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Insects are invertebrate. They have a hard outer shell called an exoskeleton. 
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Sumter National Forest (S.C.) Stop 3 - Long Cane Division
   - Episode 3 Sumter National Forest (S.C.) Stop 4 4

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Sumter National Forest (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 4
Columbo plants can remain in a vegetative state for up to thirty years before it sends up a flower stalk. Morel mushrooms and Devil’s Urn are species of fungi, which help break down dead materials in...
Sumter National Forest (S.C.) Stop 3 - Long Cane Division
   - Episode 3 Sumter National Forest (S.C.) Stop 6 6

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Sumter National Forest (S.C.) Stop 6
Episode 6
Here close to a stream, there is a high population of Mountain laurel trees, rhododendrons, Tuliptrees, Fraser magnolias, Halberdleaf violets, Rattlesnake plantains, Heartleaf, Poor Robin’s plantain...
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Savannah River Site (S.C.) Stop 2
Episode 4
This bluff is one of 30 areas set aside from the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology laboratory. This area is vastly different from the tall pine community Rudy and Jim visited previously...
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Savannah River Site (S.C.) Stop 3
Episode 5
Ecology Laboratory Research Site: This area is a mixed hardwood forest, with Spanish moss dangling from the branches. Water oaks are the most prominent trees here. Other common plants in the area are...
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Savannah River Site (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 6
A boardwalk takes Rudy and Jim from the hardwood area of the previous stop into a swamp forest. Here, Bald Cypress trees and Tupelo trees dominate. Lizard Tail, commonly found in this area, gets its...
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Savannah River Site (S.C.) Stop 5
Episode 7
This area is known as a “dry wetland” Here, Button bush, and Red maple trees thrive here. Under a nearby wooden board, Rudy and Jim find a Mole salamander, and a Ring-Neck snake. And in a nearby tree...
Dying Hemlock | The Cove Forest

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Dying Hemlock | The Cove Forest
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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...
Santee National Wildlife Refuge (S.C.) Stop 4 - Dingle Pond
   - Episode 5 Santee National Wildlife Refuge (S.C.) Stop 2 3

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Santee National Wildlife Refuge (S.C.) Stop 2
Episode 3
While walking along the road, Rudy and Jim see some of the damage left behind by Hurricane Hugo, and come across an Eastern Mud Turtle. Red Maple trees and Sweetgum trees, and Hawthorns have started...
Santee National Wildlife Refuge (S.C.) Stop 4 - Dingle Pond
   - Episode 5 Santee National Wildlife Refuge (S.C.) Stop 7 8

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Santee National Wildlife Refuge (S.C.) Stop 7
Episode 8
At this last stop, Rudy and Jim come across Loblolly pines, along with more alligators, and a Springflyer dragonfly. On the other side of the trail is a hardwood forest, and this habitat includes...