Korstian was one of the leaders in North Carolina forestry during the nearly half century he lived in the state.
Clarence Ferdinand Korstian was born June 26, 1889, in Saline County, Nebraska.
[1] Korstian began his two decade career with the U.S. Forest Service in 1910 as a field assistant.
In 1938 he was named founding dean and professor of silviculture to the newly created School of Forestry at Duke University.
He was instrumental in developing one of the nation's leading forestry programs during his tenure, while also managing and expanding Duke Forest.