query: when was where the red fern grows filmed

pos: Where the Red Fern Grows (1974 film) planted by an angel, is growing between the two and Billy calls the family down to see it. Seeing the red fern satisfies Billy that what happened is for the best and he goes to Tulsa with his family. The film was produced by Lyman Dayton and filmed on location in Oklahoma. "Where the Red Fern Grows" received generally positive reviews. The "Nevada Daily Mail" called the film "quite simply a wonderful story". In 1992, a sequel entitled "Where the Red Fern Grows: Part Two" (alternately titled "Where the Red Fern Grows 2: The Homecoming") was released by McCullough Family

neg: Colcord, Oklahoma of NLR also run New Life Ranch Frontier Cove, a similar camp in Adair, Oklahoma. Highway 412 West, Colcord, OK 74338 Natural Falls State Park is one of the most beautiful scenic wonders in the state of Oklahoma. Where the Red Fern Grows... The natural setting and scenic beauty of the waterfall is known to millions of movie lovers. The popular 1974 film Where the Red Fern Grows was filmed in part at Natural Falls (then called Dripping Springs). The movie tells the story of a young boy growing up in rural Oklahoma during the hard times of the Great

neg: Wilson Rawls then start writing and keep writing and then they can be a writer too. Someday they will make it if they don’t give up." The only audience of his first sand-scribbled stories was his pet, a Bluetick Coonhound. "Where the Red Fern Grows": "Summer of the Monkeys": "Where the Red Fern Grows" (1989) " Summer of the monkeys" (1976) Wilson Rawls Woodrow Wilson Rawls, (September 24, 1913 - December 16, 1984) was an American writer best known for his books "Where the Red Fern Grows" and "Summer of the Monkeys". When Rawls was 16, the United States economy entered the

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows as children. There is a statue of Billy and his dogs at the Idaho Falls Public Library. Where the Red Fern Grows Where the Red Fern Grows is a 1961 children's novel by Wilson Rawls about a boy who buys and trains two Redbone Coonhound hunting dogs. When leaving work in Idaho's Snake River Valley, Billy Colman sees a pack of dogs attacking a stray coonhound. He takes the stray home to feed it. Once it has rested, Billy sets it free, knowing that it will return home. The experience reminds Billy of his childhood in the Ozark Mountains of

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows Where the Red Fern Grows Where the Red Fern Grows is a 1961 children's novel by Wilson Rawls about a boy who buys and trains two Redbone Coonhound hunting dogs. When leaving work in Idaho's Snake River Valley, Billy Colman sees a pack of dogs attacking a stray coonhound. He takes the stray home to feed it. Once it has rested, Billy sets it free, knowing that it will return home. The experience reminds Billy of his childhood in the Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma. He wants a dog, and his parents offer to get him a collie from a neighbor.

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (1974 film) Media, Inc. and Red Fern II Ltd. In it, Billy returns home as a veteran from World War II, bitter and sad at having lost a leg. His ailing grandfather gives him two new puppies which he is reluctant to accept, but his sister Sarah convinces him to do so. Later, he befriends a neighbor boy named Wilson. The film starred Wilford Brimley, Doug McKeon, Chad McQueen and Lisa Whelchel. Where the Red Fern Grows (1974 film) Where the Red Fern Grows is a 1974 film directed by Norman Tokar, based on the 1961 novel of the same name. It

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (2003 film) found the ghost coon, and the boys attempt to cheat him by having him kill the coon before he can get his money, which was never part of the deal, that Billy and his dogs would simply tree him and find him, which results in a violent fallout between the boys. Where the Red Fern Grows (2003 film) Where the Red Fern Grows is a 2003 American family adventure film based on the children's book of the same name by Wilson Rawls. Directed by Lyman Dayton and Sam Pillsbury, it follows the story of Billy Colman who buys and trains

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (2003 film) Where the Red Fern Grows (2003 film) Where the Red Fern Grows is a 2003 American family adventure film based on the children's book of the same name by Wilson Rawls. Directed by Lyman Dayton and Sam Pillsbury, it follows the story of Billy Colman who buys and trains two Redbone Coonhound hunting dogs to hunt raccoons in the Ozark mountains. The film stars Joseph Ashton, Dave Matthews, Ned Beatty and Dabney Coleman. An older Billy Coleman rescues a beagle from attack by another neighborhood dog. He takes it home with him so that its wounds can heal. In light

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (1974 film) Where the Red Fern Grows (1974 film) Where the Red Fern Grows is a 1974 film directed by Norman Tokar, based on the 1961 novel of the same name. It stars James Whitmore, Beverly Garland, Stewart Petersen and Jack Ging. Twelve-year-old Billy Colman is obsessed with coon dogs and coon hunting, but good dogs cost money his family can't afford. However, he sees several good dogs belonging to others, including a man named Mr. Kyle. One day Billy's father mentions that there's a Bluetick pup for sale at his grandpa's store. Billy runs to see it, only to have the

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows was made into a 1974 film starring Stewart Petersen, James Whitmore, Beverly Garland, and Jack Ging. It was followed by a sequel in 1992, which starred Wilford Brimley, Chad McQueen, Lisa Whelchel, and Karen Carlson. The film was remade in 2003 and starred Joseph Ashton, Dabney Coleman, Ned Beatty and Dave Matthews. Although sales of the novel began slowly, by 1974 over 90,000 copies had been sold. In 2001, Publishers Weekly estimated that it had sold 6,754,308 copies. Today "Where the Red Fern Grows" is required reading in many American schools. One critic said it will please adults as well

neg: Tasmanian ferns one frond is sterol while the other is fertile and also prefers wet habitats. Asplenium appendiculatum is a fern that grows in the understory of wet forests. The fern grows along its rhizome that spreads over the ground, rocks and up the trunks of Dicksonia Antarctica. Hypolepis ruglosa is a ground fern common to Tasmania’s cool temperate rainforests. The fern is more common in high altitude, wet rainforests. This fern is easily identified by the red-brown color of the frond stems and like Histiopteris incisa, grows most abundantly in disturbed areas. Dicksonia Antarctica is the most common tree fern in

neg: Botrychium paradoxum instead of photosynthesis. This fern grows in the montane, subalpine, and alpine zones in snowfields and western red cedar forests. Botrychium paradoxum Botrychium paradoxum is a species of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae known by the common name peculiar moonwort. It is native to North America, where there are scattered occurrences in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. This plant is unique among the moonworts. While other species generally produce one fertile frond and one sterile, this species produces only the fertile frond. This frond has two segments, both bearing spores. The plant grows up to

neg: Elaphoglossum serpens the past. Elaphoglossum serpens Elaphoglossum serpens is a rare species of fern that grows only on Cerro de Punta, the highest mountain in Puerto Rico. The fern grows at one location, where there are 22 known specimens. It was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 1993. The fern was described in 1947 from specimens found at Monte Jayuya. This habitat was cleared for construction and the plant was extirpated. It was later located on Cerro de Punta. This fern is an epiphyte which grows on the trunks of the tree species "Lyonia rubiginosa" var. "stahlii".

