Student Journals
Savannah River Environmental Sciences
2025
On June 19, we visited the Southern 8ths property and walked along the creek to get a general overview of the site. It was mostly observational, but it helped set the scene for the next day’s hands-on work…
The morning walk was very interesting when we talked about the history of the land. The land was originally used for horse racing and the owners decided to dedicate the land to learning about the biodiversity within it. In my opinion…
To start, I really enjoyed learning about the area and land that makes up So8ths. The woods felt familiar yet different from what I am used to on the West Coast. The environment there was very peaceful and…
On the morning of June 28, our class took a tour with the owner and employees of Carolina Wildlands. The property was absolutely stunning—and massive! We spent our time in a wooden building farther into the land, which is typically used for meetings or hosting guests…
The tour of So8ths was to show the land’s importance to the ecosystem. There is a field on So8ths that isn’t mowed to ensure the fawns have somewhere to hide and rest in the day. The creek that runs through is a home to animals as well including…
The overall walk started nicely. I got a nosebleed about five minutes into it, so I missed most of it. The final part that I made (when my nose had stopped bleeding), we stopped at the pond, it was nice to hear the frogs croak, and we simply stood in the shade….
From my experience the Morning walk/ tour of so8ths was very peaceful because it was still early in the morning, the weather was still nice and we got to listen and identify different types of birds based on what we could hear…
Our first stop was the creek where he described the characteristics of the creek. Also, while we were waiting he helped us identify certain bird calls. After that we visited the many bird houses located around the land. They had predator guards…
I had another wonderful week interning here at the Southern 8ths Farm! Our day started with the presentation on the events of the past week. This past week the game cameras captured photographs of Fox Squirrels, Bobcats, Coyotes, two…
