Celebrating Congaree: 50 years in the life of a forest

By: John Kupfer

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: October 8, 2026

Words: 594

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Some trees in Congaree National Park were already centuries old when the United States was founded, so five decades might seem like only a brief moment in the life of the forest.

As the park marks its 50th anniversary, that span tells a larger story, one that is not just about forests and floodplains but about what we choose to value and protect.

Congaree exists today because a group of South Carolinians in …

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