{"id":22802,"date":"2020-10-06T12:24:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T16:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/?p=22802"},"modified":"2023-04-27T08:44:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T13:44:07","slug":"experimental-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/experimental-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Landmarks and Legends: A Clemson Treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='fullscreen_slider_1'  class='avia-fullscreen-slider main_color   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link av-control-minimal' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue877' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><div   data-size='no scaling'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='22798'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='true'  data-bg_slider='true'  data-slide_height='100'  data-handle='av_fullscreen'  data-interval='5'  data-class=' '  data-el_id=''  data-css_id='fullscreen_slider_1'  data-scroll_down='aviaTBscroll_down'  data-control_layout='av-control-minimal'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-image_attachment='scroll'  data-min_height='0px'  data-stretch=''  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-1 av-slider-scroll-down-active av-control-minimal av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-no scaling av_fullscreen   avia-slide-slider '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 66.6666666667%;' ><li style='background-position:center center;' data-img-url='https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Forest_Intro.jpg' class=' av-single-slide slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id='after_full_slider_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-22802'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_fullscreen  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:33px; color:#000000; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"color: #55622b; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;\"><b>LANDMARKS &#038; LEGENDS<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 84px; line-height: 100%; text-align: center; margin-top: -15px;\"><b>A Clemson Treasure<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  style='height:25px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_fifth '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div   class='hr hr-default   avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_full  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:16px; color:#000000; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">By\u00a0<b>David Van Lear<\/b><br \/>\nPhotography by\u00a0<b>Josh Wilson<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_three_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div   class='hr hr-default   avia-builder-el-12  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_full  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_hr  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:33px; color:#55622b; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Experimental Forest offers a wealth of opportunities for research and recreation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  style='height:50px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Forest_Class.jpg' alt='' title='Forest_Class' height=\"675\" width=\"1100\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  style='height:50px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:17px; color:#000000; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Today, Clemson University is surrounded on three sides by the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clemson.edu\/public\/experimental-forest\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Experimental Forest<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">,<\/span><\/span> an integral part of the University and an asset that helps make Clemson unique and wonderful.<br \/>\nFormer president Jim Barker described the Experimental Forest this way in 2011: \u201cA first step is to begin thinking of Clemson as a 17,000-acre campus ideally situated for teaching and learning about environmental sustainability, biodiversity, life sciences and many other fields.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No other university in the country can claim a forest of this size and quality, especially one adjacent to campus. It helps provide the air we breathe, protects our watersheds from soil erosion, provides habitat for wildlife and plant species, and offers a myriad of recreational opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Forestland around Clemson has undergone major changes over the nearly 250 years since noted botanist and naturalist William Bartram first explored the area in 1775. A different kind of forest provided for the needs of the Cherokee, who had occupied the land for hundreds of years. Open woodlands and savannas with grassy understories on upland areas were interspersed with Native American villages and agricultural fields.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning in the mid-1700s, the Cherokee were forced from their ancestral home, and in 1816, they ceded their last lands in South Carolina to the U.S. government.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  style='height:25px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_slideshow '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<div   data-size='no scaling'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='22807,22808,22805,22804,22806,22857,22858'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='true'  data-bg_slider='false'  data-slide_height=''  data-handle='av_slideshow'  data-interval='3'  data-class=' avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  '  data-el_id=''  data-css_id=''  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout='av-control-minimal'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-image_attachment=''  data-min_height='0px'  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-2  av-control-minimal av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-no scaling av_slideshow  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr   avia-slide-slider '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 66.6363636364%;' ><li  class=' slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-2' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Forest_Swing.jpg' width='1100' height='733' title='Forest_Swing' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><li  class=' slide-2 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-2' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Forest_Trailhead.jpg' width='1100' height='733' title='Forest_Trailhead' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><li  class=' slide-3 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-2' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Forest_Dam.jpg' width='1100' height='733' title='Forest_Dam' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><li  class=' slide-4 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-2' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Forest_Butterfly.jpg' width='1100' height='733' title='Forest_Butterfly' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><li  class=' slide-5 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-2' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Forest_Overhead.jpg' width='1100' height='733' title='Forest_Overhead' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><li  class=' slide-6 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-2' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Forest_Animal-Print.jpg' width='1100' height='733' title='Clemson Experimental Forest' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><li  class=' slide-7 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-2' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Forest_Fern.jpg' width='1100' height='733' title='Clemson Experimental Forest' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class='avia-slideshow-arrows avia-slideshow-controls'><a href='#prev' class='prev-slide' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87c' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'>Previous<\/a><a href='#next' class='next-slide' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'>Next<\/a><\/div><div class='avia-slideshow-dots avia-slideshow-controls'><a href='#1' class='goto-slide active' >1<\/a><a href='#2' class='goto-slide ' >2<\/a><a href='#3' class='goto-slide ' >3<\/a><a href='#4' class='goto-slide ' >4<\/a><a href='#5' class='goto-slide ' >5<\/a><a href='#6' class='goto-slide ' >6<\/a><a href='#7' class='goto-slide ' >7<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div  style='height:25px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_slideshow  el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_fullscreen  avia-builder-el-last  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:17px; color:#000000; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Open woodlands gave way to small subsistence farms, and the land suffered from soil abuse. Farmers then cleared more forests and started the same cycle on new land. By the early 20th century, researchers estimate that as much as 9 inches of fertile topsoil had been lost to erosion. Many farmers turned to textile mills or migrated north for jobs.