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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan
Rediscovering Catesby’s Carolina (Part 1)
Season 4
Episode 409
Mark Catesby journeyed to the Carolinas in 1722. The descriptions included in his book, the Natural History of Carolina, Georgia and the Bahama Islands seems outlandish considering the natural communities surrounding us today. Imagine a Carolina where Bison, Elk and Wolves roam vast grasslands, where fire, set by humans shape the land.
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The Clemson Experimental Forest in the Piedmont of South Carolina.
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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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Patrick explores amazing and often bizarre rituals that animals take part in every spring.
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Explore Roan Mountain, one of North America’s greatest and most beautiful natural areas.