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Heavy Drinkers

Cottonwoods along the river

The Narrow-leaved Cottonwood

is the most common tree on the creek banks and drinks over 100 gallons of water every summer day.

Narrow Leaf Cottonwood branch
Narrow Leaf Cottonwood branch

Have you noticed

there are more trees along the creek than on the surrounding hillside? The trees growing beside the creek consume more water.

The Rocky Mountain Juniper

relies on large quantities of water to grow. The foliage or greenery of the Rocky Mountain Juniper is fine and lacy. It's berries are purple-white. Try rubbing a juniper berry. Can you make it turn light blue?

Rocky Mountain Juniper
Rocky Mountain Juniper berries

CRESS CREEK

Directions/Information
Nature Trail Map
Brochure (pdf)
Quiz
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NATURE TRAIL PANELS

01 Cress Creek Nature Trail

02 Keep Cress Creek Natural

03 What's At Fault?

04 Hot Spot

05 Stuck in a Rut

06 Go With the Flow

07 Migration to Irrigation

08 Water They Here For?

09 Wild Bloomers

10 Heavy Drinkers

11 Moving On Up

12 Let's Get to the Source

13 Tracks and Scat

14 Parched Posies

15 Have We Been Introduced?

16 Gotcha Covered

17 Topography

18 South Fork of the Snake

19 Thanks for Visiting

 

 
Last updated: 11-04-2008