Southern ecosystems evolved with wildfire and man-made prescribed burns are necessary to maintain long-leaf pine stands, a once valuable tree for naval store production and important tree in the fire ecosystem.
The Southern Minute Podcast 16: Dragonfly Communication
Dragonflies offer worlds of entertainment. Learn about communication and eyesight
The Southern Minute Podcast 11: The Sea Turtle and Creation
All seven species of the sea turtle are considered endangered, and therefore protected. Creek Indian folklore says the sea turtle played a big part in the spiritual Creation story.
The Southern Minute Podcast 6 – Timber Rattlesnakes
The Southern bottomland hardwood forest is a unique ecotype. Anyone visiting these woodlands probably doesn’t know 99% of the forest inhabitants. This is one of them—the timber rattlesnake.