News Briefs from Clemson University's Public Service & Agriculture 
Media Relations.

DATE:    2/10/04
CONTACT: Susan Bedingfield, (864) 656-3876; sbeding@Clemson.edu

1.STROM THURMOND INSTITUTE OFFERS PANEL DISCUSSION ON "URBAN FORESTS  
  AND DEVELOPMENT: STRIVING FOR BALANCE"
2.CLEMSON 4-H OFFICIAL AWARDED $50,000 GRANT TO HELP REWRITE 4-H 
  CURICULUM

1.STROM THURMOND INSTITUTE OFFERS PANEL DISCUSSION ON "URBAN FORESTS 
AND DEVELOPMENT: STRIVING FOR BALANCE"
British are leaders in tree preservation and there are lessons to be 
learned from their national Town and Country Planning efforts.  Unlike 
Britain, however, South Carolina has not had the same land tenure 
practices that encouraged the strong local and national tree protection
programs taken there. For these reasons, local governments are 
addressing urban forestry issues in voluntary and legislated ways with 
varying degrees of success.

This discussion will include a visiting landscape architect and an 
arborist from England to explain initiatives taken in the English 
countryside to preserve and enhance tree cover. The panel will include 
a South Carolina developer, advocate and elected official to discuss 
options and issues for implementing tree protection programs in South 
Carolina.  It promises to be lively and informative.  

Panelists include: Ms. Miriam Addy, Landscape Architect, OCA UK, 
Limited, Colchester, England Mr. David Agnew, Principal, Civitas LLC, 
Charleston, SC Ms. Diane Eldridge, Dir. of Education & Advocacy, 
Upstate Forever, Greenville, SC Dr. Dealga O'Callaghan, Consulting 
Arborist, OCA UK, Limited, Liverpool, England Mr. Clint Wright, 
Anderson County Council Chair, Anderson, SC 

Sponsors: The South Carolina Forestry Commission; Institute for 
Economic and Community Development, Clemson University; Department of 
Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson University; Strom Thurmond 
Institute of Government and Public Affairs, Clemson University

Students and professionals in planning, landscape architecture, 
architecture, forestry, horticulture, economic development, natural 
resources, environmental engineering and others interested in a 
sensible balance between urban development and urban tree cover.  

When: February 25, 2004, 4:00 - 5:30 PM 
Where: Self-Auditorium at the Strom Thurmond Institute, Clemson 
University
The forum is free and open to the public
Contact: Ms. Donna London, Strom Thurmond Institute, 864.656.4700, 
dlondon@strom.clemson.edu
Dr. Don Ham, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, 864.650.0999, 
dham@clemson.edu 

2.CLEMSON 4-H OFFICIAL AWARDED $50,000 GRANT TO HELP REWRITE 4-H 
CURRICULUM
David Weatherford, Clemson Extension 4-H and Youth Development 
specialist, has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the National 
4-H Cooperative Curriculum System. 

Weatherford will be part of a professional 4-H team who will rewrite 
the service-learning curriculum for the National 4-H council. The 
project will take two years. Once complete, the 4-H curriculum will be 
a unified educational tool used across the country. 
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