Forestry Partnerships Save Soil People enjoy spending time in the forest for many reasons. Some find a walk along a forest trail a welcome relief from everyday stress. Others enjoy a family picnic along a forest stream. Often, we notice the natural beauty of our forests as we travel throughout Pickens County. Forests provide us with many materials used in our state and nation.
Forests provide thousands of jobs for people involved in producing products from wood.
Forests also provide us with things essential to life itself. The air we breath is a by product of forests. The clean water we drink and use for recreation are protected by forests. Soil erosion from the red hills of Pickens County has been healed by green forests. Most of us will agree that forests are vital to our well being.