Troubled water: Why the world’s oldest wetland trees aren’t in a state park

Story by Cole Villena Video by Melissa Rademaker Photography by Andie Rea IVANHOE — A century ago, a riverboat captain traveling down the Black River to trade goods in Wilmington would do anything possible to avoid getting tangled in the knotted burls and fallen limbs of the Three Sisters Swamp. Today, the swamp is one … Continue reading Troubled water: Why the world’s oldest wetland trees aren’t in a state park