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National Great Outdoors Month
National Great Outdoors Month is celebrated in June and serves as a reminder to enjoy and appreciate our state parks and wildlife refuges. This observation, begun in 1998, encourages us to explore our parks and enjoy the beauty that awaits us in our natural world.
National Great Outdoors Month is celebrated in June and serves as a reminder to enjoy and appreciate our state parks and wildlife refuges. This observation, begun in 1998, encourages us to explore our parks and enjoy the beauty that awaits us in our natural world.
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Anyone who has flown over the Edisto region of South Carolina may have noticed some unusual ring-shaped structures in the marshes below. These "shell rings" constructed by Native Americans thousands...
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Step into the world of Brookgreen Gardens, where volunteers play a vital role in preserving the legacy of Archer and Anna Huntington. From tending to the lush gardens and collaborating with...
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Discover the captivating world of native wildlife at Brookgreen Gardens. This video takes you on a journey through the Low Country Zoo, a sanctuary for indigenous species designed to mimic their...
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Discover how unbeknownst to her at the time, Anna's acquisitions resulted in an extensive representation of women artists. Join the first woman director of the institution as she highlights the...
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Follow the journey of Archer Milton Huntington, a wealthy philanthropist, and his wife Anna Hyatt Huntington, a renowned artist. Learn how their shared passion for art and nature led them to create...
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Learn about Brookgreen Gardens’ history, from its early roots as a plantation to its transformation into a cherished cultural haven. Delve into the fascinating heritage that shaped Brookgreen...
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This mountain stream is nestled in the Blue Ridge Escarpment of South Carolina. Carrick Creek flows within the Saluda watershed, the beginning of a river journey moving water from the mountains to the...
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A abrasion: the process of scraping or wearing something away abundant: having large amounts of something accumulation: the process of gathering something over time acidic: describes substances that...
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This mountain stream is nestled in the Blue Ridge Escarpment of South Carolina. Carrick Creek flows within the Saluda watershed, the beginning of a river journey moving water from the mountains to the...
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The first reaction shown is a condensation reaction. Two molecules combine with the loss of a water molecule (blue and orange). The second reaction is a hydrolysis reaction. A molecule is cleaved by...
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Tides flood into the salt marsh twice a day and bring salty water from the sea. Then twice each day the tide ebbs and leaves the salt marsh high and dry. The tides are at their highest (and lowest)...
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The upper surface of the terrapin's shell, called the carapace, is formed of 13 plates, or scutes. Each scute is roughly circular and grooved with rings. Since one ring is formed each year, the age of...
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The great egret is a large white wading bird. Unlike the snowy egret, the great egret has a yellow bill and black legs and feet. This bird is the symbol of the National Audubon Society. Their long...
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The mud snail is black, with a very strong shell, and is about 1/2 inch in length. It is an effective scavenger and hundreds of snails will collect around a dead fish or shrimp bait until they...
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The salt marsh is home to many animals, including some that people like to eat. Blue crabs are often caught in wire boxes called crab pots. Shrimp grow from tiny larvae to big adults while they live...
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This time-lapse clip shows the fiddler crabs emerging from their burrows as the tide goes out. After the movie has loaded and played, try dragging the "playhead" of the clip back and forth to simulate...
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Male fiddler crabs have one large claw, which can be either their left or right. They wave these large claws at other males to frighten them away from their territory. When they wave the claw, they...
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It ís a raccoon! Raccoons often feed near water and frequently visit the salt marsh during low tide. Raccoons are omnivorous and eat many different plants and animals. In the salt marsh, they often...
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Patrick McMillan visits the North Slope Region of Alaska, where he showcases two species of bird which reside in this freezing cold region: the Snow Bunting, and the Lapland Longspur. The Snow Bunting...
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Patrick McMillan visits Loveland Pass, Colorado, where he shows us Snow Buttercup flowers. These flowers take advantage of the insulation provided by layers of snow. The snow also protects these...
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Patrick McMillan visits Sabal Palm Sanctuary, in Brownsville, Texas. The Buff-Bellied Hummingbird, and the Red-Naped Sapsucker woodpecker are some species of bird which come to this sanctuary to spend...
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Here at Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch in Arizona, Patrick McMillan and Pedro Chavarria talk about an uncommon species of bird found in Arizona, the Montezuma Quail. This bird is a native of Mexico...
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Here in the Seward Peninsula in Alaska, Patrick talks about tundras: vast open areas without trees, but many species of grass, and woody, shrubby plants, like the American Dwarf Birch, and Arctic...
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