Our seven members were rewarded with clear blue skies, low humidity and high 70’s temperatures. We saw 79 species of flowers in bloom, fresh beaver signs, birds, butterflies, moth, dragonflies and mushrooms.
Seven members braved the heat and humidity to see over 70 species of flowers in bloom. Read the list here.
On an overcast day, we walked the first mile of the trail before it started to drizzle. Wearing rain gear and using our umbrellas, we finished the round trip without getting wet. We saw 29 species in flower and two in bud.
Photos By: Dianne Machesney
Flowers in Bloom
Garlic Mustard, Winter cress, Dandelion, Common chickweed, Grandiflora trillium, Corn salad, Wild ginger, Purple Deadnettle, Wild geranium, yellow corydalis, spring beauty, Solomon seal - bud, ground ivy, common blue violet, smooth yellow violet, greater celandine, rock cress, early saxifrage, kidney leaved buttercup, wild blue phlox, northern white violet, coltsfoot, long spur violet, red trillium, dog violet, foam flower, broad leaved toothwort, bishop's cap, Dutchman's britches, dogwood trees, wild hydrangea in bud.
Eight members joined the hike along Beaver Creek: Carl, our leader, Dick, Mark, Loree, Bob, Dianne, Mary and Ken. It was a sunny, hot day in the upper 80’s. 63 species of flowers were noted, along with 20 species in fruit. See the complete list here:
Eighteen people enjoyed beautiful 84 degree, sunny weather to hike the prairie at Jennings. We saw a good variety of blooming flowers, grasses, mushrooms, birds and butterflies. Click here to see the list.
Fr. Bob, Susanne, Sharon
Colleen, Kate, Evan, Sue, Melissa and Adam
Groundnut Apios Americana
Culver’s Root Veronicastrum virginicum
Cordyceps Mushroom
Chanterelle Mushroom
Jack – that is one tall sunflower!! Helianthus giganteus
Water horehound Lycopus americanus
Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnate
On Saturday, July 21, Loree Speedy and Mark Bowers led the hike along the bike trail at Duff Park. We entered from the new parking lot on Route 22. Click here to see the list of plants we admired along the way. Thanks to Mark for submitting his photos. Other photos by Dianne Machesney.
Witch Hazel in Bud
Spikenard
Jumpseed
Joe Pye Weed
Helleborine
13 people attended the walk on a 65 degree, partly sunny day. We saw 51 species of flowers in bloom and 34 birds. Only two butterflies: Cabbage White and E. Tiger Swallowtail. See the whole list here.
Paul and Pam
Kim and Melissa
Virginia Bluebells
Long Spur Violet
Sessile-leaved Bellwort
Grandiflora Trilliums covered the woodland floor
Walking Fern
Checking out the partridge berry and wintergreen
About 15 folks attended this walk led by Judy Stark. After snow the previous week we were treated with a sunny and warm day. We walked the road on the forested hill behind the Maple Syrup buildings and back around the lake. We saw about a dozen flowering plants, Bloodroot being the most prolific. (Photos by: Judy Stark)
Here is the list:
bloodroot
sharp-lobed hepatica
grandiflora trillium
trout lily
Virginia spring beauty
cut-leaved toothwart
two-leaved toothwart
blue cohosh
trailing arbutys
kidney-leaved buttercup
wild ginger
Virginia Bluebells
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partridgeberry
teaberry
striped wintergreen
Kim searches Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide
Bloodroot
Grandiflora Trillium
Sharp lobed hepatica
Virginia Spring Beauty
Trailing Arbutus
Eight club members hiked the wildflower preserve on a 55 degree cloudy day led by Dianne Machesney. Judy, Donna, Tim, Charmie, Bob, Jessica and Karen saw 36 flowering species. After lunch we went to Independence Marsh and saw 25 species, including Shooting Star. Only two butterflies were spotted: E. Comma and Spring Azure. Click here for the list of plants.
Here are some photos from the hike: (Photos by: Dianne Machesney)
Yellow Corydalis
Wild Ginger
Wild Blue Phlox
Virginia Bluebells
Trout Lily
Squirrel Corn
Virginia Spring Beauties
Shooting Star
Lyre Leaved Rock Cress
Karen and Dianne
Harbinger of Spring
Grandiflora Trillium
Foam Flower
Early Saxifrage
Dwarf Larkspur
Cut leaf Toothwort
Blue Cohosh
Kidney leaved buttercup Photo by: Tim Prepelka
Even though Pittsburgh and south saw 2-3 inches of rain the night before, Jennings was dry and the sun was shining for our annual walk through the prairie. We found 62 species in flower including a new one for our records, Featherfleece, Stenanthium gramineum. Click here to see the list of what we found. After lunch, six of us went to Moraine to see the Spotted Coralroot.
Photos by Dianne Machesney and Tom Moser.
