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August 1st, 2009. Another good turnout.
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A view of Duck Lake from the park pavilion
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Leaving standing deadwood provides habitat
and a food source for wildlife.
Investigating Ant Lions |
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Tour guide Chad Hipshire of the Muskegon Conservation District
explains that
Red Maple has a more jagged edged leaf than
Sugar Maple |
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On the trail in Duck Lake State
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Picking Wild Blueberries
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Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica). It can be differentiated
from native Honeysuckle by its stems which have a hollowed center
versus our native Honeysuckle that has a corked membranous solid
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Japanese Honeysuckle
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Low growing Red Cedar |
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A salamander found along the trail.
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Wild Garlic (Allium vineale) plant. It can be used
as a Japanese Beetle deterrent in your garden. |
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Don't touch! Repeated exposure to Poison Ivy can cause a sensitive
reaction. If you are hypersensitive to Poison Ivy don't eat Cashews,
Pistachios, or Mangos. They all contain various amounts of urushiol,
the active irritant.
Spotted Knapweed. An invasive non-native plant.
Contact the Muskegon
Conservation District
for eradication information.
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Sugar Maple. Smoother lobes between the tips than Red Maple.
Smooth Pussytoes (Antennaria parlinii)
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