This past weekend I went to LA (lower Alabama,as Tolbert says) and spent a wonderful rainy Saturday plundering through thrift stores, visiting the Weeks Bay Preserve, and taking a splash in very rough water at Gulf Shores State Park. These pine lilies were scattered throughout the area, and it was my first acquaintance with them. A nice boardwalk curves through the pitcher plant bog and there is opportunity to see both flora and fauna without getting your shoes muddy. It is located near Mobile Bay’s eastern shore in Baldwin County, approximately 40 miles southeast of Mobile, Ala. The boardwalk ends at the water with a fine overlook of the estuary. The estuary receives fresh water from both the Fish and Magnolia Rivers. One of the main forces in maintaining a pitcher plant bog is fire. It says so right on the sign. But this area seemed not to have been burned in a long time. Bushes and trees were shading out the pitcher plants and other smaller bog plants. To thrive pitcher bogs need full sun. Also I was wondering what is going to happen to this lovely boardwalk when they finally do decide to burn it. The growth is so heavy that the boardwalk could easily be consumed. I wonder if anyone is minding the store?
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