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Furman
Forest is a collaborative venture between The Nature Conservancy, Spartanburg
Water System, Tryon Water Commission, the city of Landrum, and Furman University. The Nature
Conservancy and the water districts each own approximately 500 acres
of adjoining undeveloped property near Landrum, South Carolina. These
property owners are concerned about the quality of the water in these
watersheds, and they have enlisted the help of Furman University to
study these ecosystems. Furman faculty and students will use this area
as a research station for studies in environmental science, ecology,
botany, and zoology. Through this research, we hope to catalog the species
that are present and track changes in populations of special concern.
In addition, we will be able to measure changes to the water quality
that occur over time, in response to changing environmental conditions
such as global warming or the decimation of hemlock by the hemlock woolly
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