Limber Pine Nature Trail
A Nutcracker's Forest
Where did I bury that seed! Clark's
nutcrackers planted many of the limber
pines in this area. Each fall, nutcrackers bury
more than 30,000 seeds on windswept slopes
throughout the Bear River Range. In spring,
the birds rely on landmarks and their memory
to relocate seeds. When a cache of seeds is
forgotten, a limber pine has been planted.
A flash of white on the
black wings and black
tail identifies a Clark's
nutcracker in flight.
A limber pine can
be recognized by its
long, flexible
branches. Its
needles are in
clusters of five and
it has a stout,
resinous cone.
Take a walk on the 1.3-mile Limber Pine Nature
Trail and visit a 2,560 year old limber pine,
- one of the oldest limber pines in Utah.
