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Black Rush Lake

The Black Rush Lake Waterfowl Production Area is a recently reclaimed 600 acre wetland and upland prairie upland complex. Black Rush Lake is rapidly developing into a useful nesting ground for area waterbirds including Redhead, Northern Pintail, Black Tern, and (of course) the American Coot. It might also prove useful for nesting Least Bittern, Wilson’s […]

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Spruce

    Colorado Blue Spruce Excellent cold hardy, and drought resistant, Colorado Blue Spruce is also attractive as a food source for grouse, and various finches including crossbills, siskins, and nuthatches. Like most conifers, it provides excellent nesting, roosting, and winter cover for numerous small birds. Grows 60 to 100′ high with a 15 to […]

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Raspberry

Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) Size: 3-4′ canes usually in large swath of growth Fruiting: July-August Birds: late-Summer feeding of young such as red-headed woodpecker, robin, thrasher, and catbird. Red Raspberry plants are broadly distributed throughout North America; most often found in open woodlands and streamsides growing from 3 – 5 feet tall. The juicy, red fruits […]

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Cherries

Pin Cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) 10-30′ tall/spread. Pin cherry is a small common tree inhabiting a great variety of lands in the northern part of the United States and Canada. It is sometimes called fire cherry for its value as a reforesting agent after forest fires. It forms pure stands that provide shade for seedlings of […]

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