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Polk County’s Most Wanted – Sap Runs

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

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.

Polk County’s Most Wanted – Coral Greenbrier

Have you seen Coral Greenbrier? 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 – Snail-Eating Ground Beetle

Have you seen Snail-eating Ground Beetles? In a joint effort to expand the knowledge and understanding of the flora and fauna of Polk County, Conserving...

Polk County’s Most Wanted – Appalachian Loosestrife

Have you seen Appalachian Loosestrife? 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 – Sweetfern

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

Polk County’s Most Wanted – Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

Have you seen the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly? In a joint effort to expand the knowledge and understanding of the flora and fauna of Polk County,...

Mountain Bog in Flat Rock Protected

Once, the French Broad River basin was a network of wetlands stretching through the Appalachian Mountains. In recent centuries, so much of this land was...