Wildflower Walks with Ronnie
Dear Friends,
Please join this year's wildflower lifecycle walks at Dogwood Creek to follow the stages of growth - from first leaves through flowering and setting seeds - of the 85 Palouse native species on the 50+ acres of prairie and pine forests.
I'm planning 1 or 2 walks each month, the first this coming Sunday, March 30th (sunny 58F), then the next Sunday, April 6th (sunny), another in April if it's not too rainy, then Sunday, May 4th (sunny), and so on .... Or come out anytime; I walk on the hill every day.
Call at (509) two-eight-eight-one-five-one-one. Come by noon for potluck picnic at +1 pm. We'll walk in the afternoon, or in the morning if you come earlier. Bring your friends. And invite others too.
Thanks,
Ronnie
3751 Upper Union Flat Road
Colfax,WA 99111
- a mile downstream from Klemgard Park.
NEW THIS SPRING!!
Informal Plant Walks with Pam
Pam Brunsfeld will be leading informal plant walks for the White Pine Chapter this spring to help people interested in learning to identify native plant species. Informal means that no one will be scouting ahead to make sure certain species will be in peak bloom, and species lists will not be provided. Also, these will not be all day walks. Below is the tentative schedule for Pam’s plant ID walks. Rain will cancel.
Please add these fun and informative walks to your calendar. They are open to members and friends of the chapter.
- May 4 – Afternoon walk on Balsam Route on Moscow Mountain. It is a good area close to Moscow where we can see early spring flora.
- May 13 – Evening walk at Robinson Park.
- May 23 – Afternoon walk in Vassar/Bronson Meadows area to hopefully hit the camas bloom just right.
- June 07 – Afternoon trip to White Pine Campground to see the rare, clustered lady’s slipper, Cypripedium fasciculatum.
More walks may be scheduled depending on interest and flora abundance. Additional details will be sent out via email closer to the time of the walk. Check the whitepine website for details.