Rhizome – a continuously growing horizontal underground stem which puts out new plant shoots you can see above ground. Example: Princess Pine
Vernal Pool – seasonal pools of water (a type of wetland) that provide habitat for distinctive plants and animals (such as wood frogs).
Burl – a tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner – also referred to as a knot.
Fun Facts
Chatfield Hollow State Park has caves called Indian Council Caves where Native Americans held tribal gatherings in the rocky ledges and overhangs.
Vernal Pools fill up each spring by rain and snow melt and dry up for a period of time in the summer. Unlike a pond or lake, they have no permanent inlet or outlet and no fish.
