Don,
Monica and I did just that before we took our western adventure.
Muskrat and beavers were the sightings of the day. I'll be helping the
Broadbrook Coalition upgrade their education program this fall. The
forest is pretty young, so I'm going to have to concentrate on
diversity and succesion.
Bob
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On Sep 8, 2009, at 2:58 PM, DON BERTOLETTE <[email protected]>
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> Bob-
> Looks like a fine place to put in a canoe, and let the wind take you
> away, where it will...
> -Don
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> Subject: [ENTS] Our front yard
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> ENTS,
>
> I admit to being a big tree and mountain snob. It's true. However,
> every so often I wake up and take a better look at my surroundings,
> calming in insatiable thirst for big trees and/or big mountains. One
> third of a mile from our front door is the entrance to Fitzgerald
> Lake Conservation area. It has been a haven for Monica and I'm
> learning to appreciate it more. The area is literally working with
> wildlife. There are river otter, mink, fisher, beaver, muskrat,
> moose, deer, bobcat, coyote, black bear, raccoon, porcupine, rabbit,
> squirrel, and even reports of big foot (Naw, I just made that up.).
> There are 110 species of birds, and a recuperating forest. I wish it
> were farther along in its recovery, but I'm learning to appreciate
> what we have. The attached images show some of the gentle beautify
> of the conservation area. I'll dispense with an image by image
> description and let the five pictures do the talking.
>
> Bob
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