About this episode

The episode features a discussion about Congaree National Park and its remarkable trees with Professor Kimberly Meitzen.

Congaree National Park is an often-overlooked unit of the National Park System. Indeed, only about 250,000 visitors set foot in Congaree each year. Those who do are awestruck by the size of the trees there, as the park contains the highest concentration of champion-sized trees anywhere in North America. Our guest today is Professor Kimberly Meitzen from Texas State University. Before arriving at Texas State, she studied at the University of South Carolina, where she fell in love with Congaree, its floodplain, and its big trees.

People in this episode

Host: Kurt Repanshek

Guest: Kimberly Meitzen

Topics covered

• Congaree National Park
• big trees
• environment
• ecology
• travel
• interview

Keywords

• Congaree National Park
• big trees
• champion trees
• ecology
• Texas State University
• floodplain
• nature
• travel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas State University, University of South Carolina

Places: Congaree National Park, North America

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