The Bon Secour NWR provides some of the most stunning natural beach habitat you are likely to encounter in Alabama. It’s home to a variety of coastal plant and animal habitats
Year: 2021
Fire Scar!
We have been sampling old growth longleaf pine at Oak Mountain State Park near Birmingham, AL including collaborating with other tree-ring scientist developing fire history chronologies from remnant old growth stumps.
Nottoway River, VA
Had to drag ladders through the swamp to core these beautiful old growth bald cypress. I got some serious crook eye form a ~7ft rat snake and gigantic spiders.
Sandy Island, SC
Sandy Island, SC is one of the coolest place I have seen in that state. It is absolutely covered in very old living longleaf pine as well as rement stumps and snags.
Altamaha River
Don’t get a chance to core out of the boat a whole lot much less two at a time. This site is on the lower Altamaha near Doctortown Georgia.
Deadening Alpine Trail
Hiked the Deadening Alpine Trail with some of my students. It winds through a steep slope next to Lake Martin though what was once a long leaf pine forest. The stumps of the virgin trees are still quite solid and there are many 300+ year old trees that were not cut