On Wednesday, September 30, the fall after-school group walked in Holmes Woods with state forester James Rassman. We discovered how to identify several trees in this young forest, such as Aspen, Maples, birch and others. We also learned how to determine a tree’s age using several methods, including counting branches and taking a core sample. James estimates this young forest is about 60 to 70 years old. We had fun finding a red-backed salamander in a log as well as several types of insects and mushrooms tha
