Clemson University's Division of Research received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the USDA Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). The grant, awarded on February 20, 2024, will fund a 5-year project to protect and manage non-federal forest and tree resources in South Carolina from damaging insects, diseases, and invasive plants. The project will involve conducting surveys, implementing pest suppression treatments, developing improved forest health monitoring technologies, and carrying out on-the-ground management activities to enhance forest resilience and ecosystem health. As a leading public research institution and land-grant university, Clemson University has extensive expertise in areas like materials science, nuclear physics, astrophysics, and atmospheric sciences that it will leverage to support the USDA's forest health mission through this grant award.
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