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[candissabean]

#chickadee at #jackpinetrail #nikond300

[hiking-adventurer]

Blue skies, green trees full of flowers.. nature is beautiful! 💖🌳Jack Pine Trail hike in the Nepean Greenbelt - watch it on Youtube ▶️ https://youtu.be/lBMj9tKci7o • • • • #naturehikes #hikingtrails #hikingphotography #jackpinetrail #jackpinetrails #jackpinetrailottawa #trailwalk #trailwalking #trailtherapy #traillove #trailporn #trailslife #outdoorphotography #fiftyshades_of_nature #nature_of_our_world #natureisbeautiful #naturelovers #nature_perfection #nature_brilliance #naturephotography #leaf #leafs #forest #forestlovers #forestwalk #forestbathing #treehugger #treescape #trees_captures #tree_magic (at Jack Pine Trail) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRZgzeYhT-7/?utm_medium=tumblr

[hiking-adventurer]

Such a soothing green to relax the eye and the mind! 🌿🐾👁 Jack Pine Trail in the Nepean Greenbelt - watch it on Youtube ▶️ https://youtu.be/lBMj9tKci7o • • • • #naturehikes #hikingtrails #hikingphotography #jackpinetrail #jackpinetrails #jackpinetrailottawa #trailwalk #trailwalking #trailtherapy #traillove #trailporn #trailslife #outdoorphotography #fiftyshades_of_nature #nature_of_our_world #natureisbeautiful #naturelovers #nature_perfection #nature_brilliance #naturephotography #leaf #leafs #forest #forestlovers #forestwalk #forestbathing #treehugger #treescape #trees_captures #tree_magic (at Jack Pine Trail) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRXGzmcCu1I/?utm_medium=tumblr

[hiking-adventurer]

Just keep #walking! 🐾🌿 Jack Pine #Trail in the Nepean Greenbelt - watch it on Youtube ▶️ https://youtu.be/lBMj9tKci7o #jackpinetrail #jackpinetrails #jackpinetrailottawa (at Jack Pine Trail) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRUfFvYBSFl/?utm_medium=tumblr

[hopperhere-blog]

Meet Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana). He loves hanging out on sandy beaches, holding onto his cones for many years, and restoring recently burned or logged areas back to health. He’s such an attractive guy, the near-threatened Kirtland Warbler has decided to breed only in stands of his kind. What a dude! Thanks Jack, for being there. . Want to snack on him? You can eat the raw seeds, cooked young cones, and inner bark. Most tasty to humans is tea made from his needles. Just put them in a cup, pour some boiling water over, wait a few minutes, and drink! Rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, and antioxidants, Jack is there for you if need a boost. His tea is also helpful to relieve sore throats and coughs, plus, research shows it can even help slow the aging process. . Where can you find him? In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and the northern half of the Lower Peninsula, on sand dunes or other sandy soils. He also spreads well into Wisconsin, Minnesota, and well into Canada from British Colombia to Nova Scotia. . How can you identify him? His needles are around 1 inch long, in bundles of two, and widely forking. His cones also set him apart from other pines, as they grow in a cocoon-like fashion for years, while the old ones hang on, decorating his branches throughout, like ornaments on a Christmas tree. Still, in order to be entirely sure that its Jack Pine, not Joe Pine, the Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region is a great resource. If you consume needles from the wrong tree, it could be deadly. Be careful! . Please follow for more wondrous tidbits about Michigan’s natural world! . Sources & further resources: -https://practicalplants.org/wiki/Pinus_banksiana -http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/p/pinus-banksiana=jack-pine.php - https://www.forestholidays.co.uk/forestipedia/10-reasons-you-should-be-drinking-pine-needle-tea/ . . . . #jackpine #jackpinetrail #jack #pine #pinusbanksiana #pinus #tea #pineneedles #pinecone #nordhousedunes #nordhouse #sanddunes #huronmanisteenationalforest #upnorth #northernmichigan #northernmi #spring #spring2020 #springishere #getoutside #learn #learnsomethingnew #learningisfun #botany #naturebasedlearni (at Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-xC9fzH40w/?igshid=1kdm5sbyi4770

[candissabean]

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[candissabean]

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