Water levels, plant life, and wildlife behavior shift constantly. What looks quiet on the surface often reflects ...
WHAT IT’S ABOUT The Great Dismal Swamp, now a national wildlife refuge, lies on the border of North Carolina with Virginia, and extends south from Norfolk. Thousands of escaped slaves fled here from ...
Some milkweed species are attractive additions to home landscapes, and monarch butterflies like them too. Here are some tips from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulturists on ...
Anthropologists have been researching maroons (African-Americans who permanently escaped enslavement) and other communities in the Great Dismal Swamp's approximately 200 square miles of densely wooded ...
It’s the closest thing to a clearing of dry land that can be found in the deep interior of the Great Dismal Swamp. Less than 20 acres of ground where the dense, shallow roots of tall beech trees help ...
Photographers often find inspiration in their own backyards. For Chloe Sells, her backyard happens to be the Okavango Delta in Botswana, a place she has called home for 15 years. Her work, a mix of ...
It's the year 1800. You're a slave in southeast Virginia. You manage to escape. Your freedom is only going to last as long as you can hide. Where do you go? Would you believe the Great Dismal Swamp?
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