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A plate of barbeque and side dishes.

Greenville BBQ Trail Tour

Greenville’s BBQ scene has been gaining more and more national attention, and it was most notably ranked a Top 10 BBQ City in America by Yahoo.com.

A pair of tree snags created for wildlife benefit.

Many Animal Species Benefit From Snags

Standing dead trees, or snags, may appear to be useless, even eyesores, but they are valuable components of wildlife habitat and are frequently in short supply. They can even be the key limiting factor in a wildlife population.

Black Bear

Staying Safe Around Bears

While seeing a bear is an exciting moment, it is important to remember that bears are wild and can be dangerous. Their behavior is sometimes unpredictable.

A person speaking at a podium wearing a black robe.

Furman Alumnus Alex Stubb Elected President of Finland

The people of Finland went to the polls in recent weeks and on Sunday, Feb. 11, a partly sunny day in Helsinki when the temperature reached a balmy 16 degrees Fahrenheit, they elected a Furman Paladin, Alex Stubb ’93 H’17, as their next president.

A waterfall pouring into a calm stream at Headwaters State Forest.

The Importance of Streams

Streams, headwaters, and streams that flow only part of the year provide many upstream and downstream benefits.