The video begins in the middle of a stream that runs through the NW portion of the field station, approaching a limestone seep that creates a large pool housing a number of rare species of frogs and salamanders. The video continues up a trail and downstream to a large 400+ year old pecan tree. During a devastating flood caused by a catastrophic dam failure in 1900, the tree was buried at least 30 feet in silt. subsequent erosion has removed some of the silt, but the tree remains buried in over 15 feet of silt. The tree has survived and still produces a yearly crop of pecans.
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Limestone spring in Schulle Creek and a 400+ year old buried pecan tree
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