TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (Corrected post)
REMINDER: Calling all Lovers of Nature, Wildflowers, Birds & Critters
Join Friends of Ten MIle Creek on our Annual Spring Watershed & Wildflower Walk
When: Saturday April 18th, 10am-2pm. Meet at 10am at the Cinque Farm 22300 Slidell Road, Boyds, MD. From there we will drive to our starting point, the Beck Farm, a mile away.
Rue Anemone
Trout Lily
We will explore Ten Mile Creek Conservation Park along Ten Mile Creek and one of its tributaries. Expect to see a variety of wildflowers along the way including Rue Anemone, Wood Anemone, Spring Beauty, Star Chickweed, Wild Geranium, Trout-lily, Dwarf Ginseng, Mayapple, Violets and more. We will be on the lookout for the Red-headed woodpeckers that nest in a clearing along the creek. We also expect to see active beaver dams. If time allows we may visit a 5-foot diameter ancient White Oak too.
On this 2-mile round trip, we will explore floodplains, wetlands, and upland forests. We will follow old unmaintained logging roads for a portion of the walk as there are no formal trails in this part of the watershed. While most of the walk is easy, we give the walk a “moderate” difficulty rating due to a few places where the terrain is hilly.
Please bring food and drink. We will take a lunch/rest break midway on the hike.
Wear appropriate clothing: long pants, sturdy shoes, and be aware of checking yourself for ticks.
Our gracious hosts, Anne and Jay, have invited us to enjoy refreshments and good conversation at the Cinque farm following the hike.
In case the forecast is for heavy rain, the rain date is Sunday, April 19th, same time and place.
Contact: John Parrish, lifeonearth@verizon.net
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