Southern Sussex County's Great Cypress Swamp used to encompass over 50,000 acres, but was nearly destroyed by centuries of fires, logging, ditching and draining. Today, nonprofit Delaware Wild Lands ...

Charlie Robbins leads kayak tours of the Three Sisters Swamp, where the fifth oldest tree in the world lives. Here's what it ...

Wildlife conservationists say more of Delaware’s native species will be protected, thanks to a recent donation of land. Delaware Wild Lands will use the 160 acres to expand its conservation of what’s ...

Before oil and gas, Louisiana's first industrial boom belonged to the logging industry. With the help of backwoods swampers and steam-powered machinery, most of the state's ancient bald cypress ...

Last month I awoke beside one of the most majestic natural ecosystems in the Southeast, a cypress swamp. The scene was breathtaking — mirror-like water, towering trees and their associated cypress ...

Scientists documenting the ages of bald cypress along the Black River in southeastern North Carolina have discovered an ancient tree whose annual growth rings show it to be at least 2,624 years old.

MONCKS CORNER — By day, Cypress Gardens is a quiet county-run park teeming with wildlife and known for being a movie backdrop. By night, it’s transformed into a nightmarish carnival for its Halloween ...

Between the buzz of Miami and the breeze of Naples is a Florida wildlife preserve and celestial sweet spot with especially ...

Down along the state line in Frankford exists Delaware’s largest freshwater wetland and contiguous block of forest, and perhaps its last truly wild land: the Great Cypress Swamp. At one time, the ...