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While countless citizens have mobilized to reduce the effects of habitat loss by adding native plants to property, a key component of a healthy ecosystem has been largely overlooked: fleshy fruit. These fruits, and the trees and bushes that bear them, turn out to be critical for the well-being of North American birds—and you have the potential to help spread them! Bio: Nina Vigil is a senior at John Jay High School, a student in the Science Research program, and a member of the New York State Young Birders