<\/p>\n<p>The rebirth of today\u2019s Experimental Forest began during the Great Depression with the enactment of President Franklin D. Roosevelt\u2019s New Deal program, which enabled the federal government to buy submarginal farmland. The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management took over responsibility for managing much of this acreage. The government requested entities, such as municipalities and universities, to submit proposals for management of the remaining submarginal lands.<\/p>\n<p>Clemson professor of agriculture George Aull submitted a proposal, and in 1939, the government leased almost 30,000 acres of worn-out farmlands to Clemson to be managed for natural resource conservation, education, research and demonstration. During the early years of the lease, the federal government\u2019s Works Progress Administration built the Issaqueena Dam and began planting trees and building recreational facilities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='fullscreen_slider_2'  class='avia-fullscreen-slider main_color   avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full   slider-not-first container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div   data-size='no scaling'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='22803'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='false'  data-bg_slider='true'  data-slide_height='100'  data-handle='av_fullscreen'  data-interval='5'  data-class=' '  data-el_id=''  data-css_id='fullscreen_slider_2'  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout='av-control-default'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-image_attachment='scroll'  data-min_height='0px'  data-stretch=''  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-3  av-control-default av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-no scaling av_fullscreen   avia-slide-slider '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 58.3333333333%;' ><li style='background-position:bottom center;' data-img-url='https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Forest_Boat.jpg' class=' av-single-slide slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-3' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><div class = \"caption_fullwidth av-slideshow-caption caption_center\"><div class = \"container caption_container\"><div class = \"slideshow_caption\"><div class = \"slideshow_inner_caption\"><div class = \"slideshow_align_caption\"><div class='avia-caption-content  av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"description\"   style='font-size:19px; '><p style=\" bottom-margin: 50px; line-height: 200%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 25px; color: #b7be34;\">BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY<\/span><br \/>\n170 species of birds, 65 species of amphibians and reptiles<br \/>\n50 species of mammals, 25 species of fish<br \/>\n48 species of trees, including 3 state champions<br \/>\n17 species of vines, 8 species of orchids and numerous wildflowers<br \/>\nOver 30 \u201cspecies of concern\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 200%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 25px; color: #b7be34;\">FOREST GEOGRAPHY<\/span><br \/>\n100 miles of shoreline on Lake Hartwell<br \/>\nMore than 200 acres of wetlands<br \/>\nOver 200 miles of streams and 10 waterfalls<br \/>\nMore than 100 miles of trails<br \/>\nLake Isaqueena, a 135-acre lake in the north Experimental Forest<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-section-color-overlay' style='opacity: 0.7; background-color: #55622b; '><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id='after_full_slider_2'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-22802'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_fullscreen  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:17px; color:#000000; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In 1947, a forester, Norbert Goebel, was hired to oversee management of the land. Pine and hardwood trees were planted, terraces and bridges were built, and hiking trails were established. The land was becoming a forest again. Wildlife \u2014 with the help of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources \u2014 was coming back, and streams were running clear again.<\/p>\n<p>In 1954, the government deeded ownership of the 30,000-acre property, to the University, with certain restrictions \u2014 the land would be used forever for public purposes such as conservation, education and recreation. It could not be commercially developed. If these restrictions were violated, the land would revert to the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>The forestlands subsequently became the Clemson Experimental Forest, offering a wealth of recreational opportunities to both students and the community at large, including biking, hiking, horseback riding, fishing, hunting, swimming and bird watching.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most important aspects of the forest is its convenient location, only minutes away from campus. Classes representing a broad range of departments use the forest as an outdoor classroom and laboratory. Researchers use it for studies ranging from environmental science, forest management, forest ecology, wildlife biology and management, hydrology, and soils. Public service activities can utilize both the campus and forest with ease.<\/p>\n<p>The Experimental Forest is not only an invaluable resource for education and research but also a campus treasure, one that offers enjoyment for every member of the Clemson community.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  style='height:50px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_full  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/CEF_Map.jpg' alt='' title='CEF_Map' height=\"1410\" width=\"690\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:16px; color:#000000; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Official 24\u201dx36\u201d CEF Trail Map is available for purchase ($10) at the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clemson.edu\/public\/scbg\/visit\/visitors-center.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fran Hanson Discovery Center<\/a><\/span> located at the South Carolina Botanical Garden.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  style='height:50px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_fifth '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; 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color:#000000; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>David Van Lear<\/b> is a professor emeritus\u00a0of forestry of Clemson University.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-41  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_hr  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div  style='height:100px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-42  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_comments_list '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='av-buildercomment   '><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clemson&#8217;s Experimental Forest offers a wealth of opportunities for research and recreation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":22798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[768,1143,1183,1190,1292],"coauthors":[3480],"class_list":["post-22802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-landmarks-legends","tag-college-of-agriculture-forestry-and-life-sciences","tag-experimental-forest","tag-fall-2020","tag-fall-2020-landmarks-and-legends","tag-forestry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Forest_Intro.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22802\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22802"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=22802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}