CLEMSON, S.C. — Pine straw is extremely popular as a mulch in the southeastern United States, and because of this pine straw harvesting is a strong industry in the region. Longleaf pine straw is the most desirable of the southern pines because of its long and durable needles, but slash and loblolly pine straw can also be used.
Raking pine straw can be an attractive and valuable source of income for forest landowners, providing an opportunity to cover some of the costs associated with establishment and maintenance associated with longleaf pine ecosystems. Commercial operators bale pine straw and sell it to contractors and garden centers who, in turn, sell it to homeowners.
The purpose of this workshop is to help resource managers and landowners balance the income from harvesting operations while preserving desired wildlife benefits and stand health. While pine straw is valuable to homeowners as a mulch, pine needles are also valuable to the forest, serving critical ecological functions, including helping to carry prescribed fires as a fine fuel, protecting soil and water resources, and recycling nutrients.
Thursday, November 14 at 9:00am to 3:00pm
Sandhill REC, Lakehouse
900 Clemson Rd, Columbia, SC
- EVENT TYPE
- Cooperative Extension
- DEPARTMENTS
- College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service, Forestry and Wildlife Resources, Centers and Institutes, Pee Dee Research and Education Center, Sandhill Research and Education Center, Statewide, Forestry and Environmental Conservation
- TARGET AUDIENCE
- General Public, Students, Faculty, Alumni, Undergraduate, Graduate, All Audiences
- WEBSITE
- http://tinyurl.com/PinestrawWorkshop2
- COST
- $20 General Public, $70 Foresters Needing CFE’s
- CONTACT NAME:
- Ryan Bean
- CONTACT PHONE:
- 8038406124
- CONTACT EMAIL:
- rbean@clemson.edu
–Clemson University