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Trees - Boxelder
 
Boxelder - Acer negundo
NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz
Box Elder - Acer negundo
 
The fruit of the Boxelder is eaten by birds, squirrels, and deer.  Boxelder wood burns hot and long and is desirable for cooking.
Shell-leaf Penstemon
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Bull Elk  

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Elk were the most widely distributed member of the deer family in North America and spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Mexico to northern Alberta. Elk began to disappear in the eastern United States in the early 1800s.
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Last Updated: July 24, 2007 at 19:16 EST