Recently acquired by The Nature Conservancy, the McLean Savanna has some beautiful Longleaf Pine Savanna areas mixed in with pocosin and pine-cypress swamps in Pender Co., NC. At this point, there is no public access.
One view of a small portion of the McLean tract from a fire tower. 9/13/2009 | |
Connor climbing the fire tower. 9/13/2009 | |
Connor in the tower. 9/13/2009 | |
Another view of the tract & access road 9/13/2009 | |
Note the pale yellow patches of Yellow Pitcher Plants (Trumpets), Sarracenia flava. 9/13/2009 | |
Enjoying the view from the tower. 9/13/2009 | |
Angie, Harry, and Connor. 9/13/2009 | |
Connor and Harry in the Savanna. 9/13/2009 | |
Harry, Connor, and Angie. 9/13/2009 | |
Connor, Harry, and Angie! 9/13/2009 | |
Baldcypress and pines growing together. 9/13/2009 | |
Littleleaf Milkwort (Polygala brevifolia) | |
Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) | |
Flaxleaf False Foxglove (Agalinis linifolia) | |
Savanna Onion (Allium species 1) | |
Southern Pearly-eye (Enodia portlandia) More Southern Pearly-eye photos here. | |
Georgia Satyr (Neonympha areolata) |
Created on ... January 18, 2006 | Updated on ... Dec 24, 2007 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com