WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – There’s an eerie feeling at Smith Creek; the once fresh water creek has slowly become a cemetery for century old bald cypress trees.
Drivers on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and Route 17 have probably seen these ghost forests that were once home to thriving cypress trees.
“They only grow in fresh water, they are very, very common in this area cypress trees can live a very long time,” said Larry Calhoun, retired biology and marine biology professor at UNCW…