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Polk County’s Most Wanted – Pitch Pine

Have you seen Pitch Pine? In a joint effort to expand the knowledge and understanding of the flora and fauna of Polk County, Conserving...

Polk County’s Most Wanted – Sugar Maple Borer

Have you seen Sugar Maple Borer? Photo credit: Ronald-S.-Kelley-Vermont-Department-of-Forests-Parks-and-Recreation-Bugwood.org In a joint effort...

Polk County’s Most Wanted – Locust Borer

Have you seen Locust Borer? Locust Borer (Megacyllene robiniae), adult In a joint effort to expand the knowledge and understanding of the flora and fauna...

Polk County’s Most Wanted – Eastern Hognose Snake

Have you seen Eastern Hognose Snake? In a joint effort to expand the knowledge and understanding of the flora and fauna of Polk County, Conserving...

Polk County’s Most Wanted – Insect Order Neuroptera

Mantidfly Have you seen species from an interesting order of our insect fauna, Neuroptera (“Nerve-wings”) which include Mantidflies and Owlflies? In a joint effort to...

Polk County’s Most Wanted – Eastern Woodrat

Have you seen Eastern Woodrat? In a joint effort to expand the knowledge and understanding of the flora and fauna of Polk County, Conserving Carolina...

Polk County’s Most Wanted – Sap Runs

Have you seen sap runs? Sap run on a tulip poplar In a joint effort to expand the knowledge and understanding of the flora and...

Study Finds Extraordinary Biodiversity in Polk County

A new study of the flora and fauna of Polk County documents an extraordinary number of rare plants and describes 32 areas that are vitally important for biodiversity.

Magical Appalachia

When David Campbell was a boy in Canada, he says, “Appalachia sounded like a magical word to me.” As a botanist, he revels in the biodiversity of the Melrose Falls preserve near Saluda.

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