
Episode #32
Congaree National Park: The Race for Light
This is part 2 of our Congaree National Park podcast series. Check out our other episodes on Congaree National Park for kids: Part 1: The Forest that Floods on Purpose Part 2: The Race for the Light Part 3: Lights Out in the Swamp Part 4: War Zone on the Mosquito Meter Imagine starting your life deep in the dark, muddy shade of a swamp, racing thousands of tiny neighbors for a single patch of sunlight way up high! Welcome to Congaree National Park, home to the Tree Olympics and more record-breaking champion trees than anywhere else in North America. Today, we meet a pine with the best name growing in the mud, learn the unsolved mystery of Bald Cypress "knees," and find out why Sweetgum wood is actually tougher than pure gold. Plus, discover how muddy swamp water stopped loggers in their tracks and saved this incredible forest twice! Scout mission included! Experience our fun mission thats great for trips or the backyard with your family. ️ Say Loblolly three times fast! Visit nationalparkscouts.com for coloring pages, word searches, and bingo cards that go along with this kids podcast. Hey Scouts! Review & subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. It's the best way for others to find the show too. Thank you for supporting National Park Scouts! ⛺ https://nationalparkscouts.com/ Amazing music from Sheb3ar Find National Park Scouts on Instagram

