DATE: January 28, 2008

CONTACT: Dr. James R. Frederick, (843) 669-1912, ext. 228
jfrdrck@clemson.edu

WRITER: Tom Lollis, (803) 284-3343, ext. 241
tlollis@clemson.edu

Frederick honored for work on Pee Dee trail

FLORENCE – A Clemson University professor at the Pee Dee Research and Education Center has been honored for his efforts in establishing an outdoor education trail at the center near Florence.

Jim Frederick was presented a special achievement award from the S.C. Soil and Water Conservation Society during the organization’s recent partners conference at Myrtle Beach.

Amy Maxwell, immediate past president of the society, cited Frederick for “outstanding dedication to conservation” with his work at the Pee Dee REC.

The1.2-mile-long trail, which was dedicated in April of 2007, contains an abundance of information on the natural resources found in the Pee Dee region’s agricultural, forest, lake, wetland and urban ecosystems.

“We’re now planning to add a touch of rural heritage – past, present and future – to our efforts,” said Frederick. “As permanent learning centers we’ll recreate an early 1900s farm and saw mill and a native American village.”

“On a bigger scale we are working towards a rural cultural heritage center with several groups such as the Pee Dee Land Trust, the Pee Dee Resource Conservation and Development Council, Backswamp School Association, landowners associations, the S.C. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Natural Resources,” he said.

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