Connestee Falls Natural Resources Stewardship
News Articles from the NRSC
Read about the Clemson University Lake Management Study and the research project methods which include habitat surveys and fishery surveys and learn about black bears' fall eating frenzy.
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Read about the new CFPOA Forest Managment Plan that was developed specifically for the CFPOA by EcoForesters​, the importance of replacing invasive landscape plants with native plants to protect habitats, and what black bears do as fall approaches.
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Learn why some common non native landscape plants are now considered invasive, how the "Lost Ladybug Project" is helping the nine-spotted lady beetle make a comeback, and what black bears do in August.
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Read about the start of the Lake Management Study, invasive species mitigation efforts, the truth about bats, what black bears do in July, and how/why birds change their habits in the summer.
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Meet the NRSC members and their work to mitigate invasive species, discover what bear cubs do in June, and read about worms; the good, bad and ugly.
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Learn about the rare blue ghost fireflies and what black bears do in May.
Read about the NC State Flower (which is really a flowering tree), what bears do in April, ways to celebrate Dark Sky Week, and how you can access the Spring Wildflowers self-guided nature challenge.
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Discover if you have spotted the adorable bufflehead duck, which is a winter resident on Connestee lakes and learn about what bears do in March.
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Learn about the habits of bald eagles, which can be spotted on Lake Ticoa. (Photo courtesy of Deane Freudenberg.) A large black bear has been seen recently in CF recently so be on the look out and be bearwise to keep your home from being a fast food bear stop.
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Catch up on the work of the NRSC and what the subcommittees are doing to advance the Stewardship Plan and read about the mystic heritage of the northern cardinal among a variety of cultures.​
