Coastal Region Urban Forester

Coastal Region Urban Forester Update | by Cara Specht Hi, I’m the new Coastal Region Urban Forester with the SC Forestry Commission.  I started in the beginning of October. This fall, the SCFC U&CF launched a self-assessment for a grant to enable communities...

ISA Southern Chapter Update

International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Southern Chapter Update by Sara Hollar, Chapter Representative for SC While the last couple of years have presented challenges, ISA Southern Chapter has continued to provide opportunities for training and Continuing...

Trees, Utility Easements, or Both?

By Danny Jones, City of Rock Hill Competition for adequate space between landscape architects and utility coordinators is no new topic. However, in many cases the conflicts can be mitigated to some degree of success.  To a large extent, the amount of success depends...

The Dog in Dogwood

By Rachel d’Entremont I moved to Aiken in 1979 and we bought an old house downtown. Three of my breakfast room’s six windows are on the east side of the house where they catch the morning sun (welcome in the winter but definitely not to a Syracuse girl in the hot and...