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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.
Cinnamon Fern | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Cinnamon Fern | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Osmunda cinnamomea • Taller fronds in clumps • Ferns have underground stems, rhizomes, which ensure regrowth after fire • Has rusty-woolly stalks • Grows in wet, low thickets • In the center of the...
Bracken Fern | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Bracken Fern | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Pteridium aquilinum • True terrestrial fern • Forms thickets in full sun • Grows to 3 feet tall • 3 triangular fronds originate from single place • Long subterranean rhizomes spread quickly • Abundant...
Red-headed Woodpecker | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Red-headed Woodpecker | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Melanerpes erythrocephalus Strikingly colored with entire head red Blue-black wings and tail with white below Immature bird resembles adult except for gray head Fond of groves of dead or dying trees...
Oak Toad | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Oak Toad | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Bufo quercicus • Smallest toad in North America - 1.9 - 3.3 cm (0.75 - 1.25 inches) • White to orange stripe down middle of back • 4 - 5 pairs of dark blotches on back • Cranial crests not apparent •...
This is Brookgreen Gardens, Part 5
Episode 5

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The Huntingtons' commitment to animals lives on at Brookgreen today. Native creatures find a safe home here, and the Lowcountry wildlife area exhibits both wild and domestic animals. The Animals of...
This is Brookgreen Gardens, Part 7
Episode 7

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The Huntingtons wanted to really preserve the complexity of Brookgreen, what they saw here in the early 1930s, for their generation and for future generations. That continues to be the mission. They...
Devils Fork State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Devils Fork State Park is located near Lake Jocassee. The lake covers 7,565 acres and has 75 miles of shoreline. There are several waterfalls that spill right off the mountains into the lake. Water...
Cheraw State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Cheraw State Park was the first state park built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Formerly used as farm land, the park was acquired in 1934 during the Depression, so the land could be...