Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 11:30 AM
North Park Arboretum, Allegheny County
Leader: Meg Scanlon; 724-612-6192
The North Park Arboretum is almost 25 acres of native and non-native trees and shrubs, with an ever changing understory. Migrating birds utilize this area for feeding and shelter. Grass and dirt pathways and deer trails crisscross throughout. Plantings include older varieties and weeping cultivars, with most specimens surpassing 100 years old. Walk will include some moderate inclines, but most are relatively level. Trails can be wet even without rain.
Directions: North Park is an Allegheny County Park and can be reached by McKnight Road/Babcock Boulevard or PA Route 8/Wildwood Road. We will meet at the Juniata and Forest Glen Shelters on Old Babcock Blvd. Old Babcock Blvd is a park access road off of Wildwood Road across from the Kool Cones / 7-Eleven.
Arrive at 11:30 AM to eat lunch at the pavilion, weather permitting. We will start walking at 12 noon. Juniata Shelter has an ADA accessible portable restroom.
GPS coordinates: 40.59262, -79.99533 Google Maps Link
Sunday, November 24 , 1:00 PM
Hazelwood Green’s Tecumseh Street, City of Pittsburgh
Leader: Loree Speedy; 724-518-6022; loreespeedy@gmail.com
We will look for urban vegetation in little forgotten spaces in the city’s newest brownfield redevelopment. Meet along Tecumseh Street at Second Avenue by the Carnegie Library in the Hazelwood Center (5006 Second Ave – parking entrance on Second Ave). Park on the street or at the library. GPS coordinates: 40.40850, -79.94417 Google Maps Link