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• The name of the Rose Tree: a grove in New Hampshire features one species in the huge genus Rhodedendron 

  In April 1985, for a column on Roan Mountain, North Carolina, I paid tribute to the magnificent Catawba rhododendron, Rhododendron catawbiense. My...

  Natural History, 07/01/09 by Robert H. Mohlenbrock · More from publication

• On heron pond: Illinois dips its toe in a southern swamp 

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It is a warm day in early May. Mist hangs low over the swamp. Bald cypresses and tupelo gums,...

  Natural History, 05/01/09 by Robert H. Mohlenbrock · More from publication

• The magic rock garden: a rare dolomite plays host to Alabama rarities 

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Exploring parts of the future state of Alabama in 1775, William Bartram was one of the first...

  Natural History, 04/01/09 by Robert H. Mohlenbrock · More from publication

• Rocket land: wildlife finds a haven where space shuttles fly 

  Along Florida's eastern coastline a string of peninsulas and islands intercedes between the Atlantic Ocean and a succession of lagoons, estuaries,...

  Natural History, 02/01/09 by Robert H. Mohlenbrock · More from publication

• Water sprites: diverse wetlands rub shoulders in Michigan 

  In 1938, the Michigan Department of Conservation purchased 765 acres of farmland, swampland, and small lakes about twelve miles northeast of...

  Natural History, 07/01/08 by Robert H. Mohlenbrock · More from publication

• Cool scene: a bog in Ohio is a reminder of the last ice age 

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Northern white cedar bogs are common in Canada and in the northern parts of some adjacent states,...

  Natural History, 05/01/08 by Robert H. Mohlenbrock · More from publication

• Wetted bliss: in a Louisiana refuge, different degrees of moisture create distinctive woods 

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Just about any which way you cross Louisiana, you will pass through or beside wetlands, from...

  Natural History, 03/01/08 by Robert H. Mohlenbrock · More from publication

• Florida underground: at a state park riddled with caves, even the Chipola River ducks below the surface 

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As its name implies, Florida Caverns State Park is a place to see stalactites, stalagmites, and...

  Natural History, 12/01/07 by Robert H. Mohlenbrock · More from publication

• What's good for the goose: a Wisconsin marsh offers a welcome rest stop to migrating birds 

  From mid-October through November, people flock to Horicon National Wildlife Refuge to observe flocks of Canada geese and other migrant species, as...

  Natural History, 10/01/07 by Robert H. Mohlenbrock · More from publication

• Rendezvous at Red Rock: nestled in a dry landscape, an Oklahoma canyon harbors a lush woods 

  Travelers speeding along Interstate 40 between Oklahoma City and Amarillo, Texas, may not realize that the mostly flat and sparsely vegetated...

  Natural History, 09/01/07 by Robert H. Mohlenbrock · More from publication