Big Tooth Maple
Location: Camp Maple Dell
Characteristics: Leaves are palmate, seeds are winged.
Habitat: Around lake and sides of
canyon.
Uses: Provides shade for wildlife.
Lots of birds live in the branches. Makes good shade for humans at
picnics. Fruit may be dried, then ground and make into a paste (tastes very
bitter). |
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| Requirements 1a, 1b, 1c: |
| CAUTION: Collect only
specimens that there are plentiful
in your area. If a plant seems scarce simply make a good drawing
of it.
Your field book can be anything
from a 4" x 5" notepad to an 8" x 10" 3-ring binder with plastic sleeves.
You may tape your specimens into a bound notebook, then write the information
underneath. You can print out your information on computer paper,
tape the specimen to a blank area, and then place in plastic sleeves.
It helps to place only one specimen
per page. Label your specimens using a field guide book or an identification
key (see below). List where the tree or shrub was located and how
it is useful to both us and wildlife. |
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