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- Camp Birch Memorial Trail Stewards- Dedicated to preserving the beautiful nature for the future. -

Monday, September 8, 2014

STROLL

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The word for today is stroll, meaning a leisurely walk. Go slow. Take time to look about. Look up, look down and all around. Take time to listen to the sounds. Take time to deeply inhale a fragrance, or just the fresh air. Touch the branch of a tree or a shrub. Turn over a leaf. Don't just look at a tree. Examine it. Things live there, in it, on it, around it. The tree itself is a thing of beauty. The big green caterpillar crawling on it is a thing of beauty. The wood thrush singing in it is a thing of beauty. But if you see their relationships you will see a greater beauty. Then, if you slow down, and understand their relationships, this understanding may take you so much farther than will the thrill of seeing things. Strolling is a big help in getting understanding. It is also good for our spirits, for our "inner" selves. Taking time to smell the roses means a whole lot more than enjoying a fragrance. Strolling isn't a chore. It isn't hard to do.  It is a trail you can wander even while sitting on a log or a bench. How cool is that? Take a stroll. Let your leisurely walk take you to seeing, to understanding, to relating.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

NATIVE PLANTS & ANIMALS



"Native plants evolved in our area for thousands of years, and are well suited to the local climate, rainfall, and soil chemistry. They have established relationships with predators, pollinators and other plants and animals which allow each to survive. For this reason, native plants do not require inputs of chemical fertilizers and pesticides or additional water. They are truly a low energy landscape option."
                                Marianist environmental education center

Monday, September 1, 2014

TREES OF CAMP BIRCH



TREES OF CAMP BIRCH
AMERICAN HOLLY
ASH                       
AUSTRIAN PINE                           
AUTUMN OLIVE                           
BEECH                                            
BLACK ALDER                                
BLACK OAK                                    
BLACK WALNUT                            
BUCKEYE                                        
BURR OAK                                       
BOX ELDER                                     
CATALPA                                         
CHERRY                                           
COTTONWOOD                               
DOGWOOD                                     
ELM
HICKORY
IRONWOOD
NORWAY SPRUCE
REDBUD
RED ELM
RED OAK
RED MAPLE
RIVER BIRCH
SASSAFRAS
SWEET GUM
SYCAMORE
YELLOW POPLAR
WHITE OAK
WHITE PINE