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Saturday, April 29, 2017
Join us for a Wine & Cheese Nature Walk at Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, Pinson, AL. We will meet at 2 p.m. in the parking area near the exit. Plan to explore the forest led by the preserve’s education specialist, Zac Napier. Rain date is Sunday, April 30, 2017. Cost is $10 but limited to 30 Blanche Dean and Friends of Turkey Creek members, so don’t wait to reserve your spot. Interested parties can reserve by emailing friendsofTCNP@gmail.com or calling Karen Hutchinson@205-218-6800 before April 15th, payment to be made at the event.
May 1st
Meet at 7 pm for our regular meeting at BBG - speaker will be Zac Napier, Education Specialist for Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, Zac leads great naturalist hikes - topic to be announced.
September 11th 7pm regular meeting at BBG
November 13th 7pm regular meeting at Homewood Library
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Wildflower hikes with the Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks
Saturday, April 8, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the Crosby Arboretum in Picayune, MS.
Join Heather Sullivan, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks Botanist, for a spring walk through the Arboretum’s exhibits. She will discuss ferns and flowers encountered along the journey. The program is free to Crosby members; non-members $5. Register by April 7. Boots recommended.
Saturday, April 8, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. at the Crosby Arboretum in Picayune, MS.
Join Arboretum staff members Jennifer Buchanan and Pat Drackett on this field walk to explore the carnivorous species of plants found in the Savanna Exhibit and their habitats, including sundews, bladderworts, and pitcher plants. Crosby Members free; non-members $5. Register by April 7. Boots recommended.
Saturday, May 20, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the Crosby Auditorium in in Picayune, MS.
Learn to recognize and enjoy many of the thirty species of orchids native to the Gulf Coast! Glen Ladnier, long-time orchid enthusiast and member of the Gulf Coast Orchid Society, will discuss habitats, plant and flower characteristics, and touch on common conservation techniques, before leading a short field walk to visit native orchids blooming in the Arboretum exhibits. Crosby Members free; non-members $5. Register by May 19.
Wednesday –Sunday 9 -5 p.m. Native Orchids of South Mississippi I
Reservations: Call the Arboretum office at (601) 799-2311 for questions, and to make program reservations. Physical Address: 370 Ridge Road, Picayune, MS 3946 6Hours of Operation: Wednesday-Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 25 (yes a Thursday) Tishomingo State Park, northeast Mississippi
Explore the trails of this great park with Heather Sullivan. Meet at the lodge in the park at 10 a.m. We will see lots of plants that are unique to this area. Hiking boots and sticks are recommended. $4 park fee per vehicle. Please let me know by May 19th if you want to join me: heather.sullivan@mmns.state.ms.us
Saturday, June 17 Harrell Hill Prairie
This is a joint field trip with Alabama NPS. Meet at the Wendy’s in Forest, Mississippi at 8 a.m. This is just north of the interstate exit to Forest (exit 88) on Hwy 35. The restaurant will be closed, but there is a service station nearby. We will then drive to the prairie: from Wendy’s, turn right (east) on Erle Johnston Drive and continue to its end at Hwy 501. Turn left (north) on Hwy 501, and then right (east) on Forest Service Road 518. Bring shade (hat, umbrella, etc.), water, bug spray. We will stay as long as it is comfortable, then move down the road to the red cockaded woodpecker colony. Please let me know by June 12th if you want to join me: heather.sullivan@mmns.state.ms.us
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February 19th Field Trip
First field trip for the Blanche Dean Chapter of the Alabama Wildflower Society will be on Sunday, February 19, 2017. Larry Stephens has invited us to see early spring ephemerals such as trout lily, toothwort, hepatica on his property. Meet at 12:45PM in the Winn Dixie parking lot(3925 Crosshaven Dr., B’ham, AL 35243).This is a moderate hike on a hillside. Wear hiking boots, bring walking sticks and water. Dress for the weather.There is limited parking so we need to caravan. In case of rain, we have a rain day for Sunday, February 26. If we are rained out, meeting place is still the Winn Dixie at 12:45PM. Bring water & snacks.Questions call Linda Sherk@ 205-415-1643(cell), 205-672-9779(home) or email @ blt111@bellsouth.net.
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SAVE these dates!
