North FPP Snowstorm Aftermath

Mountain Laurels Bloom

Mountain laurel flowers open up and it happens around late may to early june. They come in both pink and white. The flowers die off quickly by July.

Warm early summer white mountain laurel cluster

Pink mountain laurel bush during late May

White mountain laurels on velvety leaves

Mountain laurels have velvety leaves and the plant itself can sometimes reach 15 feet tall.

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Preserve Through Snow

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Pitch

Cedar

A bent-out-of-shape pitch fork of a tree stands tall in the twilight of the upland forest being surrounded by pitch pine trees.

North FPP Snowstorm Aftermath

The serene, tranquil nature of north Franklin Parker Preserve. It is at a higher elevation than south FPP, and it even hosts the cedar forests and Batona trail.

Partially frozen swamp

Cedar on frozen swamp

Snow creek

A thin sheet of snow covers the frozen top layer of the swamp. The body of water is only partially frozen. These swamps are mixed in with, and surrounded by Atlantic white cedar and that cedar forested area is surrounded by even more Pitch pine.

Snow Covered Pond During Twilight

Snow covers the giant frozen pond during twilight.