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QUIZ TREES AND F ORESTS
BY CHUCK KLEBER
“The mission of Friends

How much do you know about our southwestern trees and forests? Just circle of Red Rock Canyon is to
the right answer and you’ll have an indication.
support the Bureau of
(1) Ponderosa Pine is probably the most abundant and widely distributed
tree in the West. T F Land Management in

(2) The “petrified Forest” is just east of Winslow, Arizona. T F the protection and

(3) The Honey Mesquite is rarely found enrichment of the Red
in arroyos. T F
Rock Canyon National
(4) There is a big tree called the Alli-
gator Juniper. T F Conservation Area”.

(5) The Weeping Juniper is sometimes
called “The Sad Tree.” T F
Desert Trumpet
(6) The Southwest has eight Penstemon spe-
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cies. T F
Editor
Barb Wolin
(7) Arizona Cypress is the short version of this species, rarely topping 15
Contributing Writers
feet in height. T F
Louis C. Kleber
Tom Phaendler
(8) The Apache Pine has needles from 10 to 15 inches long. No wonder it is Jack Ryan
H. Dan Wray
sometimes called the “Arizona Longleaf Pine.” T F
Layout, Design & Publishing
(9) Redwoods don’t grow as tall as Sequoias, but they are thicker. T F Norm Kresge
Donald Schoengold
Christina Wilkinson
(10) The ecology of a forest is primarily affected by altitude, slope, and expo- Barb Wolin
sure. T F
Answers on page 3 The Desert Trumpet is published monthly by
and for FORRC members. Statements, opinions
and points of view expressed by writers are their
own and do not necessarily reflect those of
FORRC. Please submit all articles, photos and
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Boot Tracks, continued from page 5 ○ are usually full of water. Please use ex- artwork NLT the15th of each month by calling
363-1922. If you are interested in becoming part
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treme caution if you climb up to these
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○ of the Desert Trumpet Committee, contact Edi-
above and around you. It’s really as- ○ tanks, as the slick rock is treacherous. tor at 256-8043.
tonishing. ○ ○ You may also discover how this area got FORRC is a non-profit 501 (3) (c) organization
Along the way you’ll meet some gi- ○ ○ its name; it can actually get quite cold dedicated solely to the welfare of the Red Rock
○ Canyon National Conservation Area. FORRC
ant butterscotch-scented ponderosa ○ back here, which makes Ice Box one of provides both volunteers and funding for
pine trees. Be sure to stop and hug ○ ○ my favorite summer hikes. projects including environmental education,
them, as they are the ancient guardians ○ ○ The first part of this outing is very teacher workshops, natural resource protection,
cultural resource monitoring, hike programs and
of this canyon (and they like hugs). nice and would rate five boots all by other services. Annual individual membership
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When you get to the end of this rocky ○ itself, but it’s the second and more dif- is $10.00. General meetings are held four times
○ a year; Board meetings are held on the second
path, you’ll be rewarded by a spectacu- ○ ○ ficult half that earns Ice Box Canyon a Tuesday of each month at Sahara West Library
lar echoing canyon replete with ○ total of eight boots out of ten! unless otherwise posted. Messages may be left
at 255-8743. Visit our website at
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seasonal waterfall. Just above you and ○
○ www.friendsofredrockcanyon.or g
out of sight are two natural tanks that ○
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