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Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 3/2013

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  • Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve in Cary, NC

    Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve in Cary, NC

  • Hemlocks are currently being threatened by the woolly adelgid, a sap-sucking bug accidentally introduced from East Asia to the United States in 1924

    Hemlocks are currently being threatened by the woolly adelgid, a sap-sucking bug accidentally introduced from East Asia to the United States in 1924

  • trout lily

    trout lily

  • Untitled photo
  • another species of heartleaf

    another species of heartleaf

  • bleeding heart - not yet in bloom

    bleeding heart - not yet in bloom

  • some things they do in the children's garden

    some things they do in the children's garden

  • stay on the path!

    stay on the path!

  • projects for children

    projects for children

  • The hemlock is a coniferous tree native to eastern North America.  It is the state tree of Pennsylvania.

    The hemlock is a coniferous tree native to eastern North America. It is the state tree of Pennsylvania.

  • Hemlocks along the bluffs are rare in this area and otherwise only found in western NC

    Hemlocks along the bluffs are rare in this area and otherwise only found in western NC

  • a species of heartleaf

    a species of heartleaf

  • running cedar

    running cedar

  • spring beauty (too early for bloom)

    spring beauty (too early for bloom)

  • wall decorations

    wall decorations

  • sign in the recycled garden - Ed has made some of the lightbulb vases for Catherine

    sign in the recycled garden - Ed has made some of the lightbulb vases for Catherine

  • quartz

    quartz

  • projects for children

    projects for children

  • Untitled photo
  • the oldest recorded specimen is at least 554 years old.

    the oldest recorded specimen is at least 554 years old.

  • another species of heartleaf

    another species of heartleaf

  • trout lily

    trout lily

  • craneflly orchid (before bloom)

    craneflly orchid (before bloom)

  • children's work - leaf imprints

    children's work - leaf imprints

  • Untitled photo
  • which way?

    which way?

  • portion of children's garden (that's a toad house with the spots)

    portion of children's garden (that's a toad house with the spots)

  • some of the Eastern Hemlocks are hundreds of  years old

    some of the Eastern Hemlocks are hundreds of years old

  • galax

    galax

  • trout lily

    trout lily

  • earthen dam

    earthen dam

  • galax

    galax

  • Untitled photo
  • hiking coodinator

    hiking coodinator

  • recycle garden

    recycle garden

  • part of the children's garden

    part of the children's garden

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    some of the Eastern Hemlocks are hundreds of  years old
    Hemlocks are currently being threatened by the woolly adelgid, a sap-sucking bug accidentally introduced from East Asia to the United States in 1924