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Dennis Chastain

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A dense stand of native river cane.
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How the Reedy River got its name: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain

  • Dennis Chastain
  • June 16, 2024
The story of how the river got its name goes back to the time when South Carolina was a British colony.
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There’s a culinary path to coping with cicadas: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain

  • Dennis Chastain
  • May 30, 2024
Cicadas are actually consumed in several countries around the world, and people who eat them say they are quite good. 
garden 2024 - Dennis Chastain
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Garden groundbreaking enjoyed best in solitude: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain

  • Dennis Chastain
  • May 20, 2024
Dennis Chastain says he's the first to admit that a garden requires a lot of work.
A yellow color variant of flame azalea. - Dennis Chastain
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It’s showtime for SC’s native azaleas: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain

  • Dennis Chastain
  • April 30, 2024
On a narrow ridge of Horse Mountain in the Jocassee Gorges there is a particularly attractive flame azalea bush.
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Turkey hunter wannabe gets bamboozled: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain

  • Dennis Chastain
  • April 20, 2024
One fine spring morning Dennis Chastain dressed head-to-toe in camouflage and headed into the woods.
Switch rose
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Watch for botanical artifacts this spring: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain

  • Dennis Chastain
  • April 5, 2024
When you are ambling around in the woods this spring, keep an eye open for botanical artifacts. They have a story to tell.
A member of the DNR staff uses a drop torch to ignite a prescribed burn.
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The two faces of fire: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain

  • Dennis Chastain
  • March 23, 2024
The month of March marks the beginning of the spring fire season in our area and is designated as Prescribed Fire Awareness Month.
Dennis Chastain while GPS mapping Cherokee Path full view.
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Mapping the ancient Cherokee Path through SC: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain

  • Dennis Chastain
  • March 10, 2024
Dennis Chastain and his wife, Jane, discovered more than 40 vestigial segments of an ancient footpath had later been improved into a wagon road.
White oak acorns and leaves on moss.
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A tribute to the venerable white oak: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain

  • Dennis Chastain
  • February 23, 2024
White oak acorns are the crème de la crème of acorns for deer, bears, wild turkeys, wild hogs and a number of other woodland creatures.
Merci Train
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The case of the missing Merci Train: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain

  • Dennis Chastain
  • February 6, 2024
The history of the Merci Train actually begins with the so-called Friendship Train in 1948.
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Finding a home for a rare Cherokee artifact: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain

  • Dennis Chastain
  • January 28, 2024
The storied stone medallion is now on permanent display at the Pickens County Museum of Art & History.
Crystal clear snowflake
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The intriguing science behind snow and ice: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain

  • Dennis Chastain
  • January 11, 2024
No two snowflakes are identical.
Little Rascal's taxi.
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Words of wit and wisdom for the new year: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain

  • Dennis Chastain
  • December 25, 2023
Life can be tough if you don’t have guiding principles, rules of the road or pearls of wisdom to live by.
Poinsett Bridge
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Joel R. Poinsett’s story goes far beyond poinsettias: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain

  • Dennis Chastain
  • December 13, 2023
Several years ago, Dennis Chastain was down in Stateburg standing at the grave of Joel R. Poinsett when he felt compelled to tell him something.
Wild turkeys
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What happens if you give a wild turkey a ride? Field Notes with Dennis Chastain

  • Dennis Chastain
  • November 29, 2023
At some point back in the 1980s, Dennis Chastain's Uncle Clenith showed up with three wild turkeys in the cab of his truck.

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