The dark, quiet, swampy waters of the Black River Preserve in North Carolina are where North America s oldest trees east of California stand tall. A cypress tree growing in Bladen County was dated at 2,624-years-old. The
The Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy has announced the sixth year of its Hike Our Preserves, or HOP, program. It's partnering with several southwest Michigan
The Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy has announced the sixth year of its Hike Our Preserves, or HOP, program. It's partnering with several southwest Michigan
A coalition working to connect a dozen local, state and private parks along South Carolina's Black River has released a plan. Now all they need is $45 million to complete the 70-mile-long project. The Open Space Institute says the Black River Water Trail and Park Network would start in Kingstree in Williamsburg County and wind along the dark, slow-moving river to where it meets the Pee Dee River just north of Georgetown. They say it would promote tourism, history and business, and that keeping the area undeveloped could mitigate catastrophic flooding expected to become more frequent as the Earth warms.
KINGSTREE, S.C. (AP) A coalition working to connect a dozen local, state and private parks along 70 miles (113 kilometers) of South Carolina's Black River has released a plan. Now all they need is $45 million to complete the project.