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November 30, 2015 by Wren Smith

Tales from the Bent Twig Trail: Hearts-a-bursting

 The Bent Twig Trail and other trails throughout Bernheim may have lost most of their autumn color, but vibrant surprises can still be found. Look carefully as you walk  the […]

Filed Under: Blog, Tales from Bent Twig Tagged With: Bent Twig, eastern wahoo, euonymus, hearts-a-bursting, spindletree, strawberry bush

October 12, 2015 by Wren Smith

Tales from Bent Twig Trail: Why Names Matter

Wherever I am, the landscape speaks to me. I find familiar friends among the plants and animals I encounter. This week’s walk on the Bent Twig Trail was no exception. […]

Filed Under: Blog, Tales from Bent Twig Tagged With: aster, Bent Twig, blaspheme vine, Greenbrier, Invasive Species, observation, stories

October 2, 2015 by Wren Smith

Trails from the Bent Twig Trail: National History and Medical Mystery

This angelic looking wildflower may have shaped our history as a nation. White snakeroot, Ageratina altissima (formally Eupatorium rugosum) is common along the Bent Twig Trail and is in full bloom […]

Filed Under: Blog, Tales from Bent Twig Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln, Bent Twig, milk sickness, white snake, Whitesnake root

September 12, 2015 by Wren Smith

Tales from Bent Twig Trail: Not All is Touchable

It’s often been said that the more you know, the more you realize you don’t know; and just how much there is to learn. It does seem that the more […]

Filed Under: Blog, Tales from Bent Twig Tagged With: Bent Twig, Caterpillar, dagger moth, hickory tussock, poisonous insects

September 7, 2015 by Wren Smith

Tales from the Bent Twig Trail: Learning to See

Learning to see involves knowing how and where to look. It requires developing a mental template, or the term I prefer, a searching image. I started to understand this concept […]

Filed Under: Blog, Tales from Bent Twig Tagged With: Bent Twig, butterfly, Caterpillar, instar, larva, Sassafras, Spicebush, spicebush swallowtail

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