{"id":17821,"date":"2017-09-01T13:33:46","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T17:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/?p=17821"},"modified":"2017-09-01T13:33:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T17:33:46","slug":"long-live-longleaf-pines-ryan-bean-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/long-live-longleaf-pines-ryan-bean-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Live Longleaf Pines: Ryan Bean '04"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nRyan Bean has his sights set on turning three acres of land at Clemson’s Sandhill Research and Education Center in Northeast Columbia into an educational opportunity for South Carolina landowners.
\nRestoration of longleaf pine trees is important for enhancing the South Carolina landscape, according to Bean, a Clemson Extension and Forestry Natural Resources agent. \u201cAt one time, South Carolina had 7.6 million acres of longleaf pines,\u201d he said. \u201cThat figure has decreased, and today the state has just 569,646 acres.\u201d
\nThe Sandhill REC plot once was home to pecan trees used for research. Knowing the pecan tree research was no longer ongoing, Bean proposed a new plan for the site. \u201cThis is a great piece of land, perfect for a forestry education site,\u201d Bean said. \u201cIt will be a place where landowners can come and see firsthand how different planting techniques work. They can use this information when planting trees on their own properties.\u201d
\nThe longleaf pine ecosystem once covered more than 90 million acres across the Southeast, Bean said. Today there is only a fraction of that left due to land clearing, mostly for agriculture. Bean said the longleaf pine ecosystem is home to about 100 bird species, 36 mammal species, and 170 species of reptiles and amphibians. In addition, 29 species associated with longleaf pine forests, such as the red-cockaded woodpecker, are listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as threatened or endangered.
\n\u201cThere is a huge push to restore this ecosystem,\u201d said Bean.
\nBean said he loves working outside and helping people achieve their goals, noting he\u2019d \u201cgo crazy\u201d if he had to sit at a desk or in a cubicle for a job.
\n\u201cI field many questions regarding tree planting and proper care for timber stands,\u201d he said. \u201cIt will be nice for forestry and natural resource agents to be able to show landowners and others their options for planting and management practices using this demonstration site.\u201d
\nBean also will use the demonstration plot to collect data and reference information specifically for South Carolina.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal as Clemson Extension agents is to bring information and education to the people of South Carolina,\u201d Bean said. \u201cThis demonstration plot will be an excellent way to collect local data, as well as educate people about the proper way to plant and maintain longleaf pine trees here in South Carolina.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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