Looking for a Halloween kitty?
Contributed by Carolina Cats
     Carolina Cats will have magical black cats, fat pumpkin cats, ghostly white cats, kittens and more all dressed up for Halloween for adoption in the State Museum lobby Saturday, October 21 and Saturday, October 28, 10 am-5 pm.
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Forest Acres pond certified as a Backyard Wildlife Habitat
Contributed by the South Carolina Wildlife Federation and Dr. Robert Weyeneth
     The South Carolina Wildlife Federation (SCWF) has certified the backyard of Dr. Robert Weyeneth and 13 other homeowners. The property, Spring Branch Pond, is located in Forest Acres and is now an official Backyard Wildlife Habitat site. The pond is owned and maintained by the 14 homeowners surrou
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The Original Mystery Plant
Dr. John Nelson
     The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a tree that shall for evermore be immortalized as a true forest giant of the eastern USA, often up to 100' tall, and frequently with a trunk diameter of greater than four feet. It is a species that utterly dominated forest ecosystems in both the mountains
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