I'm a big tree nut, too, but also have an appreciation for those small trees that have hung on and on in tough, unlikely spots. The struggle lends itself to great longevity, such as the bristlecones out west and those cliff-face hemlocks up north. Michigan, I believe.
gs On Sep 8, 8:27 pm, Bob <[email protected]> wrote: > Barry > > Yes, that is a cattail marsh. It is very attractive. > > Bob > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 8, 2009, at 5:59 PM, Barry Caselli <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Nice. The list of animals there is amazing. I liked all the > > pictures, but especially the picture called blind2, the one that > > looks over what I assume is a marsh. > > Barry > > > --- On Tue, 9/8/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > Subject: [ENTS] Our front yard > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: "Belchetz-Swenson, Sarah" <[email protected]>, "Blaich, > > Tanya" <[email protected]>, "Davis, John" > > <[email protected] > > >, "CAMPANILE, ROBERT" <[email protected]>, "Dittmer, > > Paul" <[email protected]>, "Gafney, David" <[email protected] > > >, "Gilmour, Carol" <[email protected]>, "Hurley, Claudia" > > ><[email protected] > > >, "Isacoff, Judy" <[email protected]>, "Jahnige, Paul (DCR)" > > ><[email protected] > > >, "Kaiser, Amy" <[email protected]>, "Loomis, Rob " > > ><[email protected] > > >, "Ricci, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "Ryan, Mike" > > ><[email protected] > > >, "Seale, Doug" <[email protected]>, "Weil, Phoebe" > > ><[email protected] > > >, "Williams, Bill" <[email protected]>, > > >[email protected] > > , "Matteson, Mollie" <[email protected]> > > Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 11:53 AM > > > 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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
