Environments & Habitats

There are distinct environment and habitats that support different types of plants and animals.
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The Ring People
Episode 4

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12,000 years ago, the beach was 70 miles from Charleston. Visit the modern-day salt marsh - one of the most important ecosystems on the planet.
Japanese Stilt Grass | The Cove Forest
Japanese Stilt Grass | The Cove Forest
Episode 3

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Seeds of this plant were apparently introduced from Asia into Tennessee in the early 1900s via packing material. The plant escaped and has now spread into forests throughout the eastern United States...
Dying Hemlock | The Cove Forest
Dying Hemlock | The Cove Forest
Episode 1

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The hemlock wooly adelgid (HWA) is an aphid-sized insect that feeds on sap of the Canada hemlock, a widespread tree of eastern North American forests. The HWA causes Canada hemlock trees to drop their...
Persistent Trillium | The Cove Forest
Persistent Trillium | The Cove Forest

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A number of rare species occur in cove forests, including the endangered persistent trillium, Trillium persistens . The species is found in deeply incised coves and gorges (acidic coves) in South...
The Honorable Mary Jeffcoat | Sea Change

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Myrtle Beach City Council member Mary Jeffcoat. This is her full interview from the SCETV documentary "Sea Change." The following questions were addressed in the video: What brought you to become...