The Department is housed in Lehotsky Hall, an 80,000- square-foot building on the Clemson Campus.The 17,640- acre Clemson Experimental Forest and a 65 acre Roland E. Schoenike Arboretum surround the campus and provide outstanding outdoor labs for teaching,research and extension. Research opportunities are also availible at the Belle W. Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science near Georgetown S.C. Several research faculty are based at the Baruch Institute and provide opportunities for study of wetland and coastal ecology, hydrology, silvicullture and forest genetics. The academic and research programs are further stengthened by a close association with two USDA Forest Service Units that are conducting research on endangered plants and wildlife and fire ecology. a US Fish and Wildlife Field Office dedicated to the recovery of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, the American Forest & Paper Association Sustainable Forestry Initiative Field Office and Adjunct faculty from other laboratories and colleges. The department has approximately 180 undergraduate and 45 graduate students in forest resource management, forest products, and urban forestry programs.
In addition to a strong Academic Program , the department is actively involved in research and public service. Research assistantships may be available on a competitive basis from the department and from grants obtained by individual professors. The department also awards Millhaven Fellowships to two students each year. Outreach includes a large extension program, numerous continuing education short courses, seminars, workshops, and international exchange and internship opportunities with Myerscough College in Lancashire, England

 

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