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Cypress Swamps
This is a picture is of a Cypress tree in Greenfield Lake, these trees can be found all throughout North Carolinas wetlands. They grow in estuaries near the coast but can tolerate no more than 0.89% salt. They thrive in many different types of wetland environments such as, riparian corridors, large contiguous swamps, and small isolated wetlands. Cypress trees are known for having “knees” that bulge at the base of the tree that helps to anchor them in the water. Cypress swamps are an ecological gold mine, they preform functions that have ecological importance and social value. They have a high-water table which aids in biodiversity, they help with water quality by collecting inorganic sediments and acts as a recharge zone for groundwater. The Cypress trees in the Black River are thought to be the oldest trees in the eastern United States, over 1,000 years old. They have a huge impact on our coastal ecosystem and should be protected, which is why just last year in July of 2017 House Bill 353 was ratified, which made Black River a newly proposed state park.
www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/ja_parresol014.pdf
www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=...
Cypress Swamps
This is a picture is of a Cypress tree in Greenfield Lake, these trees can be found all throughout North Carolinas wetlands. They grow in estuaries near the coast but can tolerate no more than 0.89% salt. They thrive in many different types of wetland environments such as, riparian corridors, large contiguous swamps, and small isolated wetlands. Cypress trees are known for having “knees” that bulge at the base of the tree that helps to anchor them in the water. Cypress swamps are an ecological gold mine, they preform functions that have ecological importance and social value. They have a high-water table which aids in biodiversity, they help with water quality by collecting inorganic sediments and acts as a recharge zone for groundwater. The Cypress trees in the Black River are thought to be the oldest trees in the eastern United States, over 1,000 years old. They have a huge impact on our coastal ecosystem and should be protected, which is why just last year in July of 2017 House Bill 353 was ratified, which made Black River a newly proposed state park.
www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/ja_parresol014.pdf
www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=...