Tuesday, February 07, 2006

World's Largest Virgin Blackwater Cypress-Tupelo Swamp Forest


Founded in 1969, the Francis Beidler Forest is the largest virgin blackwater cypress-tupelo swamp forest left in the world. This 11,000-acre sanctuary in the heart of Four Holes Swamp covers 1,800 acres of ancient trees.

Address: Francis Beidler Forest, 336 Sanctuary Road, Harleyville, South Carolina 29448-3324; 843-452-2150. Email: beidler@audubon.org. Web: http://www.audubon.org.

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