FLORENCE — A river otter swims up to the side of the creek as a young great blue heron follows behind. The otter stirs a fish up out of the water before the heron catches the fish and swallows ...

Residents who wish to remove Bradford pear trees from their property are encouraged to contact a licensed tree professional for assistance. Cut stumps should be immediately treated with a herbicide ...

Once a popular landscaping choice, the Callery pear tree ... Asian native and its best-known cultivar, the Bradford pear, have been banned in three states: Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

Several states – including South Carolina and Ohio – have moved ... It’s so invasive it crowds out other native plants and provides little to no food for insects, according to The Spruce.