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Congaree Geology from Bluff to BluffMarch 1, 2023 - 1:04 pm
Saturday, March 18, 2023, 9 am-2 pm Learn about the complex geology of the Congaree River valley from the man who wrote the book (and drew the map)—Dr. David Shelley, Integrated Resources Manager and Old-growth Bottomland Forest Research and Education Center Director. On this half-day trip, David will discuss Congaree River floodplain margin geology in […]
Butterweed HikeMarch 1, 2023 - 1:03 pm
April 15, 2023, 9:30 am-12:30 pm Butterweed blooms with wild abandon at Congaree National Park, and the Fork Swamp Trail is one of the most accessible and reliable places in the park to witness butterweed as far as the eye can see. Fork Swamp Trail has plenty of other interesting flora to investigate, including along […]
Annual Meeting 2023February 1, 2023 - 2:46 pm
Title: Annual Meeting and Oyster Roast, Sunday, March 12, 2023 Friends of Congaree Swamp will hold its annual business meeting and oyster roast Sunday, March 12, 2023, at Belle Grove off Bluff Road near Columbia. Registration will begin at 2 p.m., followed by nature and cultural history tours on the 800-acre property. Following the 5 […]

2022 Research Symposium VideosFebruary 2, 2022 - 2:07 pm
Opening Remarks Acting Superintendent Gregory Cunningham (Congaree National Park) Review of Congaree National Park research David Shelley (Congaree National Park) Tribute to Will Graf and Rebecca Sharitz Kimberly Meitzen (Texas State Univ, Dept of Geography and Environmental Studies) Laura Stroup (St. Michaels Univ, Dept of Geography Loretta Battaglia (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Dept of […]