Winter Muse

Winter Muse | by Clark Beavens Sycamore Holly Witch Hazel It gives me comfort and joy to explore the landscape I’m passing through, whether it’s through the window of a car, from the seat of my bicycle, or trying to hike a rocky, rooty old trail without looking down...

Passport to Trees: Florence

Florence, with a population of about 37,000, covers approximately 21 square miles in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina.  It got its startat the juncture of 3 railroad linesin the 19thcentury. In part due to its location on I-95 and I-20, Florence now thrives with a...

Passport to Trees: The View From Here

It’s a starkly different world we’re living in now than it was even a few months ago. Because of COVID19, Trees SC has had to cancel all in-person programs and events, which has severely restricted a main source of revenue for this organization.  If we cannot adapt,...

Smokey Bear, Climate Change and the New Normal

Smokey Bear celebrated his 75th anniversary in a big way this year!  On New Year’s Day he was in the Tournament of Roses Parade, the Smithsonian National Zoological Park introduced a new graphic exhibit in his former home there, he was feted at the National Portrait...