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Bench 5 at Kuse Nature Preserve

The environment near Bench 5 supports a variety of birds, mammals and insects. Some hide in the brush pile. Others come to eat buds, seeds, apples and raspberries or rest on branches of trees and the brush pile.

Spring ephemerals, such as the Wood Anemone, thrive and bloom before leaves form on the trees and die back when there is shade. Fruit trees bloom and attract pollinating insects. In summer and fall, weeds and wildflowers, such as Yellow Avens, Whorled Loosestrife, Buttercups, Birdsfoot Trefoil, Common Milkweed or Moneywort may be seen.

Watch for apples or plums that ripen in fall.

Use the links on the grid below to help you observe.

Location Information	Plants	Animals
Brush Pile	Buckthorn	Animals that Live in Brush Piles
	Glossy Buckthorn
	Red Maple
	Boxelder
	Plum Tree
	Silver Maple
	Wild Apple
	White Pine
	Poplar
	Raspberries
	Milkweed
	Wood Anemones

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