neg: Elaphoglossum serpens Elaphoglossum serpens Elaphoglossum serpens is a rare species of fern that grows only on Cerro de Punta, the highest mountain in Puerto Rico. The fern grows at one location, where there are 22 known specimens. It was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 1993. The fern was described in 1947 from specimens found at Monte Jayuya. This habitat was cleared for construction and the plant was extirpated. It was later located on Cerro de Punta. This fern is an epiphyte which grows on the trunks of the tree species "Lyonia rubiginosa" var. "stahlii". There are

neg: Acrostichum aureum stunted plants grow in the areas which are frequently inundated. It can grow in full sun or in deep shade and it has been found that the mangrove "Rhizophora mucronata" can regenerate in dense stands of the fern. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species lists the golden leather fern as being of "Least Concern"" because it is common, is fast growing, regenerates easily and has few threats. It grows vigorously in disturbed areas of mangrove forest and may be difficult to eradicate. Acrostichum aureum Acrostichum aureum, the golden leather fern, is a large species of fern that grows in

neg: Wilson Rawls Wilson Rawls Woodrow Wilson Rawls, (September 24, 1913 - December 16, 1984) was an American writer best known for his books "Where the Red Fern Grows" and "Summer of the Monkeys". When Rawls was 16, the United States economy entered the Great Depression, prompting his family to leave their Oklahoma home for California; however, the family's convertible broke down near Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Rawls's father found a job at the local toothpaste factory. In the 1930s and 1940s, Rawls became a carpenter and traveled to South America, Canada, and Alaska. He wrote five manuscripts during this period, including "Where

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (1974 film) lion, but not before it mortally injures Old Dan. Billy carries Dan home but he dies on the kitchen table. They bury him down by the river. After Dan's death, Little Ann loses the will to live and dies on his grave a couple of weeks later. Billy buries her beside him. Billy's parents decide to use the prize money from the coonhunt to move the whole family to Tulsa to operate a store. On the day they're leaving, Billy walks down by the river to Dan and Ann's graves. A red fern, which according to legend can only be

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows is badly wounded, and he dies late that night. Billy is heartbroken, and Little Ann loses the will to live, stops eating, and dies of grief a few days later on Old Dan's grave. Billy's father tries to tell him that it is all for the best, because with the money they received from winning the championship hunt, they can move to town. He goes to visit Old Dan and Little Ann's graves and finds a giant red fern between them. According to Native American legend, only an angel can plant one. He feels ready to move on. The novel

neg: Oxalis hedysaroides half. The foliage of the fire fern is supported by branched wiry purple stems, and the plant produces small yellow flowers when in bloom. Oxalis hedysaroides Oxalis hedysaroides, known as the fire fern, is not a fern but a flowering perennial plant native to the Caribbean. It is a member of the woodsorrel genus ("Oxalis") that grows to 30 cm height and 10 cm spread. The plant gets its common name from the fact that its leaves, while starting green, turn a deep purple red with exposure to sun. "Oxalis hedysaroides" is a very mobile plant and will rotate its

neg: Killarney National Park filmy ferns, and liverworts grow luxuriantly. Many of them live as epiphytes, growing on the branches and trunks of trees. The Killarney fern ("Trichomanes speciosum") is probably the most rare plant species in the park. It is a filmy fern that grows in the splash zone of waterfalls and other damp places. Although it was once quite common, it was picked almost to extinction when pickers collected it to be sold to tourists. The few sites where this fern remain tend to be in isolated mountainous locations where pickers never found it. Although the strawberry tree ("Arbutus unedo") is relatively

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (2003 film) of this event, he has a flashback to when he was a ten-year-old boy living in the Ozark mountains. Growing up in the Ozarks with his parents and two younger sisters, Billy wants to own a pair of hunting dogs but his parents tell him that they can't afford them. He tries going to his grandfather when he learns that he's selling a Bluetick coonhound outside his store, but his rivals, the Pritchards, beat him to it. After they leave, Billy tells his grandfather that he believes that God doesn't want him to have any dogs. His grandfather replies that

neg: Will Hobbs Will Hobbs Will Hobbs is the author of nineteen novels for upper elementary, middle school and young adult readers, as well as two picture book stories. Hobbs credits his sense of audience to his fourteen years of teaching reading and English in southwest Colorado. When he turned to writing, he set his stories mostly in wild places he knew from firsthand experience. Hobbs has said he wants to “take young people into the outdoors and engage their sense of wonder.” "Bearstone", his second novel, gained national attention when it took the place of "Where the Red Fern Grows" as the

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows he trips, falls on it and dies. Billy's grandfather enters him into a championship coon hunt, putting him against experienced hunters and the finest dogs in the country. Before it starts, he enters Little Ann into a conformation contest, where she wins the silver cup. On the fourth night of the hunt, Old Dan and Little Ann tree three raccoons, making it to the final round. The sixth night, they tree one before a blizzard hits. Billy, his father, grandfather, and the judge lose sight of the dogs. When they finally find them, Billy's grandfather sprains his ankle. They build

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (2003 film) dying the next day. In the 2003 film, we just see Old Dan struggle to get up and we only see a giant gash in his hip. Billy pets him and tells him it's going to be alright, but the scene transitions to the next day where it is revealed Old Dan didn't survive when it is seen that he is being buried. Before Billy gets his dogs, he learns his grandpa is selling a Bluetick coonhound. He goes to see him, however, the Pritchards buy him before he can, just to be mean to Billy. This scene never happens

neg: Acrostichum aureum Acrostichum aureum Acrostichum aureum, the golden leather fern, is a large species of fern that grows in mangrove swamps and other wet locations. Other common names include swamp fern and mangrove fern. The golden leather fern has large fronds growing to a length of 1.8 metres (six feet). The leaves are glossy, broad and pinnate, the pinnae being dark green, leathery, alternate and widely spaced. The outer fronds arch over sideways but the central ones are nearly straight. Some of the larger fronds bear sporangia (reproductive organs) on the upper five to eight pairs of pinnae. These are brick red

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (2003 film) amazed by Billy's hard work. When he asks if he ever told his father, he reveals that he never knew, believing that his father would use the money to get a new mule, which is something he is in deep need of, if he ever knew about the money. Inspired by Billy's hard work, his grandfather guarantees that Billy will get his hounds. For many days, Billy desperately awaits for the day to come that his dogs would eventually come. When his father tells Billy that his grandfather has something for him, Billy immediately runs off to his grandfather's store,

neg: Lonny Chapman Stalking Moon" (1968), "Take the Money and Run" (1969), "The Reivers" (1969), "I Walk the Line" (1970), "Welcome Home, Soldier Boys" (1971), "The Cowboys" (1972), "Run, Cougar, Run" (1972), "Where the Red Fern Grows" (1974), "The Witch Who Came from the Sea" (1976), "Moving Violation" (1976), "The Bad News Bears Go to Japan" (1978), "Norma Rae" (1979), "Hanging by a Thread" (1979), "When Time Ran Out" (1980), "Running Scared" (1980), "Amy" (1981), "The Border" (1982), "Cave-In!" (1983), "52 Pick-Up" (1986), "Reindeer Games" (2000), and "The Hunted" (2001). During the 1960s Chapman was involved with the Cecilwood Summerstock Theater in Fishkill,

