PA Plantings

  2011 FIELD TRIPS All trips will be led by Joan King; if you intend to participate in any of the trips outside of Lancaster Co., please let her know (717-284-5239 or jsking@lycos.com ). Saturday, April 23 : Little Cove, Franklin County This is a rich limestone woodland where we should see Trillium cuneatum, Jeffersonia diphylla, Delphinium tricorne, and Dodecatheon amythestinum, among others. Walk rating: moderate; an all day trip. Meet at North Museum at 7:00 a.m.; we will carpool from there. Bring a bag lunch.     Saturday, May 14: Benton Hollow, Lancaster Co. PA This is a rich river glen with trillium, mertensia, trout-lily, and violets. Walk rating: moderate. Prepare for wet feet since we hop across a small stream. Meet at the site at 10:00 a.m. Bring a bag lunch to take on the trail. Directions: Take PA Rt. 272 from Lancaster through the Buck intersection with PA Rt. 372. Continue south on Rt. 272 for about three miles to Chestnut Level Road , where you wil...

A new web site is now available which lists the botanically oriented field trips of a number of organizations in the Mid-Atlantic States. Botanical Field Trips is a great way to plan a weekend of botanizing in an area you are not familiar with. So take a look and plann your weekends and vacations! The groups  part icipating are:  Connecticut Botanical Society , CT Delaware Native Plant Societ y , DE Delaware Valley Fern and Wildflower Society , NJ & PA Maryland Native Plant Society ,  MD Muhlenberg Botanical Society , Lancaster, PA Pennsylvania Native Plant Society ,  State College, PA Philadelphia Botanical Club , Philadelphia, PA Western Pennsylvania Botanical Society , Western  PA UPDATE: as of Feb 3, 2010 two more groups are participating. the  Torrey Botanical Society , New York City area and the  Virginia Native Plant Society , Virginia