TREE STUDY KIT

DOUGLAS FIR

• Tell kids the story about the little mice who were running away and hid in a Douglas fir cone. They didn't quite fit so you can see their hind legs and tails sticking out.
• In Marin Douglas fir usually borders redwood groves. It is often associated with bay, madrone, and tanoak.
• Native Americans used Douglas fir wood for harpoon shafts and handles for dip nets. Small roots were used for basketry but they required elaborate preparation. A tea from the fresh tips was used for TB. In the sweat house people passed steam through Douglas fir branches for relief from rheumatism.
• Squirrels love Douglas fir cones!