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
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