Wildlife uses for Snags
So what are Snags you ask? Snags are dead trees that provide food, shelter, and resting places for many a bird, animal and bugs as the following list will demonstrate.
#01 Nests for more than 100 species of birds, small mammals, bugs and other wildlife
#02 Nurseries for more than 100 species of birds, small mammals, bugs and other wildlife
#03 Storage areas for more than 100 species of birds, small mammals, bugs and other wildlife
#04 Foraging for more than 100 species of birds, small mammals, bugs and other wildlife
#05 Roosting for more than 100 species of birds, small mammals, bugs and other wildlife
#06 Perching for more than 100 species of birds, small mammals, bugs and other wildlife
#07 Shelter for more than 100 species of birds, small mammals, bugs and other wildlife
#08 Nutrition for more than 100 species of birds, small mammals, bugs and other wildlife
#09 Song posts by bluebirds, hummingbirds, and other songbirds to attract mates and proclaim nesting territories.
#10 Woodpeckers use large dead tree trunks as a way to announce their presence during courtship hammering their bills against the tree’s resonating surface.
This data was gathered by and you can read more about this at:
Snags - The Wildlife Tree
GEO Descrip : While we have always have loved snags, we learned about the importance of snags when we did the TFGT series. We wanted to pass this information along to you. The facts listed here are compliments of Team cache Divers..thanks Dale & Liz.
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· Vehicle (2-8 People):$6.00
· Vehicle (1 person): $4.00
· Extra passengers, passengers in vehicle with holder of Annual Individual Entrance Pass: $2.0
· Motorcycle: $4.00
· Pedestrians & bicyclists: $2.00