2026 Research Symposium Videos

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Welcome
John Grego (Friends of Congaree Swamp)

 

World Wetlands Day Welcome
Kim Diana Connolly (University of Buffalo)

 

Fifty Years of Changes at Congaree
John Cely (Friends of Congaree Swamp)

 

Session 1: Upland and Forest Ecology (Chair: John Kupfer)

David Stahle (University of Arkansas): Dendrochronology of Baldcypress in the Deep South

Kimberly Meitzen (Texas State University):  Floods, Forest & People: A Spatial and Temporal Perspective

Ray Torres (USC): Floodplain Water Storage: Lessons from the Congaree River System

 

Session 2: Cultural Interpretation, Social Practices and Land Use  (Chair: Tameria Warren)

Aby Sène-Harper (Clemson University): African-American Cultural Resources of Congaree National Park: An Ethnographic Overview

Rhonda Grego (Midlands Technical College: Retired): Edward C.L. Adams and Tales of the Congaree: A Review of Recent Scholarship

Neal Polhemus (USC): Status and Inventory of Old-Growth Bald Cypress in Congaree National Park

Session 3: The Meaning of Wilderness and Traditional Landscapes (Chair: Greg Cunningham)

Jess Riddle (City of Atlanta):  Exploring the Old-Growth Bottomlands for Forest Giants

Mark Kinzer (NPS-Retired): The Wilderness Act and the Congaree National Park Wilderness