An old cavity tree in the Francis Marion National Forest

a tree with metal sticking out of the side
Photo By/Credit
Craig Watson/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
08/20/2019
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
An aging restrictor plate on a cavity tree in the Francis Marion National Forest – one of the first trees to receive an artificial cavity after Hurricane Hugo. 
Ecosystem
Forest
Species
Picoides borealis
Staff
Craig Watson
Subject tags
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Forests
Wildlife restoration