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CMA Visual Tour Stop #8
Photo by Blaine Rothauser
This cattail marsh is a wet depression in an open area with no canopy cover. Years ago it may have been a much deeper pond that has gradually filled in. This spot has become home to Great Blue Herons, green frogs and spring peepers.
Songbirds, white-footed mice, and insects all make use of the downy flower head to line their nests and provide refuge from the cold.
It is very beneficial to have microhabitats within an area of land, since it creates more structure and can sustain more species of animals and plants. Transitional zones between the microhabitats promote diversity.
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