St Johns River
Went down to Orange County Florida with some undergrad students to investigate potential for old bald cypress on the St Johns River. Found some nice old bald cypress and about a million alligators!
Category Archives: Cool Places
Ancient Red cedar on the Tombigbee
Saw some really nice old red cedar along the chalk bluffs above the Tombigbee, near Epes, Alabama. They are near the historical site of Fort Tombecbe. It would be interesting to see if any were around when the fort was operational. THey certainly look old enough to have been witness to that era.
Bankhead Forest Hemlock
We went up to Bankhead National Forest to core eastern Hemlock as part of a larger study to determine its climate signal throughout its range in the astern US. This areas has been logged, but old growth hemlock can still be found in rocky areas.
Coring Hemlock in Savage Gulf TN
Endured some brutally cold conditions and sometimes dangerous positions to sample eastern hemlock in Savage Gulf, TN for a larger project looking at temperature signal of hemlock in the eastern US.
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.
Cahaba Lillies
Going to see the Cahaba Lillies in bloom is always a great reason to get out on a beautiful river.
Mobile Delta
Went to the Mobile Delta to sample baldcypress. Had to use the chainsaw on a few dead standing trees. This one began growing in the 1820s and died in the 1980s.
Paint Rock Forest
Recently visited the Paint Rock Forest Research Center and found it to be truly amazing. The variety of trees there is astounding, and the research being carried out on the forest is world class. I am looking forward to hopefully returning and doing some dendrochronology.