The program tent was welcome shelter for summer campers during this week’s heat.
Construction crews worked through the heat to frame the welcome center. The new glass-fronted entry will be on the far right.
Shelter or trap? The beautiful flower attracts insects, but below the water lies a trap. The underwater bladders of Yellow Bladderwort have hair triggers set. When water fleas and other critters touch a hair, the bladder opens, sucking them in; then shuts, trapping its prey.
Look for this native carnivorous plant off the boardwalk surrounded by floating duckweed, which looks like algae, but is a actually flowering plant.
