Belle W. Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science

The Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science (BICEFS)is located in Georgetown, South Carolina on Hobcaw Barony, a 16,000 acre tract of undeveloped land owned by the Belle W. Baruch Foundation, a non-profit organization.

The coastal environment of Hobcaw offers a diversity of ecosystems including estuaries, tidal marshes, and freshwater swamps; coastal forests, and streams and rivers.

We promote forward-looking conservation supported by interdisciplinary training and translational research; strategic partnerships with a diverse array of stakeholders; and broad-based expertise in ecological science that generates solutions to environmental challenges. We are committed to extension and education that broaden participation in and disseminate an understanding of key sustainability issues to diverse audiences at the local, state, national, and international levels.

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• UN Geographic Region: North America
• Latitude: 33
• Longitude: 79
• FSML E-mail Address: baruch@clemson.edu
• FSML Web Address: https://www.clemson.edu/cafls/baruch/
• Year Join OBFS: 2015
• University affiliation(s)?: Yes
• Names of Universities affiliated / Parent Organization: Clemson University
• Address Line 1: College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
• City: Clemson, SC
• Zip Code: 29634
• Country: -1
• State: -1
• Contact Name: Skip Van Bloem
• Contact Email: skipvb@clemson.edu
• Contact Position: Professor
• Contact Phone Number: +18435461013
• Station Director Name: Mazeika Sullivan
• Station Director Email: mazeiks@clemson.edu
• Billing Contact Name: Stephanie Li
• Billing Contact Email: ssli@clemson.edu
• Voting Delegate Email: skipvb@clemson.edu
• Operating Budget: $200,001 - $500,000
• Size of Field Station: 10000+
• Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: Other
• Other: USGS; AmeriFlux
• Community College users: Yes
• Member of the Virtual Field?: Yes
• Onsite staff?: Yes
• Year Round Staff: 21+
• Seasonal Staff: 11-20
• Overnight housing facilities: 11-20
• Conference space: 101+
• Food service or catering available?: Yes
• ADA accessibility: Yes
• Electricity: On Grid
• Distance to emergency services?: 0-20 minutes
• Internet Access?: Yes
• Library?: Yes
• Classes: Onsite public programs
• Internships?: Yes
• Biome Type: Terrestrial
• Terrestrial Biomes: Temperate Forest
• Minimum Elevation: 0-100 meters
• Maximum Elevation: 0-100 meters
• Köppen climate classification: C (temperate)
• Freshwater habitats: Yes
• Urban/Rural: Rural
• Dry lab space?: Yes
• Wet Lab space?: Yes
• Research vessels available?: Yes
• GIS capacity on site?: Yes
• Long term data sets?: Yes
• Outdoor manipulative experiments: Yes
• Research and/or graduate student training: 85
• Formal education: 5
• Outreach: 10