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| | The Nature Conservancy in North Carolina - Horseshoe Lake |
 | | The expansive, partially water-filled Carolina bay is dominated by unusual vegetation, such as floating and rooted aquatic plant beds, floating bog mats, and pond cypress stands, that may have been created naturally after deep peat fires or possibly developed from beaver ponds. |
 | | The rim of the bay is characterized by pine flatwood, sandhills scrub communities, and an array of rare plants, including populations of Venus flytrap, white wicky, and threadleaf sundew. |
 | | In addition to the rare anhinga, Horseshoe Lake is home to waterfowl, American alligator, fox squirrel, pine barrens treefrog, and mammals such as fl bear and bobcat that require large expanses of land. |
| www.nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/northcarolina/preserves/art5607.html (432 words) |
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