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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan
The Clemson Forest – From Tragedy to Triumph
Season 3
Episode 311
Seventy years ago this landscape was an ecological disaster. Years of poor cotton farming practice led to dramatic erosion and hardly a tree grew in this now verdant setting. Join Patrick as he explores the unique and rare plants and animals and the changes that led from catastrophe to the restoration of the vibrant world-class ecosystem and working outdoor classroom that is the Clemson Forest.
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The Clemson Experimental Forest in the Piedmont of South Carolina.

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Join Patrick uncover the seldom seen frogs in the Southeast.

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Join Patrick as he explores the volatile border region of South Texas.

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Join Patrick as he explores a land of Green Jays and Plain Chachalacas in South Texas.

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Join Patrick as he explores the challenges that are happening in the Colorado Rockies.

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Join Patrick as he explores just how life thrives in the Colorado Rockies.

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Join Patrick as he continues to explore the Mexican border region of the Trans Pecos.

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Join Patrick as he explores the strange and exotic life of the Chihuahuan Desert.

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Join Patrick as he continues to explore this land where man and island coexist.

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Catalina Island, A Natural History Fairy tale.

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Few creatures capture our attention and admiration more than hummingbirds

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Table Rock is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the southern Blue Ridge