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    Lake Raleigh

    It was a strange collision of events this weekend – the start of Spring Break, full moon, Easter, and April Fools Day. After a long, cold winter, we were eager to enjoy the warm air. Late Sunday afternoon we set out to explore the woods near Lake Raleigh on Centennial Campus. Joe and I first ended up near the paved greenway trail after following bad directions, but we eventually navigated to Centennial Magnet Middle School. Only a few paces into the woods, we came to a foot trail. Back in 2004 or 2005, I took a wetlands course with Dr. Jim Gregory, and on one of the field trips we…