B. The Natural Landscape | Pee Dee Explorer

Take a look at the natural landscape of the Pee Dee Region in South Carolina.

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Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 2 | NatureScene 2

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Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 2 | NatureScene
Episode 2
On this stop the hosts see more butterfly pea flowers. Watch the video to find out what animal tracks were seen. Learn about the structure of a turtle's shell.
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 3 | NatureScene 3

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Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 3 | NatureScene
Episode 3
The hosts come across some very large mosquitoes. Mosquitoes love standing water. It's the female mosquito that takes blood from us. There are flowers that grow along this stop like sweetgum, red...
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 4 | NatureScene 4

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Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 4 | NatureScene
Episode 4
This stop is considered floodplain. The hosts makes note of how the river flowed into this area carrying sand and also the height of the water. Native Americans used places like the Lynches river to...
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 5 | NatureScene 5

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Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 5 | NatureScene
Episode 5
The host visit an artesian well at this stop. There are many primitive plants that thrive near this source of water. Learn about muscadines and how they're formed. On this last stop the host see a...
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 1 | NatureScene 1

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Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 1 | NatureScene
Episode 1
Lee State Park is located in Lee County, around the Lynches River. Some of the items found along this stop include a butterfly pea flower, the eastern tailed blue butterfly and a tail feather of the...
Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 4 4

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Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 4
Edge of the Bay - The edge of the bay has red bay growing, along with groups of Trumpet Pitcher Plants.
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Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 2
Episode 2
We find dwarf azaleas in this sweet smelling area. We also see the Blackjack Oak, Sundew, the grass stage of the Long Leaf Pine, and Fleabane all along the road.
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Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 6
This red-headed woodpecker is strikingly colored with its entire head red.
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Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 5
Episode 7
Here we see Running Oak and Sweet Pitcher Plants. Also view a dragonfly and a Cottonmouth snake
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Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 6
Episode 8
Here we have a view of Pond Pine, Sweet Bay, Magnolias and Pepper Bush. We also get a look at the Oak Toad.
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Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 1
Episode 1
Longleaf Pine Forest - We see a recent controlled burning. Bracken and Cinnamon ferns grow here. We also see Hooded Pitcher Plants and Wild Indigo.
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Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 3
Episode 3
Along the Road - NatureScenes hosts follow the road and come upon a Copperhead snake.
Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site | Destination: SC Parks Lee State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Lee State Park | Destination: SC Parks
Lee State Park is one of the state natural areas in South Carolina. It was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Several structures still remain until this day. The rock wall at the...
Saving Sandy Island, Part 9 of 9

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Saving Sandy Island, Part 9 of 9
Part nine of nine the Carolina Stories: Saving Sandy Island. Saving Sandy Island is a documentary about the struggle to save an exceptional South Carolina island and its Gullah community from...
Saving Sandy Island, Part 8 of 9

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Saving Sandy Island, Part 8 of 9
Part eight of nine the Carolina Stories: Saving Sandy Island. Saving Sandy Island is a documentary about the struggle to save an exceptional South Carolina island and its Gullah community from...
Saving Sandy Island, Part 7 of 9

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Saving Sandy Island, Part 7 of 9
Part seven of nine the Carolina Stories: Saving Sandy Island. Saving Sandy Island is a documentary about the struggle to save an exceptional South Carolina island and its Gullah community from...
Saving Sandy Island, Part 6 of 9

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Saving Sandy Island, Part 6 of 9
Part six of nine the Carolina Stories: Saving Sandy Island. Saving Sandy Island is a documentary about the struggle to save an exceptional South Carolina island and its Gullah community from...
Saving Sandy Island, Part 5 of 9

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Saving Sandy Island, Part 5 of 9
Part five of nine the Carolina Stories: Saving Sandy Island. Saving Sandy Island is a documentary about the struggle to save an exceptional South Carolina island and its Gullah community from...
Saving Sandy Island, Part 4 of 9

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Saving Sandy Island, Part 4 of 9
Part four of nine the Carolina Stories: Saving Sandy Island. Saving Sandy Island is a documentary about the struggle to save an exceptional South Carolina island and its Gullah community from...
Saving Sandy Island, Part 3 of 9

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Saving Sandy Island, Part 3 of 9
In part three of Saving Sandy Island the residents begin to explore what will happen to their island if development takes place and what they must do to preserve the land. Saving Sandy Island is a...
Saving Sandy Island, Part 2 of 9

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Saving Sandy Island, Part 2 of 9
In part two of Saving Sandy Island residents and conservationists become alarmed about talks of building a bridge. Saving Sandy Island is a documentary about the struggle to save an exceptional South...