Canada mayflower, DMcGrady On this May 4th walk with biologist Denise Poyer, we will discover early spring flowers deep in the Arcadia Management Area. We will first wander south on Sand Trail to look for Indian cucumber root (Medeola virginiana), dolls-eyes (Actaea pachypoda), Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) and many other ephemeral flowers. There is a wonderful patch […]
On April 11, 2023 at 10:30 join us for a hike through George Parker Woodland Audubon Preserve. We’ll see an old field meadow, beech forests, and a boardwalk over a swamp before ending at a rocky stream in a wooded valley. Please pack sunscreen, bug spray, snacks, and water. We’ll be out between 90 minutes […]
Epigaea repens (trailing-arbutus), DMCGrady Enjoy a rite of spring on a short hike to see the early blooming trailing-arbutus (Epigaea repens) in the Arcadia Management area. It has been thriving for years in this same spot on a gravelly roadside bank just off the Mt. Tom Trail. We may see other early wildflowers beginning to […]
Trillium cernuum, nodding trilium. DMcGrady Discover early spring flowers on trails deep in the Arcadia Management Area on this easy walk with wildlife biologist Denise Poyer, recently retired after 25 years with the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association. We will wander south on Sand Trail to look for Indian cucumber root (Medeola virginiana), Doll’s- eyes (Actaea pachypoda), […]