Walk
Mertensia and More
Mertensia walk will happen May 15th at 1:30. We’ll meet at the Bement-Billings Homestead parking lot. See https://flnps.org/activities/960/bluebells-and-other-spring-beauties for the report of a spring walk at the same location.
FOR ALL FLNPS WALKS AND RAMBLES
COVID-related safety precautions
Native Plant Garden Tour
Come learn about the hows and whys of the native plant gardens at the Taughannock Falls Overlook. This recently installed landscaping uses a range of native (or regional native) species to attract pollinators, provide a lovely setting, and more. The tour should take about an hour and will not require hiking.
Meet at the overlook visitors center: https://www.visitithaca.com/attractions/taughannock-overlook-visitors-ce....
Annual Seed Collecting Walk
Rain Date is Oct 24th, same time.
Learn to identify plants from dried leaves and seed heads. We collect seeds for use by the Cornell Botanic Gardens' Mundy WIldflower Garden, for the FLNPS seed exchange, and you can take some home for your own use. We will likely meet and do a bit of carpooling, but you can always drive yourself if you prefer not to share or if you might need to leave early. This walk usually takes ALL afternoon.
Ferns of Clark Reservation - Registration required, Limited group size
Join Audrey for a walk in one of the most highly diverse fern habitats in NYS.
FOR ALL FLNPS WALKS AND RAMBLES
Required COVID-related safety protocols
Goldenrods, Asters, other fall composites - Registration required
Learn to identify the common Goldenrods and Asters of our Finger Lakes region. Bring or wear bug spray just in case. Registtration is required. MAXIMUM 12 PARTICIPANTS.
Moss Walk at Ringwood Ponds: REGISTRATION CLOSED
TO REGISTER, click this link Participation is LIMITED.
FOR ALL FLNPS WALKS AND RAMBLES
Required COVID-related safety protocols
Annual Seed Collecting Walk
A socially distanced walk to collect native plant seeds. Participants may be limited, masks required. Contact Krissy at kbf3 AT cornell.edu if you wish to participate.
CANCELLED: Tree Walk
Brrr....this walk is cancelled, but keep an eye on the calendar for rescheduling if/when we get an unseasonably warm weekend!
Seed Collecting (Rain Date 10-20) Registration REQUIRED
Annual native seed collecting walk. Seeds for sharing and growing. Contact info@flnps.org or Krissy at kbf3 AT-SIGN cornell.edu to register.RAIN DATE Sunday 10-20-19
Passenger or Driver? Pale Swallowwort Associations with Native Vegetation
The invasive plant pale swallow-wort is abundant and widespread across New York State, generating concern among land-managers and conservation practitioners. Swallow-wort is a twining vine in the milkweed family commonly associated with reduced understory diversity. However, the perceived negative effects of swallow-wort may be a product of co-occurring agents of change, such as white-tailed deer herbivory and invasive earthworms.
