Post 20

The understory here is made up of species of blueberry and deerberry (Vaccinium spp.). This habitat is called a heath, like the pitch pine heath barrens on the dry, acidic, nutrient-poor soils at Post #18. Blueberry bushes fruit in early to mid-summer and are a delicious treat on a walk through the woods. Blueberries are also a favorite snack for black bears (Ursus americanus), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and blue birds (Sialia sialis).