The Catawba River is home to one of the most beloved aquatic flowers in the state. The Rocky Shoals Spider Lily is a unique plant species that requires a special environment to thrive. Unfortunately, its habitat is facing several significant threats but dedicated organizations like the Catawba River Keepers are doing their best to preserve its environment. - August 04, 2023
The Catawba River is home to one of the most beloved aquatic flowers in the state. The Rocky Shoals Spider Lily is a unique plant species that requires a special environment to thrive. Unfortunately, its habitat is facing several significant threats but dedicated organizations like the Catawba River Keepers are doing their best to preserve its environment. What’s Wild! is a digital series showcasing South Carolina’s rarest wildlife and the amazing people who protect them. - August 03, 2023
I’ve come up with a rather romantic imaginary Southern scene.
Picture this: it’s an early evening in late spring, one of those days that started off cool, but heated up quickly by midday, and suggesting things to come. We’re looking out over an expansive valley of one of our rocky rivers, and what lies before us is an extensive boulder-field, or shoal.
Granite rocks, some the size of a school bus, are strewn randomly across the entire river’s shallows, with a complicated system of whirlpools and rapids. Despite the lingering afternoon heat, distinctive thrills of chilly air rise up from the rapids.