultural methods.  So we are not only developing a data set that will help to sustain the flow of goods and services from the Jocassee Gorges but likewise determine the course to restore it to its original vegetation.  The research on the effects of prescribed fire and thinning on the piedmont soil resource  lends itself to sustaining the productivity of forest soils.

Major funders of my current research are USDA Forest Service, Department of Natural Resources (CARA –Conservation and Reinvestment Act funding),  and the South Carolina Forestry Commisision (USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Grants).

In the public service area, I maintain the South Carolina Champion Tree website and coordinate the location, measurement, and certification of the State’s Champion Trees (ww.clemson.edu/champtree).

Recent Grants are as follows:

• Status: completed; Percent Credit: 100; Amount: $10,000; Role: Principal Investigator;Category: State. Managing, Updating and Promoting the South Carolina Champion Tree Project Sponsored by SC Forestry Commission from 7/1/2004 to 6/30/2005
• Status: Project continuing; Percent Credit: 100; Amount: $28,220; Role: Principal Investigator;Category: Federal. Fuel Classification for the Southern Appalachian Mountains Using Landscape Ecosystems Classification Sponsored by USDA Forest Service (FS) from 5/1/2002 to 9/30/2004
• Status: Project continuing; Percent Credit: 100; Amount: $29,720; Role: Principal Investigator; Category: Federal. Changes to Soils and the Forest Floor as a Consequence of Fuel Reduction Treatments in Piedmont Forest Ecosystems Sponsored by USDA Forest Service (FS) from 8/1/2003 to 12/31/2006
• Status: Completed; Percent Credit: 100; Amount: $30,000; Role: Principal Investigator; Category: Federal. Monitoring the Condition, Health and Location of South Carolina"s Big Trees Sponsored by USDA Forest Service through SC Forestry Commission from 7/1/2001 to 5/30/2004
• Status: Project continuing  Percent Credit: 45; Amount: $80,000; Role: Principal Investigator; Category: State. Avian Diversity in the Jocassee Gorges and Ellicott Rock Wilderness in South Carolina as a Result of Historical Habitat Management Regimes and Ecological Site Types Sponsored by SC  Dept of Natural Resources from 10/1/2001 to 9/30/2005
• Status: completed; Percent Credit: 0; Amount: $20,300; Role: Not specified; Category: CU Foundation. The Development and Publication of a Field Guide to the Clemson University Habitat

Selected Publications

• Wagner, L.K. , U. Yilmaz, V.B. Shelburne, J. A. Waldvogel, amd M.T. Haque.2005. The Nature of Clemson: A Field Guide to the Natural History of Clemson University. Clemson University Digital Press. Clemson, SC. 92 pp.
• Abella, S. R. and V. B. Shelburne. 2004. Ecological species groups of South Carolina’s Jocassee Gorges, southern Appalachian Mountains. Journal of Torr. Bot. Soc. 131(3):220-231.   
• Abella, S. R., L. R. Gering and V. B. Shelburne. 2004. Slope Correction of Plot Dimensions for Vegetative Sampling in Mountainous Terrain. Natural Areas Journal. 24(4): 358-360.
• Abella, S. R. and V. B. Shelburne. 2003. Eastern White Pine Establishment in the Oak Landscape of the Ellicott Rock Wilderness, Southern Appalachian Mountains.  Castanea 68(3):201-210.
• Abella, S. R., V. B. Shelburne and N. W. McDonald. 2003. Multifactor classification of forest landscape ecosystems of Jocassee Gorges, southern Appalachian Mountains, South Carolina. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 33: 1-14.

Selected Presentations

Courses Taught

• FOR 205 Dendrology
• FOR 221 Forest Biology
• FOR 251 Forest Communities
• FOR 805 Forest Landscape Ecosystems
• ENR 302 Natural Resources Measurements
• FOR 893 Special Topics –Woody Plant Winter ID

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Society of American Foresters - 1976-Present
• Keowee Chapter Chair-elect 2006
• Chair of Natural Areas Committee of the South Carolina Division SAF 2003- Present
• Editor of Ozark Reporter, quarterly publication of the Ozark Section of SAF.  October 1978 -  December 1979.
• Registered Forester #1243, South Carolina:1992-Present
• Certified Forester #2453, Society of American Foresters: 2003
• Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Society) - 1991-Present
• President Elect and Banquet Chair (Clemson Chapter) 1996-97, President 1997-98, Past President 1998-99).  Chapter was one of 10 chapters (nationwide out of more than 500) to receive Outstanding Chapter Award during my tenure as President. 

a. Accomplishments:

• Jointly sponsored a high school research grants program with the USC, Central Savannah River Chapter of the SCAS; cost = $1,000.
• Jointly sponsored an undergraduate award program with sponsors as above; cost = $250. Sponsored an outstanding high school teacher award; cost = $250.
• Co-sponsored with CU Graduate School graduate student poster forum contest; provided five judges. Annual banquet to initiate new members and make awards outlined above. 
• Admission Committee approved 6 full members and 12 associate members. Received $800 grant (second year) from National Office.
• Honored a Clemson faculty member with Researcher of Year award; cost = $1,000 (paid for by Nicholas’ gift).
• Worked with the Provost’s office to fund the High School Research Grant Program on a continuing basis beginning this year.
• SCAS Annual Meeting held on Clemson campus.  Members of Sigma Xi worked as moderators and judges.

b. Honor Societies

• Xi Sigma Pi - Forestry Honor Society - 1992
• Phi Kappa Phi - 1988
• Gamma Sigma Delta - Agriculture Honor Society – 1987

c. Awards