Mary Mix McDonald Woods
About Mary Mix McDonald Woods
Under a canopy of native oaks, eastern bluebirds nest in hollow trees and rare butterflies hover over patches of lake sedge—all hopeful signs in this fragile ecosystem, a treasured piece of a larger oak woodland that flourished in the Midwest over a century ago.
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