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (2003 film) in the book. Rubin's death is much more violent, graphic and prolonged in the book. In the movie, we only see him trip facedown, hear him let out a terrible scream. As Rainie runs off to get his father, Billy runs over to him and flips him over, and looks in horror as he sees the axe sticking out of Rubin's body. In this film, when Billy finds the ghost coon, he admits to the Pritchard boys that they were right and he was wrong. In the novel and 1974 film version, he tells them that he has in fact,

neg: Rocky Frisco as a winner of the Eldon Shamblin Session Musician Award. In April 2012, Frisco received the Bare Bones Film Festival's "Living Legend" Award. Bands and artists Frisco played and recorded with: Tex Waggoner Bass Player Frisco occasionally appeared in films and videos. He can be seen in the short film, "Melvin, A Midwestern Tale", and in the 2003 Disney remake of "Where the Red Fern Grows" Frisco also appeared in Lata Gouveia's documentary: "Red Dirt: Songs from the Dust". In July 2011, Frisco appeared in a full-length feature: "Red Dirt on 66: A Road Movie". Rocky, known among friends as

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (2003 film) ghost coon at daylight. Also, the 2003 film placed the boys' betted money at five dollars, while the 1974 film and novel, place the money at two dollars. In the 2003 film, when Billy and his hounds encounter the mountain lion, Billy and Little Ann chase away the lion after it fatally injured Old Dan. In the novel and 1974 film version, Billy kills the mountain lion with his axe to save Old Dan. Old Dan's death is much more graphic and gory in the book, which involved his intestines being torn out, trying to fix him back up, and

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows a fire, and when Billy's father chops down a tree, three raccoons jump out. Old Dan and Little Ann take two of them down, and chase the third to another tree. In the morning, the hunters find them covered with ice circling the tree. That raccoon wins them the championship, gold cup, and $300 of jackpot money. One night Old Dan and Little Ann see a mountain lion, and it attacks. Billy enters the fight with his axe, hoping to save his dogs, but they end up having to save him. Eventually, they kill the mountain lion, but Old Dan

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (1974 film) Grandpa and they succeed. The next day is the awards ceremony. Mr. Kyle is given the prize, but he gives it to Billy instead, saying that he earned it but not to get too cocky because he and his Walkers were going to whip Billy and his Redbones next year. Not long after the championship hunt, Billy is out hunting with Dan and Ann when they start barking up a cliff. A mountain lion jumps off and the dogs attack him before he can get to Billy. During the fight, Billy manages to get out his hatchet and kill the

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (1974 film) hunt in the championship round, along with two other hunters, one of whom is Mr. Kyle and his pair of Treeing Walker Coonhounds. On the final night of the coonhunt, a blizzard blows up. Dan and Ann tree one coon and are on the way to another one when Grandpa trips and sprains his ankle. Nobody notices as they chase after the dogs. Dan and Ann have three raccoons up a single tree. Just then, Billy notices that Grandpa is missing. He calls the dogs off the coons, even though Papa tells him it's impossible, and sends them to find

neg: Death in children's literature "The Tenth Good Thing About Barney", a child is challenged to think of good things about a lost pet named Barney, while he and his family prepare for memorial activities. The use of animals allows the authors to broach the subject of replacing a loved one, such as in "Charlotte’s Web" when Charlotte's memory lives on through her children. More examples are available in "The Yearling" by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, "The Black Stallion" by Walter Farley, "Old Yeller" by "Fred Gipson" and "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls. One hypothesis for shielding children from death is that with

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (2003 film) group of classist boys start ganging up on Billy. When one of them start abusing one of his dogs by pulling on its ear, Billy warns him to stay away. However, the boy challenges him to a fight, which results in a fallout between Billy and the boys. Suddenly, the sheriff shows up and breaks up the fight, and orders the boys to leave. He tends to the beat up Billy, and compliments his dogs. He is amazed by how Billy got his dogs, and he befriends him. With $10 left over, he decides to go shopping for his family;

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows Ann out for their first hunt. He promises them that if they tree a raccoon, he will do the rest. They tree one in a large sycamore. As he tries to call them off, they look at him sadly and he cuts the tree down, though it takes two days and costs him blistered hands. In the end, when he's about to give up his effort, Billy offers a short prayer for strength to continue. A strong wind starts to blow and the tree falls. Billy and his hounds go hunting almost every night and become well-known in the Ozarks.

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows Billy and his grandfather make a bet with Rubin and Rainie Pritchard that Old Dan and Little Ann can tree the elusive "ghost coon". It leads them on a long, complicated hunt, and Rubin and Rainie want to give up. When they finally have the raccoon in a tree, Billy refuses to kill it. Rubin then lets his dog, Old Blue, attack Old Dan and Little Ann, and Rubin starts to beat Billy. Little Ann helps Old Dan gain the upper hand in the battle, and together they injure Old Blue; Rubin runs to attack them with an axe, but

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (2003 film) maybe it's because Billy's not doing his fair share of the deal, and if he wants His help, he has to meet Him half ways. At first, he doesn't understand what that means, but after coming across an article in a sportsman magazine offering a pair of Redbone coonhounds in Kentucky for $25 each, he finally understands what his grandfather meant and decides to earn the money himself. For two years, he works many different jobs, and manages to save $50. When he reveals the money to his grandfather and tells him he understood what he meant, his grandfather is

neg: Thelypteris nevadensis Thelypteris nevadensis Thelypteris nevadensis is a species of fern known by the common names Sierra marsh fern, Sierra wood fern, and Nevada marsh fern. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to the mountains of northern California, where it grows in moist wooded areas, streamsides, meadows, and seeps. It is known from two locations in Idaho, as well. Despite its name it is not found in Nevada, rather, it was named for the Sierra Nevada, where it does occur in the northern mountains. It produces a dense cluster of long, feathery leaves which may be up to

neg: Asplenium septentrionale Asplenium septentrionale Asplenium septentrionale is a species of fern known by the common names northern spleenwort and forked spleenwort. It is native to western North America, Europe, and Asia, where it grows on rocks. Its long, slender leaves give it a distinctive appearance, more like a grass than a typical fern. Three subspecies exist, corresponding to a tetraploid and a diploid cytotype and their triploid hybrid. "Asplenium septentrionale" is a small fern which grows in dense clusters superficially resembling tufts of grass. The long, dark stems support narrow, leathery leaf blades, which may appear slightly forked at the tip. The

