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Spring Wildflower and Fern Walk
May 20, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Free – $14.00
Spring Wildflower and Fern Walk
with Alice Schori
Saturday, May 20, 2023
10:00 am – Noon
Are you eager to get to know your neighbors – that is, your neighbors in the plant kingdom? Would you like to hone your plant identification skills while watching the approach of spring? Join botanist Alice Schori for a Spring Wildflower and Fern Walk on Shaker land. Exploring a variety of plant communities, become familiar with some of the common ferns and spring flowers of the Upper Valley. Some discussion of phenology (the study of how living things time natural events) and recognition of invasive, non-native species will be included.
The walk will be mostly on easy terrain, but will include some moderate hills and maybe a bit of bushwhacking. But never fear—Alice always proceeds at a botanist’s pace (=slow!). Dress for walking and tick protection, picture taking is welcome and encouraged!
Limited to 15 participants. Advance registration required.
Museum Members – Free
Non-Members – Free with Regular Museum Admission
More about Alice Schori:
Alice Schori, a graduate of Oberlin College, is a field botanist who studied native plants through the New England Wild Flower Society starting in the mid-1990s. She has performed botanical surveys for conservation organizations and the Towns of Hanover and Lyme, and spent nine summers doing similar work for the White Mountain National Forest.