The Botany Group visited Bear Creek Nature Park on March 3. The focus was on the plants and plant communities of a beautiful second growth bigleaf maple and conifers forest. The walk included a short floodplain section and a very dry little plateau. As in other recent outings, many of the observations were of mosses, liverworts and lichens, but the group also looked for early signs of spring among the vascular plants..
You can download co-leader Véronique’s photographic guide to many of the species seen on this trip here (PDF, 12.6 MB).
Here’s a selection of photos from the guide [click a photo to see the whole image]:
