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Winging it! Songbirds & Forestry
Through human intervention, most of the natural forest disturbances in our environment such as fire, flood, and insect infestations are now avoided. As a result, the structure of the forest over the landscape as a whole has been greatly altered.
Figuring out Burls
There are many odd and unique things that you can come across in a woods. Perhaps one of the more peculiar and least understood items you can find is a tree burl.
Tools of the Trade
The first time you meet with your friendly Pike Lumber Company forester, you may notice them carrying an axe and a unique white stick similar to a yard stick.
Hard Maple
The Hard Maple tree, also known as Sugar Maple is found all throughout the Midwest and grows on fertile, well drained hill slopes and valleys.
Salamanders: Unique Indiana Critters
Salamanders are one of Indiana’s unique critters that often go unnoticed to many people. Indiana’s woodland and wetland habitats host twenty-two different species of salamanders.
Ginseng
Ginseng is a small, perennial plant and is found throughout North American and eastern Asia. It is recognized by its distinctive cluster of bright red berries that sits in the center of several leafy stems.
Black Walnut
From early settlement through today Walnut has been the premier Midwestern hardwood. Typically the most valuable tree in a woods, Walnut’s rich brown heartwood and pleasing grain pattern isn’t only desired in the United States but around the world.
Kentucky Coffeetree
Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) is a rare tree species in the woods of Indiana. It is most often found in small patches on limestone outcroppings and bottomland soils, and has scaly, irregular, light-gray bark that curls up slightly at the edges.
Pike Lumber Company’s “Axe-Men”
Although it may seem to be only good entertainment, the national television shows that portray logging hit close to home for those at Pike. Our Ax-Men in particular can attest to the grueling nature of the job of being a full-time logger. Most of Pike’s timber cutters enjoy recreating in the outdoors; they also happen to make a living working in the outdoors.