Japanese Honeysuckles’ Battle for the Top Spot
The militant Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) is a formidable competitor, in a relentless battle against South Carolina’s state flower, Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens). [...]
Wood Duck Banding
At Carolina Wildlands Foundation, we are proud to support students as they grow into conservation professionals. Whether they are returning for master’s research [...]
2025 Breeding Bird Survey at Southern 8ths
On a fine spring morning in late May, a small team of birders gathered before dawn to conduct the 8th annual Southern 8ths Breeding Bird [...]
Burn Bright like Fireworks
On a cool but sunny Tuesday, the weather conditions were just perfect to make a prescribed burn in Fireworks Prairie. According to the [...]
Owl’s well that ends well!
At Carolina Wildlands we have a great story with a happy ending! Back on a hot summer June day, a juvenile Barn Owl [...]
Thompson Creek is “Adopted”
We were thrilled to host South Carolina's Adopt-a-Stream (SCAAS) workshop at the Southern 8ths Field Station, marking a key step in launching our own [...]
Carolina Butterfly Society (CBS) at Southern 8ths
We were honored to host the Carolina Butterfly Society (CBS) on a sweltering Saturday in mid-August for a six-hour butterfly survey at the [...]
Forbs in Fire
While fire is often associated with destruction, fire can also create beautiful, diverse landscapes such as prairies and longleaf pine forests. Although the [...]
Slow and Steady Wins the Race, unless….
If you were lucky enough to have Aesop’s fable “The Tortoise and the Hare” read to you at a young age, then you [...]
A Visit with the North Carolina Botanical Garden Team
Walking the walk … There are folks who can talk the talk and those who walk the walk - and we were lucky [...]