neg: Cibotium barometz Cibotium barometz Cibotium barometz, the golden chicken fern or woolly fern, is a species of tree fern native to parts of China and to the western part of the Malay Peninsula. The fern's woolly rhizome was thought to be the inspiration for the mythical "Vegetable Lamb of Tartary". "Cibotium barometz" has been classified in the fern family Dicksoniaceae and is one of a small number of tree fern species that Carl Linnaeus initially placed in the fern family Polypodiaceae in his "Species Plantarum". The plant grows only to a height of , when erect, but is often prostrate, forming colonies

neg: Oxalis hedysaroides Oxalis hedysaroides Oxalis hedysaroides, known as the fire fern, is not a fern but a flowering perennial plant native to the Caribbean. It is a member of the woodsorrel genus ("Oxalis") that grows to 30 cm height and 10 cm spread. The plant gets its common name from the fact that its leaves, while starting green, turn a deep purple red with exposure to sun. "Oxalis hedysaroides" is a very mobile plant and will rotate its foliage significantly to follow the sun. At dusk, the plant can seem to quiver slightly as the red leaves partially close by folding in

neg: Central Mountain bulrush also grows on it. Numerous species use the mountain as a habitat. In addition to hemlock, the main tree species on the mountain include yellow birch, black birch, black gum, sugar maple, red maple, white oak, chestnut oak, red oak, white pine, sassafras, basswood, tulip poplar, pignut hickory, mockernut hickory, shagbark hickory, and ash. Numerous shrub species inhabit Central Mountain. These include mountain laurel, black huckleberry, highbush blueberry, low sweet blueberry, gooseberry, swamp dewberry witch-hazel, greenbriar, and striped maple. Many herbaceous plants also inhabit the mountain. These include various sedges and also ferns, such as Christmas fern, sweet fern,

neg: Ozarks common and financially supported by established buyers in the area. Other forages include poke, watercress, persimmons and pawpaw; wild berries such as blackberry, black raspberry, raspberry, red mulberry, black cherry, wild strawberry and dewberry; and wild nuts such as black walnut and even acorns. Edible native legumes, wild grasses and wildflowers are plentiful, and beekeeping is common. Print and broadcast media have explored Ozark culture broadly. Books set in the Ozarks include "Where the Red Fern Grows", "The Shepherd of the Hills" and "As a Friend". The 1999 film "Ride with the Devil", based on the book "Woe to Live

neg: Thelypteris noveboracensis It is distinctive by its pinnae tapering to the base of the frond, and by its forming extensive clonal colonies on ridgetops and mountain benches. The only other native species in this area with similarly tapering pinnae is the ostrich fern, which generally grows in riparian habitats and is much taller (up to ). The only other species that forms as extensive clonal colonies is the hay-scented fern. Unlike the hay-scented fern, New York fern grows along a dark brown, slightly scaly trailing rhizomes, for comparison, hay-scented fern grows along a smooth rhizome with only one frond arising at a

neg: Joseph Ashton (actor) Joseph Ashton (actor) Joseph Ashton Valencia (born November 18, 1986) is an American former film actor and voice actor. Ashton was born in California; both of his parents have Cherokee ancestors. He is a graduate of the University of La Verne, where he majored in TV and radio broadcasting. He starred in The Little Rascals, The Education of Little Tree and a remake of Where the Red Fern Grows. Joseph Ashton is an award-winning actor in television and films. Joseph's voice is immediately recognized as the lead character 'Oswald "Otto" Rocket' on Nickelodeon's popular animated series "Rocket Power". Joseph was

neg: Joseph Ashton (actor) EndlessEntertainment Co., and produces his own films. In 2010, Ashton was specially thanked in this short film "Wrong Night Stand". Joseph Ashton (actor) Joseph Ashton Valencia (born November 18, 1986) is an American former film actor and voice actor. Ashton was born in California; both of his parents have Cherokee ancestors. He is a graduate of the University of La Verne, where he majored in TV and radio broadcasting. He starred in The Little Rascals, The Education of Little Tree and a remake of Where the Red Fern Grows. Joseph Ashton is an award-winning actor in television and films. Joseph's

neg: Natural Falls State Park environment where ferns, mosses, and liverworts thrive. Once privately owned and operated as a tourist attraction, this park was used in the production of the 1974 film Where the Red Fern Grows. It includes a waterfall which is tall. This is one of the two tallest known waterfalls in the state, matching Turner Falls in the Arbuckle Mountains. The falls are known to local residents as Dripping Springs Falls, but the State renamed the park as Natural Falls to distinguish it from Dripping Springs State Park and other sites in Oklahoma with similar names. In March 2017, the Oklahoma Department

neg: Dryopteris aemula Dryopteris aemula Dryopteris aemula, the hay-scented buckler-fern or hay-scented fern, is a species of perennial leptosporangiate fern. "Dryopteris aemula" grows as a crown of fronds arising from a short ascending rhizome. The rachis is dark purple-brown with red-brown lanceolate scales. Leaves are tri-pinnate, triangular-ovate or triangular-lanceolate, 15–60 cm long, often arching, semi-evergreen and pale yellow-green. Scattered small sessile glands grow on the underside or both surfaces of the fronds. Pinnae are slightly concave giving the frond a characteristic crisped appearance. The plant is hay-scented. Sori or spore-producing organs occur in a row down each side of the midrib. The indusium

neg: Dryopteris aemula soils. In Britain it is generally found in NVC woodland community W17. The plant is not known to be widely cultivated. Dryopteris aemula Dryopteris aemula, the hay-scented buckler-fern or hay-scented fern, is a species of perennial leptosporangiate fern. "Dryopteris aemula" grows as a crown of fronds arising from a short ascending rhizome. The rachis is dark purple-brown with red-brown lanceolate scales. Leaves are tri-pinnate, triangular-ovate or triangular-lanceolate, 15–60 cm long, often arching, semi-evergreen and pale yellow-green. Scattered small sessile glands grow on the underside or both surfaces of the fronds. Pinnae are slightly concave giving the frond a characteristic crisped

neg: Redbone Coonhound the two major American kennel clubs. Because of its main use as a hunting dog rather than a show dog Redbones are extremely rare dogs outside of the United States. There are very few breeders outside of North America and it is virtually unknown in Europe or Australia. The Redbone Coonhound was recognized by the United Kennel Club in 1902, becoming the second coonhound breed to gain recognition. The Redbone Coonhound was popularized after the novel "Where the Red Fern Grows", written by Wilson Rawls, was published in 1961. It told the story of Billy Colman and his Redbones. The

