Author: Phil Huhn
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Stump Story by Judith Schmidt
A tree stands on the lawn of Scarlett Middle School, between the bus turn-around loop and the entrance to Mitchell-Scarlett Woods. The tree is a black walnut, but instead of a single trunk it has multiple trunks, some of which rise to a height of fifty feet or more. Because it stands alone, its branches…
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FSMW Organizational Meeting #6 (Sept 2022)
Online Zoom Meeting Sept 15 7:30, Thursday To explore the creation of an on-going organization of community members to help manage and care for Mitchell-Scarlett Woods, the central 40 acres of the Scarlett-Mitchell Nature Area. This area contains the heart of the woods and the pond, which was dredged in 1982. It is owned by…
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Wild or Wood Geranium
Wild geranium (geranium maculatum) or wood geranium is a perennial plant native to woodland in eastern North America and Canada.
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Mayapples
Mayapples are woodland plants, typically growing in colonies derived from a single root. The plants produce several stems from a creeping underground rhizome. Mayapple stems bear a single leaf and do not produce any flower or fruit, while flowering stems produce a pair or more leaves with 1–8 flowers in the axil between the apical…
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Trillium
Trillium is a plant seen in Mitchell Scarlett Woods in the spring. It is a perennial herb growing from rhizomes. There are three large green leaves and three petals in shades of white, pink, red, purple, yellow, or green. At the center of the flower there are six stamens and three stigmas.
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Poison ivy
Poison ivy versus Virginia Creeper, know the difference Poison ivy come in many forms. It is commonly having 3 leaf clusters hence the common expression “leaves of three, let it be” and has 3 lobs to the leaf. Virginia Creeper is known for its 5 leaves.
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Vernal pools
Vernal pools are seasonal pools of water that provide habitat for distinctive plants and animals (“vernal” meaning: “of, in, or appropriate to spring”). Vernal pools are a type of wetland usually devoid of fish, and forms a great habitat for amphibians, especially frogs and insect species. Most pools are dry for at least part of…
