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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

ATCHAFALAYA BASIN, La. — Crawfishermen and environmentalists here worry the Bayou Bridge pipeline will wreck the delicate ecosystem, home of the iconic bald cypress. ATCHAFALAYA BASIN, La. — It takes ...

Trees are as close to immortality as the rest of us ever come. - Karen Joy Fowler Author Karen Joy Fowler has it right. When it comes to "immortal" trees in Illinois and the Eastern U.S., none have ...

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 ...

In Florida, going to the beach is probably one of the first things we think about for a nice, sunny day outing. Having access to 47 miles of nearby Palm Beach County coastline may also be one of the ...

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 ...