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June 13, 2016 by Wren Smith

Trails from the Bent Twig Trail: The Cycle Continues

They’re back!  The spicebush butterflies have been laying their eggs on the spicebush, Lindera benzoin and sassafras trees Sassafras albidum on the Bent Twig Trail and elsewhere. Some of those eggs have […]

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May 9, 2016 by Wren Smith

Tales from the Bent Twig Trail: More Blooming Stories

The saying that “you can’t cross the same river twice” is also true for a woodland trail. Each hike on the Bent Twig Trail is an encounter with a changing […]

Filed Under: Blog, Tales from Bent Twig Tagged With: aster, Bent Twig, fleabane, star chickweed. chickweed

April 18, 2016 by Wren Smith

Tales from the Bent Twig Trail: Stories that Restore

“To restore any place, we must begin to re-story it, to make it the lesson of our legends, festivals, and seasonal rites. Story is the way we encode deep-seated values […]

Filed Under: Blog, Tales from Bent Twig Tagged With: bellwort, Bent Twig, bloodroot, restoration, toothwort, violet

April 11, 2016 by Wren Smith

Tales from the Bent Twig Trail: The Flora Rewards of Restoration

Restorations of natural areas provides many rewards. Invasive species, such as winter creeper, Euonymus fortunei, and various species of exotic honeysuckle Lonicera sp. take their toll on the health and natural […]

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March 14, 2016 by Wren Smith

Tales from the Bent Twig Trail: Toothsome Toothworts

 The Toothsome Toothworts & Purple Cress Spring wildflowers have begun to bloom on the Bent Twig Trail and elsewhere at Bernheim. The two-leaf toothworts that held their buds in tiny […]

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