Russell Hardee

Director of Arboriculture, Facilities & Horticultural Services
SC Botanical Garden

Office: 139 Lacecap Loop
Phone: 864-656-2458

Email: RHARDEE@clemson.edu

Educational Background

MBA/MSL Business Administration/Leadership & Organizational Change
Pfeiffer University 2011

BS Forest Resource Management
Clemson University 1996

Profile

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
ISA Certified Arborist® #SO-5411A
Society of American Foresters Certified Forester
South Carolina Registered Forester
South Carolina Public Pesticide Operator
SC Certified Prescribed Fire Manager
FAA 14 CFR Part 107 Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drone Pilot)
South Carolina Real Estate Broker
Timber Operations Professional (TOP Logger)
American Tree Farm System Qualified Inspector

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Society of American Foresters
-South Carolina Division Chair (2025)
-SC Chair-Elect (2024)
-SC Membership Chair (2022 - 2023)
-SC Science/Technology Chair (2018 - 2019)
-Keowee Chapter Chair (2015)
Alpha Gamma Rho Alumni Association of Clemson, Inc.
-Board of Directors, President, (Oct 2023 – Present)
IPTAY
-Volunteer Representative (2015 - Present)
Natural Resources Leadership Institute (Fellow)
International Society of Arboriculture
Forestry Association of South Carolina
Greenville County (SC) Forestry & Wildlife Association
Longleaf Alliance
SC Prescribed Fire Council