The trees in Duncan's Woods are beautiful. I took this photo yesterday of a beech tree. But I was sad to see so many fallen trees and large trees that had been cut down. In the background of the beech you can see many young trees. Nature has a way of renewing itself.
The wooded park in the center of Grand Haven is not the way it used to be. I know that nothing stays the same. I used to take Girl Scouts for nature walks in these woods so they might learn to appreciate them. They took great delight in stomping on mushrooms they called earth stars. A puff of spores would escape into the air and then the leathery star shaped fungus would appear. I gave them lists of things to find such as acorns, pine needles etc.
Some of these trees attract wildlife. I have seen owls, pileated woodpeckers, warblers and other beautiful birds here and heard their haunting songs.
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