What a special experience to have Carrie lead us into this amazing restored bog. A lot of work has been done by many cooperating institutions and agencies to get this bog opened up so the plants and the water can create a wonderful habitat for bog loving plants and animals. We saw Purple Pitcher Plants that are multiplying, learned about their morphological and evolutional adaptations.
Crossing the bog we were awed by the sight of the Swamp Pink plants in bloom- 22 towering racemes adorned by rose-pink florets with bright blue anthers - that had been planted nearly 5 years ago by Carrie as part of the Georgia Plant Conservation Safeguarding program. Now we were here to help put in 15 more plants under Carrie's direction, as she taught us more about this special habitat where bog turtles and rare plants have found a home.
Lunch was enjoyed in Crested Iris Cove thanks to Jerry Mason for having us and of course we saw many Dwarf Crested Irises and were serenaded by a Louisiana Water Thrush.
Several photographers were on this trip documenting our experience. Thanks to David Fann for the following:
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| Swamp Pinks |
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| Swamp Pinks in the bog |
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| Planting a new Swamp Pink in the sphagnum moss |
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| Swamp Pink Flower part |
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| Pink Lady's Slipper |
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| Small-flowered Phacelia |
Karen Lawrence added a few images:
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| Painted Trillium |
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| Red Salamander |
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| Swamp Pink |
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| Carrie with tiny seedling of Swamp Pink |
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| Pink Lady's Slipper |
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