neg: Kris Kristofferson filmography and "Welcome Home" (1989). In the 1990s, Kristofferson played Gabriel in the 1993 film "Knights" with Lance Henriksen and as Charlie Wade in the 1996 film "Lone Star" with Matthew McConaughey. He was then cast as Abraham Whistler in the 1998 vampire superhero action film "Blade", a role he later reprised in "Blade II" (2002) and "" (2004). During that time, he was Karubi in "Planet of the Apes" (2001), and Older Billy Coleman "Where the Red Fern Grows" (2003). In 2005, he appeared in "The Jacket" with Adrien Brody, a year later he was in "Fast Food Nation" with

neg: Cynthia Clawson on the Grammy show that year. In 1985, Clawson's rendition of "Softly and Tenderly" was included in the soundtrack of the Academy Award winning movie The Trip to Bountiful. In 1992, she recorded "Somewhere In Between" on the soundtrack of "Where the Red Fern Grows: Part 2". In 2014, Clawson recorded the closing song "You Are Home" for the original score soundtrack of the movie "Heaven is Real. As of 2018, she has appeared on twenty Gaither Homecoming videos. In 1986, Clawson was featured in Lou Rawls Parade of Stars, along with The Judds, New Edition, Bill Cosby, Charlton Heston,

neg: Blayne Weaver Blayne Weaver Blayne Nutron Weaver (born April 9, 1976) is an American actor, voice actor, writer and director, born in Bossier City, Louisiana. Weaver began to perform in the children's theater group The Peter Pan Players in Shreveport, Louisiana. His first major film performance was in the independent film "Where the Red Fern Grows". In the late 1990s, he appeared in several TV movies and was also a guest star on several shows including "ER", "JAG", and "Chicago Hope". In 2001, he became the new voice of Disney's Peter Pan, and has performed that voice in various children's films as

neg: Qualls, Oklahoma War II, that original name was shortened in common usage to the present "Qualls". Qualls Road and Burnt Cabin Road remain on the present maps of the area to memorialize that history. The name is further memorialized in Burnt Cabin Ridge State Park on the shores of Lake Tenkiller. Today, "downtown" Qualls is defined by Jincy's Kitchen, a home-cooking diner now operating in a building formerly used as a set in two movies, including "Where the Red Fern Grows". Former Major League Baseball player Johnny Callison was born in Qualls in 1939. Qualls, Oklahoma Qualls is a small unincorporated community

neg: Cystopteris tenuis (as per Flora of North America). Mackay's fragile fern grows on rock or in scree, generally in sheltered spots, in the northeastern United States. It may be distinguished from the somewhat similar "Cystopteris tennesseensis" by the fact that it grows on acid substrate, while the "tennesseensis" grows on calcareous substrate. The fronds of "tenuis" are broader, with generally alternate pinnae, while "tennesseensis" is narrower, with generally opposite pinnae. Cystopteris tenuis Cystopteris tenuis is sometimes known as Mackay's bladder fern or Mackay's fragile fern. It was long considered to be a part of the superspecies for fragile ferns, as "Cystopteris fragilis"

neg: David Alexanian David Alexanian David Alexanian (born September 11, 1967) is an American director and producer of Armenian descent. He is the CEO of Elixir Films, which he co-founded with his sister Alexis Alexanian. After filming Eric Bogosian's one man show, "Wake Up And Smell The Coffee" for the Independent Film Channel (IFC) and the Los Angeles theater production of Connor MacPherson's "The Good Thief" starring Brian D'Arcy James, Alexanian sought to acquire the rights of one of his favorite childhood books, "Where The Red Fern Grows". Though the original film was produced in 1974, Elixir remade it for Disney in 2003,

neg: Ned Beatty novel, "Streets of Laredo" (1995). He appeared in a 1998 sports-drama film written and directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington, "He Got Game". In 1999, Beatty returned to work with "Cookie's Fortune", "Life", and "Spring Forward". In the beginning of the 2000s, he was a member of the original cast of the television police drama reunion film "Homicide: The Movie" (2000), reprising his role of Detective Stanley Bolander. In 2002, he appeared in Peter Hewitt's film "Thunderpants". In 2003, he portrayed a simple sheriff in "Where the Red Fern Grows". Beatty has also had a career as a

neg: Sam Pillsbury of a clash between two Māori: a militant drug-dealer, and former military man Temuera Morrison. Pillsbury's other features include Free Willy 3: The Rescue, 2008 road movie Endless Bummer and Where The Red Fern Grows. These days Pillsbury has a second career as a winemaker. In 2000 he and a business partner planted a Vineyard in Cochise County, Arizona, and in 2006 sold it to a group headed by the lead singer for rock group Tool. Pillsbury Wine Company was launched soon afterwards, with his new vineyard & tasting room across the road in Willcox, Arizona, and a Tasting Room

neg: Wilson Rawls August 23, 1958. Rawls wrote the novels "Where the Red Fern Grows" and "Summer of the Monkeys". Even though Rawls's novels received much praise, he was perhaps most influential as a motivational speaker. Rawls visited 2,000 schools in 22 states before being diagnosed with cancer in 1983. Although Rawls and his wife had no children, he felt that he had many children in his fans. He once commented, "Children are always asking me what advice I can give them on trying to be a writer. I always tell them to do a lot of reading, read and study creative writing,

neg: Dave Matthews "Just Say No," directed by John Quinn, co-starring Kylie Suture. He played Will Coleman in the 2003 adaptation of the novel "Where the Red Fern Grows". In 2005 he played in "Because of Winn-Dixie" as Otis, a man who works at a pet store and plays guitar. In 2007, Matthews appeared briefly in the movie "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry", where he plays a homosexual salesman. In 2008, he appeared in another Adam Sandler movie, "You Don't Mess with the Zohan", as a racist redneck character named James. He also had a significant role in "Lake City" with

neg: Polystichum lemmonii Polystichum lemmonii Polystichum lemmonii is a species of fern known by the common names Lemmon's holly fern and Shasta fern. It is native to western North America from the Sierra Nevada of California north to Washington. It is also known from British Columbia, where there is a single occurrence in the mountains above the Okanagan Valley. It grows in mountainous habitat on ultramafic rock substrates, often in serpentine soils. This fern produces several narrow, erect lance-shaped leaves 10 to 35 centimeters long. Each leaf is made up of many oval leaflets which are overlapping, folded, and twisted such that the

neg: Adenophorus periens Adenophorus periens Adenophorus periens is a rare species of fern known by the common name pendant kihi fern. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known from one population in Puna on the island of Hawaii and a few occurrences on Kauai and Molokai. The fern occurs in wet mountain forests on volcanic slopes. It grows on trees. There are perhaps 2000 individual plants remaining. This is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. This fern is easily distinguished from others in its genus, with its long, hanging fronds that may exceed 40 centimeters in length, twice

neg: Thelypteris nevadensis a meter long. It is rhizomatous and it sometimes forms colonies. The leaves die back in winter. Each leaf is made up of leaflets lined with smaller segments. The undersides are glandular and resinous and sometimes hairy. Thelypteris nevadensis Thelypteris nevadensis is a species of fern known by the common names Sierra marsh fern, Sierra wood fern, and Nevada marsh fern. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to the mountains of northern California, where it grows in moist wooded areas, streamsides, meadows, and seeps. It is known from two locations in Idaho, as well. Despite its

