Walk

South Hill Flora

Saturday, June 28, 2025 - 10:00am

UPDATE: Meet at 10:00 am where King Rd. crosses the pipeline.  42.406062, -76.490682 . Because parking is limited along the road, Hospicare will let us park in the back of their lot (employee parking area).

Leader: 
Robert Wesley, Botanist, Cornell Botanical Gardens
Location: 
South Hill Natural Area

Fern walk at Fillmore Glen

Sunday, June 15, 2025 - 1:00pm

Magnificent area for fern viewing. Meet at the main parking lot entrance.

Leader: 
Audrey Bowe
Location: 
Fillmore Glen State Park, Moravia NY

Bluebells in Genesee Valley - Very limited, must register

Saturday, May 3, 2025 - 11:30am

Saturday, May 3rd at 11:30am

This 3.5 mile hike takes between 90 minutes and 2 hours to complete on average and requires hiking on trails, across agricultural fields, through mud, and up/down short steep slopes. No motorized support is available.

There is no cost to attend, but they are grateful for any donations in support of local land conservation before/after your hike (cash/check/charge).

Leader: 
Whitney Carlton, NY Park Service, FLNPS Steering Committee
Location: 
1 Main Street Geneseo, NY, 14454

Goldenrod & Aster Walk

Saturday, September 13, 2025 - 1:00pm

September 13, rain date on the 14th  Time & Location to be determined.

Leader: 
Robert Wesley, Botanist, Cornell Botanical Gardens
Location: 
TBD

THIS WALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED!! Bryophytes Walk

Saturday, April 19, 2025 - 2:00pm

Will reschedule for a less stormy day!!

 

This will be a dry-land hike up to Thatcher's Pinnacles in Danby State Forest. Meet to carpool from the Cornell Cooperative Extension at 2 pm on Saturday, April 19. Bring hand lenses and a sense of humor.

Norm needs a ride, so please DO show up at the CCE

 

Leader: 
Norm Trigoboff
Location: 
Thatcher's Pinnacles in Danby State Forest; meet to carpool from the CCE at 615 Willow Avenue Ithaca, NY

Mushrooms & Other Fungi - Cornell Pathology Herbarium Tour

Saturday, April 26, 2025 - 2:00pm

Please join  for a tour of this world-class museum on Saturday, April 26th 2025, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Herbarium. How To Find Us: We are located east of the Cornell campus. From Cornell’s Vet School, drive east on Rt. 366, turn right onto Game Farm Road, and right again at Gallus Road, just beyond McGowan’s Woods. We are in the third white building on the right, with plenty of parking at the door.

Leader: 
Teresa Iturriaga (Curator) and Bob Dirig (Emeritus Curator of Lichens)
Location: 
CUP Herbarium, Gallus Rd., Cornell Campus, Ithaca

Fern Walk at Larch Meadow

Saturday, May 17, 2025 - 10:00am

A relatively level trail through woods and alongside wetlands.

Leader: 
Arieh Tal
Location: 
Larch Meadow, Buttermilk Falls State Park

Trees without leaves - NOTE TIME

Saturday, November 16, 2024 - 10:00am

Join Anna Stalter for a walk around Cornell’s Beebe Lake for some winter tree ID! Meet at Botanic Gardens Nevin Center parking lot.

Leader: 
Anna Stalter, Cornell
Location: 
Beebe Lake

Seed Collection - sign up please

Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 1:00pm

We will be collecting summer & early fall seeds for use in the Cornell Botanic Gardens propagation efforts, the FLNPS December seed exchange, and for your garden if you wish. Learn about how to collect & store seed and how to identify past-bloom plants. Please register (email info@flnps.org) so that you can be informed of location and whether whether the walk will be delayed again due to weather. 

THERE IS NOW A WAIT LIST FOR THIS WALK AS THE WALK IS FULL.

Leader: 
Audrey Bowe & Robert Wesley
Location: 
TBD

Asters, Goldenrods and other Fall Flora

Sunday, September 15, 2024 - 1:00pm

This walk will focus on goldenrods (early & mid season) & early asters, while checking out whatever other fall flowering plants are along the trail.

Leader: 
Robert Wesley, Botanist, Cornell Botanical Gardens
Location: 
Roy Park preserve north parking area on Irish Settlement Road in Dryden.