Savannah River Site (S.C.) Stop 2 - The Bluff - Episode 4

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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. Here, oak and hickory trees dominate this area, such as White oak, and Mockernut hickory. Blackgum, or Tupelo trees are found here as well. Witch-Hazel is found here due to the higher levels of moisture in the area. False Foxglove gets its name from the settlers who came to new world, and this flower looks like the Foxglove flower found in Europe, but is not related.

Fawn darner dragonflies love to fly close to moving streams, since streams bring food and mates.   

Red Bay trees are typical to coastal plain regions, and their being in the piedmont area is unusual.

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. Here, oak and hickory trees dominate this area, such as White oak, and Mockernut hickory. Blackgum, or Tupelo trees are found here as well. Witch-Hazel is found here due to the higher levels of moisture in the area. False Foxglove gets its name from the settlers who came to new world, and this flower looks like the Foxglove flower found in Europe, but is not related.

Fawn darner dragonflies love to fly close to moving streams, since streams bring food and mates.   

Red Bay trees are typical to coastal plain regions, and their being in the piedmont area is unusual.

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The pine forest is home to two species of woodpecker birds: the Red Cockaded woodpecker, and the Ladder-Backed woodpecker.
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Underneath the pine trees, another community of plants resides in the area: Yellow-ray flowers, Purple Vein milkweed, and Catbells.
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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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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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