neg: Polystichum lemmonii leaves may appear almost cylindrical. Their edges are cut or toothed. Polystichum lemmonii Polystichum lemmonii is a species of fern known by the common names Lemmon's holly fern and Shasta fern. It is native to western North America from the Sierra Nevada of California north to Washington. It is also known from British Columbia, where there is a single occurrence in the mountains above the Okanagan Valley. It grows in mountainous habitat on ultramafic rock substrates, often in serpentine soils. This fern produces several narrow, erect lance-shaped leaves 10 to 35 centimeters long. Each leaf is made up of many

neg: Polystichum imbricans as "Polystichum californicum", its hybrid with "P. dudleyi". Polystichum imbricans Polystichum imbricans is a species of fern known by the common names narrowleaf swordfern and imbricate sword fern. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to southern California, where it grows in rocky habitat in coastal and inland mountain ranges and foothills. This fern produces several erect linear or lance-shaped leaves up to 80 centimeters long. Each leaf is made up of many narrow, overlapping, sometimes twisting leaflets each 2 to 4 centimeters long. The leaflets have toothed edges. This fern readily forms hybrids, some of which

neg: Polystichum imbricans Polystichum imbricans Polystichum imbricans is a species of fern known by the common names narrowleaf swordfern and imbricate sword fern. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to southern California, where it grows in rocky habitat in coastal and inland mountain ranges and foothills. This fern produces several erect linear or lance-shaped leaves up to 80 centimeters long. Each leaf is made up of many narrow, overlapping, sometimes twisting leaflets each 2 to 4 centimeters long. The leaflets have toothed edges. This fern readily forms hybrids, some of which are fertile and are considered separate species, such

neg: Coon hunting six-figure salaries, and a top coonhound can cost as much as $40,000. Published in 1947, Fred Gipson's first novel, "Hound-Dog Man", tells the story of two young boys on a coon hunt with a "hound dog man" in 1905 Texas. It was made into a 1959 film starring Fabian Forte and Stuart Whitman, but while the book was successful the movie was a flop. In 1961 Wilson Rawls published the novel "Where the Red Fern Grows", the story of young coon hunter Billy Colman, who lives in the Oklahoma Ozark Mountains with his Redbone Coonhounds, Old Dan and Little Ann.

neg: Myriopteris gracillima leaf segment. Myriopteris gracillima Myriopteris gracillima, formerly known as Cheilanthes gracillima, is a species of lip fern known by the common name lace lip fern. It is native to western North America, where it grows in rocky habitat from British Columbia to California to Montana. It grows clusters of frilly green leaves up to about 25 centimeters long. Each is intricately divided into segments made up of pairs of smaller segments which are oval in shape and concave and beadlike with their edges rolled under. They are also often quite hairy. The sori are located within the rolled-under margins of

neg: Myriopteris gracillima Myriopteris gracillima Myriopteris gracillima, formerly known as Cheilanthes gracillima, is a species of lip fern known by the common name lace lip fern. It is native to western North America, where it grows in rocky habitat from British Columbia to California to Montana. It grows clusters of frilly green leaves up to about 25 centimeters long. Each is intricately divided into segments made up of pairs of smaller segments which are oval in shape and concave and beadlike with their edges rolled under. They are also often quite hairy. The sori are located within the rolled-under margins of each tiny

neg: Polystichum vestitum archegonia. When the sperm and the egg has matured and there is enough moisture on the prothallus, the antheridia release the spermatozoa which is attracted by the scent coming from the ripened egg and swims towards it to fertilize it. Once fertilized, the cell can divide and the new baby fern starts to grow with help from the prothallus, which supports it with nutrients. After a while when the fern has established its own root system and can continue growing on its own, the prothallus dies. A new life cycle can now begin when the fern grows towards maturity. The

neg: Sphenomeris chinensis Sphenomeris chinensis Sphenomeris chinensis, commonly called lace fern (Hawaiian: pala'ā, palae, or palapala'ā; Ivatan: tubho), is a fern indigenous to Hawai'i, the Philippines, and other parts of the tropics and sub-tropics. It is commonly found in forest openings and disturbed areas such as landslides, along trails or roads. It grows in moist, shady areas from sea level to an elevation of 4,000 feet. The subspecies in the Philippines, "S. chinensis biflora", locally called "tubho" is sometimes elevated into a new species. Hawaiians made red-brown dye from the old fronds. Pala'ā was used to treat "female ailments". It is made into

neg: Celtic sacred trees the fé, a rod for measuring corpses and graves in pre-Christian Ireland. The letter F, third consonant in the ogham alphabet, was named after the alder. The Proto-Celtic was *"wernā"; Old Irish "fern";. Modern Irish is "fearnóg"; Scots Gaelic, "feàrna"; Manx, "farney"; Welsh, "gwernen"; Cornish, "gwernen"; Breton, "gwernenn". The elder, having clusters of white flowers and red or blackish berry-like fruit, has many associations with the fairy world in oral traditions of recent centuries in Celtic countries. On the Isle of Man, where elder grows abundantly and is called tramman, it is commonly thought of as the 'fairy tree'. In

neg: Jim McCullough Sr. Jim McCullough Sr. James "Jim" McCullough Sr. (May 12, 1928 – April 6, 2012) was an American film director and producer who wrote and directed several horror films in the 1980s. McCullough was born in Mansfield, Louisiana, and raised in Lebanon, Missouri. He formed Jim McCullough Productions after graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles. While a student, he appeared in CBS's live-action "Playhouse 90 Theater". In 1974, he co-produced "Where the Red Fern Grows" (1974). Prior to establishing his film company, McCullough had two minor acting credits in "Teenage Monster" (1958) and "The Love Bug" (1971). His directorial

neg: Lex de Azevedo Five and The Osmonds. He composed the scores for the films "Where the Red Fern Grows" and "The Swan Princess", for the latter he was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1995 for the song "Far Longer than Forever". During the 1960s, De Azevedo produced several albums for Capitol Records, including Laurindo Almeida's "Plays for a Man and a Woman" and the Four King Cousins' "Introducing the Four King Cousins". He produced the hit version, by the Youngstown, Ohio-based quartet the Human Beinz, of the Isley Brothers' "Nobody but Me", which rose to #8 in 1968. He composed for pop

neg: Norman Tokar 1990s. Tokar followed "Millionaire" with more examples of the high-concept comedies that became the mainstay of the studio in the 1960s and 1970s: "The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit" (1968), "The Boatniks" (1970), and "Snowball Express" (1972). After directing his only non-Disney feature "Where the Red Fern Grows" (1974), Tokar made his most commercially successful film; the comedy western "The Apple Dumpling Gang" (1975). Following "Candleshoe" (1977), on Tokar's final film before his death, "The Cat from Outer Space" (1978), he gained a co-producer credit. Norman Tokar Norman Tokar (November 25, 1919 – April 6, 1979) was a prolific

