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Ashmore Heritage Preserve – September 25, 2026
A great turnout for a beautiful fall hike to Lake Wattacoo. Photography by Jennie Bradbury, Charlie Brice, Cindy Carpenter, Richard Holzman, Eric King, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling. Botanical plant names seem to change almost every day, but for now … Continue reading
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Tagged Ferns, Heritage Preserve, Hiking, lake, Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area, South Carolina, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Jackson Park – August 14, 2026
We last visited Jackson Park in 2008, so a return visit was overdue. The description said we would explore the wetlands, but after a few weeks of rain we should have realized they would be VERY WET wetlands! Note: Next … Continue reading
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Tagged Bugs, Ferns, Henderson County, Hendersonville, Hiking, lake, Non-native Plants, North Carolina, shrubs, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Fawn Lake Loop, DuPont State Recreational Forest – August 7, 2026
Despite the power company applying loads of herbicide and the park maintenance workers mowing the roadside edges, we still managed to find most of our favorite plants – albeit in different locations AND we escaped the usual afternoon thunderstorm! Information … Continue reading
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Tagged DuPont State Forest, Ferns, Grasses, Hiking, lake, North Carolina, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Ashmore Heritage Preserve – June 6, 2025
Poor Ashmore. Last spring a prescribed burn was done over a large area stretching from Persimmon Ridge Road down to Lake Wattacoo. Since then it’s suffered through Tropical Storm Helene and, more recently, the Persimmon Ridge Fire. Part of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ferns, Hiking, lake, Mountain Bridge State Natural Area, South Carolina, Trees, Views, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Fawn Lake Loop, DuPont State Recreational Forest – August 16, 2024
Great weather and lots to see today. Photography by Penny Longhurst. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
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Tagged DuPont State Forest, Hiking, lake, North Carolina, WCBC, Wildflowers
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