The oak savannah is an important ecosystem at Wild River State Park. Unfortunately, young oak trees are susceptible to being deer food, which stops their growth. Friends of Wild River stepped in to help them along by installing tree cages, protecting them from deer browse. When talking about this project, Friends of Wild River said, “We had volunteers from age six to 60s. Many talked about volunteering in the future and coming back to see how ‘their’ trees are doing.”
