and came across this, from which we should learn
Congaree Fast Facts
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Congaree Fast Facts
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- The park was awarded International Biosphere Reserve status by UNESCO in 1983.
- During the spring and fall, Congaree hosts "owl prowls," during which guests listen to barred owls and search for glow-in-the-dark fungus on cypress trees.
- Native people who once lived here were wiped out by smallpox after Europeans arrived.