Charles Robbins
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River guide Charles Robbins is attuned to the swamp and how climate change is altering it.
River guide Charles Robbins spends his days taking visitors down the Black River and into the Three Sisters Swamp to see ancient cypress trees. More than 2600 years old, they are a living record of climate and weather in the region.
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This story was produced with support from the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and is part of the Pulitzer Center’s Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. For more information, go to pulitzercenter.org/connected-coastlines.
Charles Robbins
Clip: Special | 4m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
River guide Charles Robbins spends his days taking visitors down the Black River and into the Three Sisters Swamp to see ancient cypress trees. More than 2600 years old, they are a living record of climate and weather in the region.
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This story was produced with support from the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and is part of the Pulitzer Center’s Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. For more information, go to pulitzercenter.org/connected-coastlines.