neg: Joseph Ashton (actor) film debut was in the 1994 remake of "The Little Rascals". He appeared in many television productions throughout the 1990s, and notably starred in the title role of the 1997 film, "The Education of Little Tree", a well-reviewed low-budget film about a 1930s-era boy discovering his Native American heritage. Ashton has twice won the Young Artist Award. Ashton is the English language voice of Oswald "Otto" Rocket on Nickelodeon's "Rocket Power" cartoon series, and also appeared in Walt Disney Productions' direct-to-video 2003 remake of "Where the Red Fern Grows", playing the main character, "Billy Coleman". Ashton has teamed up with

neg: Kelly Ray Masters Rawls 1961 novel "Where The Red Fern Grows", Masters would follow up the huge success of "Bristle Face" with a sequel, "Sputters" (1963) in which Jase raises a new foxhound, Sputters, and follows Lute as he becomes sheriff, takes a bride, and tries to provide a real home for Jase. "Bristle Face" was later adapted for television and aired on 26 January and 2 February 1964 as a two-part entry on "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" with Phillip Alford as Jase Landers, Brian Keith as Lute Swank, Wallace Ford as Emory Packer, Parley Baer as Sheriff Rad Toler, George

neg: Polystichum setiferum Polystichum setiferum Polystichum setiferum, the soft shield-fern, is an evergreen or semi-evergreen fern native to southern and western Europe. The Latin specific epithet "setiferum" means “with bristles”. It is most abundant in Ireland, southwestern Great Britain, western France and northwest Iberia, where it benefits from the combination of mild winters and moist summers, but also occurs more locally north to northern Scotland and east to the Crimea and Turkey; in the Mediterranean it usually grows at high altitudes. It grows in woodlands, often but not always on steep slopes. The fern's bright green fronds are long, usually drooping downslope, with

neg: Marasmiellus hapuuarum to anywhere from one to four spores; they measure 20–24 by 7–8 μm. "Marasmiellus hapuuarum" is endemic to Hawaii, on the islands of Hawaiʻi, Maui, and Molokaʻi. It grows scattered or in groups on aging rachises (the main shaft of a fern frond) and pinnae (leaflets) of the tropical tree fern species "Cibotium", which are endemic to montane wet forests. Marasmiellus hapuuarum Marasmiellus hapuuarum is a species of agaric fungus in the Marasmiaceae family. Formally described in 2011, it is known only from Hawaiian montane wet forests where it grows on aging hāpuʻu plants. The fungus produces small pinkish-buff fruit

neg: Azolla filiculoides Azolla filiculoides Azolla filiculoides (water fern) is a species of "Azolla", native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Americas as well as most of the old world including Asia and Australia. It is a floating aquatic fern, with very fast growth, capable of spreading over lake surfaces to give complete coverage of the water in only a few months. Each individual plant is 1–2 cm across, green tinged pink, orange or red at the edges, branching freely, and breaking into smaller sections as it grows. It is not tolerant of cold temperatures, and in temperate regions it largely

neg: Redbone Coonhound Redbone Coonhound The Redbone Coonhound is an American breed of dog used for hunting raccoon, deer, bear, and cougar. The American Kennel Club standard says, "The Redbone mingles handsome looks and an even temperament with a confident air and fine hunting talents." This breed has been registered with the United Kennel Club since 1902 and the American Kennel Club since 2009. The Redbone is the breed of hound featured in the classic novel "Where the Red Fern Grows". The Redbone Coonhound has a lean, muscular, well proportioned build. The body type is typical to the coonhounds subgroup, with long straight

neg: Jack Ging role in the war film "Sniper's Ridge" (1961), played Will Coleman in the 1975 adaptation of the film "Where the Red Fern Grows", and appeared sporadically as police contact Lieutenant Dan Ives on Mike Connors's "Mannix" in the early 1970s. Other film credits include "Hang 'Em High" (1968), "Play Misty for Me" (1971), and "High Plains Drifter" (1973), all opposite Clint Eastwood; the horror films "Die Sister, Die!" (1972) and "Sssssss" (1973); and "That Man Bolt" (1973). He also appeared in TV movies such as "Terror in the Sky" (1971) and "The Disappearance of Flight 412" (1974). Ging portrayed Dan

neg: Coon hunting as "treed", with "treeing" being the active verb form. In addition to meat or fur hunts, there are also competition hunts to demonstrate the speed and skill of the dog. In these the raccoons are not killed, but are treed and released. Some of the largest competition hunts are the Grand American, Autumn Oaks, and Leafy Oaks. Coon hunting has been recorded in such books as "Where the Red Fern Grows" and popularized in stories and songs recorded by Jerry Clower, Jimmy Martin and others. In Alabama, there is a cemetery specifically for the burial of coonhounds. Coonhound puppies typically

neg: Anthony Heald work as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in "Anything Goes" (1988) and Terrence McNally's "Love! Valour! Compassion!" (1995). He also appeared in McNally's "The Lisbon Traviata" (1989), "Inherit the Wind" (1998), "Deep Rising" (1998), and "Lips Together, Teeth Apart" (1991). Heald has recorded over 60 audio books/books on tape, including works as varied as "Where the Red Fern Grows", "The New York Times" bestsellers such as "The Pelican Brief" (in the film adaptation of which he also played a villainous lawyer), "Jurassic Park" and "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil", several works by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, as

neg: Ned Beatty in "Nashville" (1975), investigator Martin Dardis in "All the President's Men" (1976), undercover federal agent Bob Sweet in "Silver Streak" (1976), the priest, Father Edwards in "" (1977), Lex Luthor's bumbling henchman Otis in "Superman" (1978) and "Superman II" (1980), as a millionaire's right-hand man in "The Toy" (1982), Pavel Borisov in "The Fourth Protocol" (1987), TV presenter Ernest Weller in "Repossessed" (1990), Rudy Ruettiger's father in "Rudy" (1993), attorney McNair in "Just Cause" (1995), Dexter Wilkins in "Life" (1999), the simple sheriff in "Where the Red Fern Grows" (2003), the corrupt Senator Charles F. Meachum in "Shooter" (2007), United

neg: Todea barbara Todea barbara Todea barbara is known as the king fern. Occurring in moist areas of south eastern Australia, and also indigenous to New Zealand and South Africa. Carl Linnaeus described the king fern in volume II of his "Species Plantarum" as "Acrostichum barbarum" in 1753, from Africa. Thomas Moore gave it its current name in 1857. The king fern grows up to tall, but has a short stumpy base. The fronds are up to 2.5 m long. The king fern grows alongside streams, in rainforest gullies and other wet spots in tall open forest. Occasionally it is found in drier

