B. The Natural Landscape | Pee Dee Explorer

Take a look at the natural landscape of the Pee Dee Region in South Carolina.

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Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 1 1
Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 1
Episode 1

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Longleaf Pine Forest - We see a recent controlled burning. Bracken and Cinnamon ferns grow here. We also see Hooded Pitcher Plants and Wild Indigo.
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 1 | NatureScene 1
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 1 | NatureScene
Episode 1

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Lee State Park is located in Lee County, around the Lynches River. Some of the items found along this stop include a butterfly pea flower, the eastern tailed blue butterfly and a tail feather of the...
Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 2 2
Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 2
Episode 2

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We find dwarf azaleas in this sweet smelling area. We also see the Blackjack Oak, Sundew, the grass stage of the Long Leaf Pine, and Fleabane all along the road.
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 2 | NatureScene 2
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 2 | NatureScene
Episode 2

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On this stop the hosts see more butterfly pea flowers. Watch the video to find out what animal tracks were seen. Learn about the structure of a turtle's shell.
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Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 3
Episode 3

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Along the Road - NatureScenes hosts follow the road and come upon a Copperhead snake.
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 3 | NatureScene 3
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 3 | NatureScene
Episode 3

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The hosts come across some very large mosquitoes. Mosquitoes love standing water. It's the female mosquito that takes blood from us. There are flowers that grow along this stop like sweetgum, red...
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Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 4

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Edge of the Bay - The edge of the bay has red bay growing, along with groups of Trumpet Pitcher Plants.
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 4 | NatureScene 4
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 4 | NatureScene
Episode 4

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This stop is considered floodplain. The hosts makes note of how the river flowed into this area carrying sand and also the height of the water. Native Americans used places like the Lynches river to...
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 5 | NatureScene 5
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 5 | NatureScene
Episode 5

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The host visit an artesian well at this stop. There are many primitive plants that thrive near this source of water. Learn about muscadines and how they're formed. On this last stop the host see a...
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Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 6

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This red-headed woodpecker is strikingly colored with its entire head red.
Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 5 7
Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 5
Episode 7

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Here we see Running Oak and Sweet Pitcher Plants. Also view a dragonfly and a Cottonmouth snake
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Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 6
Episode 8

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Here we have a view of Pond Pine, Sweet Bay, Magnolias and Pepper Bush. We also get a look at the Oak Toad.
Carolina Bays | Pee Dee Explorer
Carolina Bays | Pee Dee Explorer

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Woods Bay is a Carolina Bay, or a lowland swamp with a characteristic sand rim.