Walk

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

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.

Join Audrey for a walk through the fern-rich woods at Upper Treman State Park. A group of Intrepid Pteridologists found 18 species in 2018! Prepare for your visit by reading the trip report beginning on page 5 of the Sept. 2018 issue of Solidago (link above). Meet at 10:30 am at CCE to carpool or at the site at 11. A fee will be charged for parking.  

Michael Hough, a botanist and instructor at SUNY Cortland, will lead the group through rich woodlands to some scattered rich fens populated with Canada lily, orchids, and other interesting fen plants. Most of the walk will be on well-maintained trails with moderate slopes. Total distance about 1 mile round-trip. Access to fens will require footwear suitable for wet conditions, typically ankle deep in spots, though both are located close to trails. Actual time spent in the fens will be minimal to reduce disturbance.

Join Akiva for a walk in the woods as we hike along the Abbot Loop in the Danby State Forest. The walk will focus on ecology, human interactions with nature, and tree and shrub identification.You can either meet up at CCE at 9:30 AM to carpool, or meet at Diane's Crossing on Michigan Hollow Rd. 

Join a moss walk in the unknown wilds of Anderson State Forest.

Sunday, May 12 at 10:00am– 2:00pm– Spring Wildflowers of a Rich Shale Talus Walk at Shindagin Hollow State Forest led by Robert Wesley. This is a medium difficulty walk and a joint trip with the New York Flora Association. The trip is limited to 25 participants and registration is required – visit nyflora.org at the link above to register.

Asters, goldenrods and other composite species comprise a large portion of the late season flowering plants.  Now is a great time to refresh our knowledge of these species.  Join us for a leisurely, short walk along a portion of the Rim Trail at Buttermilk Falls State Park.  The drier, more open conditions of this portion of the Rim Trail provide an ideal habitat for

Wear boots and carry a hand lens for a partly off-trail walk in the wilds of The Nature Conservancy's Von Engeln Preserve, on Sat. September 8 at 10 am (with carpooling from the CCE at 9:30), co-led by Bob Beck, preserve steward.