Expedition to Wallface Mountain

When

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - 7:00pm

What

Talk

Where

Cornell Botanic Gardens' Nevin Center, 124 Comstock Knoll Drive, Ithaca AND Zoom/Recording

Who

Kyle Webster, State Parks Botanist, NY Natural Heritage Program

Description

The NY Natural Heritage Program recently led an expedition Wallface Mountain, one of the most botanically important mountains in New York. The cliff of Wallface Mountain is the tallest in the state. This creates a steep pass and talus community that support unique natural communities and a diverse northern flora. In this presentation we step through the expedition, reliving the botanical finds, highlighting the beauty of the landscape, and experiencing the wonder that once captured early botanists such and Torrey and Redfield.