The black oak is used in making furniture and specialty wood crafts. Stop 2 - White Ash White ash produces valuable seeds in the fall that are eaten by birds and small mammals. Only the female ash tree produces the seeds. White ash wood is quite strong and is used in making baseball bats, canoe paddles and furniture. Stop 3 - Sugar Maple Sugar maple produces winged seeds in the fall which are eaten by chipmunks, squirrels and some birds.
Humans tap the trees in the late winter to gather sap to make maple syrup.
The wood of the sugar maple is tough and used to make hardwood flooring. Stop 4 - Black Birch Black birch produces small winged nutlets which are eaten by birds and small mammals. This tree tolerates shaded conditions. Stop 5 - Hollow Log Hollowed logs on the ground provide valuable shelter for wildlife. In the forest they are used as shelter by rabbits, chipmunks, oppossum, weasels and mice.