Who has helped make the Winter Walk possible? Appearances Information for teachers and students.

Photos from the North Branch of the Penobscot!
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Garrett and Alexandra dry their damp gear on a line along the top of their tent. Would you believe the temperature gets up to 120 degrees up at the very top of their tent!



The picture to the left is January of this year, below is what it looked like 25 years ago!




Look at how most of the trees are the same height. This happens because the area was cleared in the past and all the trees started growing at the same time.



See the marks in the tree bark? They were made by a black bear. Why do you think the bear scratched up the tree?



Here is the beginning of the "canal" between the North Branch of the Penobscot and 5th St. John Pond. It used to be a sluiceway to move logs between the two waterways. . .now its filled in with trees and bushes
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