Congaree National Park in SC has attracted multitudes of scientific research projects and plenty of visitors. But it faces challenges.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Congaree National Park covers more than 26,000 acres in Richland County. It was initially preserved in 1976 as Congaree Swamp ...

Picture this: you’ve waited years to get into Congaree National Park’s annual firefly event. On the night you finally get to go, as you’re ooh-ing and ahh-ing at the beautiful twinkling fireflies, you ...

Things were peaceful at Congaree National Park last week as people strolled the trails and boardwalks that extend from the preserve’s visitors center. But some of those drawn to the park for its tall ...

Join a park ranger at Congaree National Park for Big Tree Hikes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15, and Friday, Jan. 27. The 6.5-mile hikes will take visitors to some of the largest trees found in ...

Tiny plastic beads, commonly called nurdles, have polluted waterways across the country, including in the Charleston and Columbia areas of South Carolina, environmentalists say. File photo/The State ...

Land near U.S. 601 is being protected adjacent to Congaree National Park Courtesy Dave Schuetrum A timber company is selling a scenic swamp and forest near Congaree National Park in an agreement that ...