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Owl Prowl Will Get You Closer to Nature

Great Horned Owl
Greg Hume

  On select weekend nights throughout the year, Congaree National Park in Richland County offers the public a glimpse – or, more accurately, usually an earful – of nature when it conducts its popular Owl Prowls.

Park Ranger Jon Manchester leads groups through the state’s only national park to hear owls calling in the night, and to learn more along the trail about these fascinating nocturnal birds which display impressive adaptations to their habitats, including sight, hearing and silent flight. Manchester say that the goal of the program is to get people outdoors and more in touch with their surroundings.  

Tut Underwood is producer of South Carolina Focus, a weekly news feature. A native of Alabama, Tut graduated from Auburn University with a BA in Speech Communication. He worked in radio in his hometown before moving to Columbia where he received a Master of Mass Communications degree from the University of South Carolina, and worked for local radio while pursuing his degree. He also worked in television. He was employed as a public information specialist for USC, and became Director of Public Information and Marketing for the South Carolina State Museum. His hobbies include reading, listening to music in a variety of styles and collecting movies and old time radio programs.