Samantha Porzelt

Water Resources Agent
Water Resources Program Team, Berkeley County Cooperative Extension Office, Charleston County Cooperative Extension Office, Dorchester County Cooperative Extension Office

Office: Charleston, Dorchester and Berkeley
Phone: 843-730-5208

Email: sporzel@clemson.edu

Educational Background

M.S. Wildlife and Fisheries Resources
Clemson University 2025

B.S. Marine Biology
Texas A&M University at Galveston 2013

Profile

Samantha Porzelt is a Water Resources Agent with Clemson Extension, serving Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties. She joined the University in 2021 after eight years as a biologist in non-profit public aquariums. In her current role, she co-coordinates the Ashley Cooper Stormwater Education Consortium and serves as course coordinator for Clemson Extension’s Master Rain Gardener program. Her professional interests focus on using native plants to manage stormwater and enhance wildlife habitat in urban areas. Since 2021, Samantha has served on the board of the South Carolina Native Plant Society. She earned her M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Resources from Clemson University in 2025.

Publications

Rain Garden Maintenance Factsheet https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/maintaining-your-rain-garden/

Backyard Wildlife Ponds Factsheet https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/backyard-wildlife-ponds/

Rain Gardens as Wildlife Habitat Factsheet https://hgic.clemson.edu/rain-gardens-as-wildlife-habitat/