Connestee Falls Natural Resources Stewardship
News Articles from the NRSC
We say thank you for a job well done to three NRSC members who have served since the beginning as it celebrates its fourth Anniversary as a CF permanent committee.
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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.​
