Many of these pollutants are removed by the natural processes such as sunlight and aeration. Others are eaten or absorbed by plants and animals, which become part of the food chain. The logs, sticks and trapped leaves provide good habitat for many invertebrates and fish. They also trap sediments. Lowlands The lower elevation of Sand Creek.
Pawpaws are the understory trees near the bridge.
The long, narrow depressions on both sides of the trail were probably the remains of Sand Creek before it changed its course. When melting snow and spring rains fill these holes, there becomes a frenzy of activity from the mating Wood Frogs. These intermittent ponds usually dry up during the summer. An example of the succession of plants from field to forest. The invading bushes are Honeysuckle, Gray Dogwood and Russian Olive.