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ASH RIVER RECREATIONAL TRAIL KABETOGAMA STATE FOREST Jack Pine-Oak Community A second community very much in evidence on this hike is the jack pine-oak forest. While the presence of jack pines and oaks characterize this community, a striking feature is geological rather than biological. Bald rock ridges and rock outcroppings are distinguishing features. Glaciers have scoured the ridges clean of any soil, and forest fires have consumed much of any soil that has tried to accumulate on these slow weathering granite ridges. As a result, the soils are very thin; from only 6 to 20 inches deep. Stands of jack

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Best summer vacations USA

editor — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 00:02:00 +0000

STRENUOUS KABETOGAMA PENINSULA VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK Beaver Ecology While the forest has been slow to return to its former glory, the beaver have made a dramatic recovery, but it’s a recovery they cannot sustain. Their history provides an excellent lesson in the intricate interactions of predator, prey, flora, and geography. In the 1920s, conditions were ideal for the return of beaver to the peninsula. Logging and fires had created an abundant food supply, namely trembling aspen and willows. At the same time, the population of wolves, a major predator of the beaver, was greatly reduced. Researchers determined that in 1927

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