Cottonwood [Bam - Balsam Poplar] Bark o used for carving o carved into toys o trees are easy for bears to climb o used as an emergency canoe when hollowed o used to provide shelter         Photograph provided by Larry Burke Photograph provided by Ministry of Forests         o younger trees have smooth bark Tag Alder Wood o used to smoke dry meat o made into arrows o used for slingshots o employed to construct sweat lodges o made into beaver racks for stretching pelt o used in constructing shelters           Photograph provided by Ministry of Forests Photograph provided by Ministry of Forests         Bark o a medicine man used bark with other things to treat such things as colds o bark turns red when cut Moss used as: o diapers o cradleboard lining o dishclothes o insulation for log cabins o insulation for clothing           Photograph provided by Larry Burke

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