All photos by Jonathan Schechter
These images accompany the Oakland Press column that will appear in the Sunday, April 22nd edition of Earth Day and profile Congaree National Park, a wilderness area in South Carolina that is part forest, part floodplain and part river.
exploring the base of a giant bald cypress tree
Barred owls are very much at home in the great swamp
"Come see the big woodpecker!"
Note the pileated high above in the tree.
A slightly blurry close up of the same pileated woodpecker
One of the many large loblolly pines of Congaree
High winds and storms make for a need of boardwalk repairs.
Cedar Creek is used by adventuresome kayakers and canoeists.
A clever way to update visitors on the mosquito conditions!
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