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camperforlife
Jan 05, 2015Explorer
rbtglove wrote:
Almost all the campgrounds around Dayton have lost many of their trees as a result of the Emerald Ash Bore. Cowan lake took out over 1000 mature ash trees. Volunteers have donated and helped plant other kinds of trees but they are small. The lake is still scenic but the sites are not shaded like they once were. Very sad the Ash may end up exticnt like the American Chestnut.
Beat me to it. We loved Cowan before it lost all the trees. We will still call it a campground of choice if the temps are moderate and shade is not a big issue.
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