neg: Todea barbara fern grows readily in gardens in temperate or subtropical climates. It prefers a spot in moist acidic soil in shade or dappled shade, though can grow in sunnier locations as long as it is watered often. Todea barbara Todea barbara is known as the king fern. Occurring in moist areas of south eastern Australia, and also indigenous to New Zealand and South Africa. Carl Linnaeus described the king fern in volume II of his "Species Plantarum" as "Acrostichum barbarum" in 1753, from Africa. Thomas Moore gave it its current name in 1857. The king fern grows up to tall, but

neg: Dicentra formosa Dicentra formosa Lamprocapnos formosa (western, wild or Pacific bleeding heart) is a flowering plant with fern-like leaves and an inflorescence of drooping pink, purple, yellow or cream flowers native to the Pacific Coast of North America. Pacific bleeding-heart is a perennial herbaceous plant. Its leaves are three to four times divided and fern-like, growing from a brittle rhizome at the base of the plant. It grows to tall by wide. The flowers are pink, red, or white and heart-shaped and bloom in clusters of 5 to 15 at the top of leafless, fleshy stems above the leaves from mid-spring to

neg: Myriopteris lanosa fern is easily cultivated, and should be grown under medium-high light in well-drained, acidic soil. The soil should be dry to slightly moist. Myriopteris lanosa Myriopteris lanosa, the hairy lip fern, is a moderately-sized fern of the eastern United States, a member of the family Pteridaceae. Its leaves and stem are sparsely covered in hairs, but lack scales, hence its common name. One of the cheilanthoid ferns, it was usually classified in the genus "Cheilanthes" until 2013, when the genus "Myriopteris" was again recognized as separate from "Cheilanthes". It typically grows in shallow, dry, soil, often in rocky habitats. Leaf

neg: Fern Tree, Tasmania Fern Tree, Tasmania Fern Tree is an outlying suburb of Hobart. The name Fern Tree is adapted from the common name of the plant "Dicksonia antarctica" (Tasmanian Tree Fern) which grows abundantly in the area. Set beneath Mount Wellington, whose summit is at 1270 metres above sea level, Fern Tree is 13 km by road from Hobart's central business district. Fern Tree was originally a postal station on the road to the Huon Valley and later the site through which Hobart's water supply would pass. Settled from the mid 19th century, Fern Tree and its environs have always been a

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (2003 film) Loves Ann" in it, and decides to name his dogs Old Dan and Little Ann. While the book and 1974 film version depict Billy Coleman to have long blond hair, the Billy Coleman in the 2003 film has short, dark brown hair. The novel depicted the coon hunting competition to last about six nights, whereas the two film versions place it at four nights. In the novel and 1974 film version, Billy Coleman, his dogs, and the two Pritchard boys Rainie and Rubin hunt for the legendary ghost coon at night, but in the 2003 film, they hunt for the

neg: Illinois River (Oklahoma) Illinois River (Oklahoma) The Illinois River is a tributary of the Arkansas River in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma. The Osage Indians named it "Ne-eng-wah-kon-dah", which translates as "Medicine Stone River." The state of Oklahoma has designated its portion as a Scenic River. The Illinois River is a significant location in the 1961 Wilson Rawls novel, "Where the Red Fern Grows". An unidentified French explorer called this body of water ""river des Illinois"" after the Illinois Indians who were not, however, usually present in this area. Rather, the earliest known inhabitants were descendants of Caddoans who built the

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (1974 film) using a coonskin to teach them to scent trail. On the night of Billy's first hunt, the dogs get after a coon almost immediately but the coon foils them by crossing the river. Billy catches up with the dogs and tells them he's ashamed of them. He forces them to swim the river and pick up the track on the other bank. The dogs tree the coon up an enormous tree, and Billy starts trying to chop it down with his small hatchet even though it seems impossible. Finally he calls on God to help him and a strong wind

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (1974 film) dress cloth for Mama and candy for his younger sisters. Billy picks up the pups at the depot and carries them home in a gunny sack. He has to stop overnight and encounters a cougar which snarls at him until he makes a fire to scare it off. The next day Billy passes a tree with the names Dan and Ann carved inside a heart on the trunk. He names the female puppy Little Ann and the male Old Dan. Once Billy gets the puppies home he sets out to train them to be the best dogs in the Ozarks,

neg: Illinois River (Oklahoma) This species had been missing from the Cookson Hills area for at least 150 years. Illinois River (Oklahoma) The Illinois River is a tributary of the Arkansas River in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma. The Osage Indians named it "Ne-eng-wah-kon-dah", which translates as "Medicine Stone River." The state of Oklahoma has designated its portion as a Scenic River. The Illinois River is a significant location in the 1961 Wilson Rawls novel, "Where the Red Fern Grows". An unidentified French explorer called this body of water ""river des Illinois"" after the Illinois Indians who were not, however, usually present

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows family does not have transportation, so he finds his own way to get to the depot and walks through the hills. He picks up his puppies, which are a male and a female. He buys a gift for each member of his family with his extra $10 before heading back home. On the way back home, he spends the night in Robber's Cave in the Sparrow Hawk Mountains. There he builds a fire and plays with the puppies. While trying to sleep, he hears a noise that he realizes is the cry of a mountain lion. In the morning, he

neg: Joseph Ashton (actor) the title character, Little Tree in the critically acclaimed "The Education of Little Tree" earned him another Young Artist Award. Roger Ebert gave Joseph a hearty two thumbs up for playing the half-Cherokee orphan calling him "fresh and natural." The "Boston Phoenix" lauded him as "adorable and energetic." Other film credits include "The Little Rascals" and "Where The Red Fern Grows" which recently premiered to rave reviews at the Tribeca Film Festival. Joseph Ashton has won a Crystal Heart Award, multiple Young Artist Awards, and numerous Native American in Film Awards, including the ICE Horizon Award, during his career. Ashton's

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (1974 film) Pritchards get into a fight. At the same time, the Pritchard dog, Old Blue, gets loose and begins fighting Dan and Ann. Ruben Pritchard pulls Billy's hatchet out of his belt and runs toward the dogs. Billy trips him, and Ruben falls on the hatchet and dies. After Ruben's funeral, Billy tells his family he's never going hunting again. A few days later, Grandpa invites the whole family over to Sunday dinner. At the dinner, he tells them about a championship coonhunt that will be held soon and convinces Billy to enter. At the coonhunt, Billy wins the right to

neg: Where the Red Fern Grows (1974 film) blows the tree over. Billy's dogs become famous in that part of the country. One day, he runs into the Pritchard boys again down at Grandpa's store. They tell him about a ghost coon that runs on their land and which no dog has ever been able to tree. They then antagonize Billy until he bets them that Dan and Ann can tree the ghost coon. On the hunt, Dan and Ann tree the coon in an old mill. Billy refuses to kill it, saying it deserves to live because it fooled every dog in the country. He and the