A Plant is a Plant, No Matter How Small
Field Pansy (Viola bicolor) Weeds are considered a nuisance. They have gardeners all over the world shaking their fists and grumbling 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 temperate [...]
What’s Not to Lichen?
Cladonia cristatella (British Soldier Lichen) If you have ever been outdoors, you have probably seen a lichen. In addition to visual appeal, lichens [...]
Carolina On My Mind – Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
In early November, the Carolina Wildlands Foundation team had an opportunity to tour the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge with its manager, Allyne [...]
Sweater Weather
As summer and fall have been winding down, the prairies appear less vibrant but are no less full of life than they once [...]
A Plant Library
Example of herbarium page Are there libraries for looking up actual plants? Yes, there are! What a library is to printed [...]
Droning On
DJ Phantom Drone When your field lab covers more than 1,500 acres, tracking plant communities can be tedious [...]
Who Are You Calling a Goatsucker?
If you’ve been in the woods at dusk on a warm summer evening in the Carolina countryside, chances are you’ve heard this fine-feathered [...]
Finding Flora Along Thompson Creek
Thompson Creek Thompson Creek meanders through the Southern 8th property in Chesterfield County on the North and South Carolina line providing a diversity [...]
Moth Image Gallery
We seldom experience the unexpected beauty of moths as they are mostly active at night. In our research of nocturnal insects, over 500 species [...]
