MCR’s Tree Finder Game

MCR’s Tree Finder Game ~ How to paly.

In our day-to-day lives do we stop and look at the trees around us?

Trees play a significant role in our lives by providing us with oxygen, improving air quality, supporting biodiversity, aid in water conservation, help with temperature regulation, mitigate climate change impacts, reduce soil erosion, and provide numerous resources such as wood, food and fuel that are essential for human life and the environment. Not to mention they aid to the beauty of the landscape!

At Merrill Creek Reservoir (MCR) there are 51 different tree species. Of those, 10 are non-native species that have naturalized.

Along the trails at MCR there are 9 different individual trees that have FACES, whose job is not only to provide essential ecological services, but they are MCR’s Ecosystem Ambassadors!

Below are their names, where they reside along the trails, information on how to identify them, where they live and what they provide to help benefit communities throughout the region.

Keep your eyes open for them as you walk the trails – and when you see one, STOP. Take in the how the tree looks, its bark, its leaves, and branches, what other vegetation do you notice around it, what kind of habitat does it live in, are there any animals you can think of that would use this tree?

Remember, you can’t look for them on the trails if you are on your phone!

Lose reception – gain perspective!

How many of the 9 can you find out on the MCR trails?

Norway Spruce 1 - Tree Finder Game

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Norway Spruce 1 - Tree Finder Game

Norway Spruce 1
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Norway Spruce 1 - PDF MCRs Tree Finder Game

Norway Spruce 1 – PDF
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Eastern White Pine 2 - Tree Finder Game

Eastern White Pine 2
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Eastern white pine 2 - MCR Tree-Finder-Game

Eastern White Pine 2 – PDF
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Osage-Orange 3 - Tree Finder Game

Osage-Orange 3
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Osage Orange 3 - MCRs Tree Finder Game

Osage-Orange 3 – PDF
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American Beech 4 - Tree Finder Game

American Beech 4
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American Beech 4 - MCRs Tree Finder Game

American Beech 4 – PDF
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White Oak 5 - Tree Finder Game

White Oak 5
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White Oak 5 - MCRs Tree Finder Game

White Oak 5 – PDF
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Tujip Poplar 6 - Tree Finder Game

Tulip Poplar 6
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Tulip Popular 6 - MCRs Tree Finder Game

Tulip Poplar 6 – PDF
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Yellow Birch 7 - Tree Finder Game

Yellow Birch 7
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Yellow Birch 7 MCR's Tree Finder Game

Yellow Birch 7 – PDF
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Wild Black Cherry 8 - Tree Finder Game

Wild Black Cherry 8
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Wild Black Cherry 8 - Tree Finder Game

Wild Black Cherry 8 – PDF
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Black Birch 9 - Tree Finder Game

Black Birch 9
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Black Birch 9 - MCRs Tree Finder Game

Black Birch 9 – PDF
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Merrill Creek Res. - Map

                 

Merrill Creek Reservoir
34 Merrill Creek Road
Washington, NJ 07882

(908) 454-1213 (ph)

(908) 454-2747 (f)

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