“While the forest canopy is starting to awaken, it has not yet blocked the sunlight from reaching the forest floor where spring ephemerals such as bloodroot bask in its warmth,” notes Michael Runtz, after walking the trail in late April.

Ann Lambert photographed a Snowy Owl catching dining on its catch before the river opened up.

Steven Duff photographed a Black-backed Woodpecker in Galetta.

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