The 45 acres of woodlands on the Lumberton Campus are inhabited by many native plant species common in the inner-coastal plain (the Delaware River Valley). Route 70 is the border between the Pine Barrens (outer-coastal Plains region) and our region. All the vegetation depends on the types of soil. The outer-coastal plains is sandy soil, and the inner-coastal plains soil is more fertile. Along the trails, there are many interesting flowers (even an orchid), ferns, ground cover, and trees. Oaks are divided into two broad categories, the White Oak and the Black Oak families. In our woodlands, we have Black Oaks, which can be identified by their bristly leaf tips. White Oaks have rounded leaf lobes. Along the Rancocas (Blue) and Kay Dee Trails, there are Black Oaks, Southern Red Oaks, and  Northern Red Oaks. There are also White Oaks and Willow Oaks. There are only two types of maples that live in this coastal plain, the Swamp Red Maple and the Silver Maple. The Lumberton campus has many Red Maples, but no Silver Maples. Two maple shrub-like trees are also here, Box Alder and Swamp Alder. The area contains much wildlife: wild turkeys, snapping turtles, deer, fox, and others. Thirty-five species of birds (see the Birders website) have been sighted in this area. See Robert Koch’s series on Avian Wildlife in Lumberton.