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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan
The Longleaf Empire – Appalachicola National Forest
Season 3
Episode 312
The once vast Longleaf Pine woodlands once dominated the South with their green, open and grassy expanses. Today this is one of the rarest habitats on the planet reduced to just two percent of its historic extent. Join Patrick as he explores a land filled with some of the strangest plants and animals anywhere in the Apalachicola National Forest, a land kissed by fire.
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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