Mourning doves nest in the protective shelter of large trees. Chickadees pick boughs clean of insects. Hawks use the treetops as lookouts. Groups of trees camouflage deer , lynx and bobcats . Low hanging branches provide a corridor for the snowshoe hare .
Branches lying on the ground make perfect homes for snakes, salamanders and shrews.
White-tailed deer will strip white cedar branches clean to feed themselves in the winter, while porcupines eat the bark off of cedar stems. Owls also find comfortable perches in the tree tops. Many people like to have conifers in their yard to give shade, provide habitat for animals and because people like they way they look. We also use conifers in other ways. Just think of all the products that we use each day that are made from conifers.