2017 Meetings of Blanche Dean Chapter of Alabama Wildflower Society
March 6th 6:30pm at BBG
April 4th 7pm at BBG
May 1st 7 pm at BBG
September 11th 7pm at BBG
November 13th 7pm at Homewood Library
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Freshwater Land Trust Sunday Hike Series
Check out these hikes on private Freshwater Landtrust property. These properties are rarely seen by the public and if you get a chance to attend it will be memorable for sure!
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Field Trip To Augusta Robinson’s Place
in the Black Belt Prairie On May 23, 2015
If you have never been to Augusta Robinson’s property near Greensboro, AL here is your chance. We hope to see plants found in the “Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers” such as
Scutellaria parvula (Small Skullcap), Penstamon pallidus (Pale Beard Tongue), Echinacea pallida(Pale Purple Coneflower), Ruellia humilis (Hairy Wild Petunia), Linum sulcatum (Grooved Yellow Flax), Ipomoea pandurate (Wild Sweet Potato), Asclepias viridis (Spider Milkweed), Asclepias viridiflora (Green Mildweed), Schizachyrium scoparium (Little
Bluestem) and much more.
Meet Linda Sherk at 8:00Am in the Barnes & Nobles parking lot at the Summitt Shopping Center. It is approximately 1&1/2 hour drive. Bring a picnic lunch, water, snacks,
bugspray. Wear long pants to protect against poison ivy and bugs and sturdy shoes. Area is mostly rolling hills and reasonably level. Augusta is providing drinks and dessert.
Directions: From the Summitt we will travel on I459 west until it intersects with I59 and head for Tuscaloosa. When we near Tuscaloosa look for the exit to Moundville or Hwy 69 South. Drive through Moundville, 6 miles south of Moundville keep right onto AL Hwy 60, then left on AL 14 toward Greensboro. In Sawyerville turn right on Co. Rd. 17 across from the Post Office. Augusta Robinson’s place is 4 miles on the right. Her cell is 205.394.9144.
Questions: Linda Sherk 205.415.1643
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Join us Sun., April 19th
for a Great Field Trip to
Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve
in Tuscumbia
Our April field trip will be to Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve in Tuscumbia on Sunday, April 19. Meet at The Birmingham Botanical Gardens parking lot at 8AM. Bring a picnic lunch, drinks, snacks and wear appropriate clothing for hiking.
The drive is about 2 & ½ hours and we plan on arriving by 10:30AM.
Here is a chance for those of you who couldn’t make our November trip to come this time in the spring.
Jim and Faye Lacefield have a 700 acre preserve in the Little Mountain region of southern Colbert County. Jim and Faye will be our leaders once we arrive. Their phone number is 256-381-6301.
Look for Linda Sherk at the BBG. Her cell is 205-415-1643 or home 205-671-9779. She can give you directions and additional meet up sites.
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April 6, Monday at BBG regular meeting 7pm
April 19, Sunday Fieldtrip to Cane Creek Canyon
Our April field trip will be to Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve in Tuscumbia on Sunday, April 19. Meet at The Birmingham Botanical Gardens parking lot at 8AM. Bring a picnic lunch, drinks, snacks and wear appropriate clothing for hiking.
The drive is about 2 & ½ hours and we plan on arriving by 10:30AM.
Here is a chance for those of you who couldn’t make our November trip to come this time in the spring.
Jim and Faye Lacefield have a 700 acre preserve in the Little Mountain region of southern Colbert County. Jim and Faye will be our leaders once we arrive. Their phone number is 256-381-6301.
Look for Linda Sherk at the BBG. Her cell is 205-415-1643 or home 205-671-9779. She can give you directions and additional meet up sites.
May 4, Birmingham Zoo at 7pm for joint meeting with Alabama Paleo Society
May 9, Saturday Fieldtrip to Keel Mtn., Bethel Springs Landtrust
May 23, Saturday Fieldtrip to Augusta Robinson’s Black Belt Prairie near Greensboro.
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2015 Calendar of Events
- March 2, 2015 AWS Meeting at BBG 6:30pm - Potluck Dinner Night
It is our pot luck dinner night so please bring a dish and join us ... speaker to be announced.
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| The Smith Mountain Fire Tower Field Trip May 31 2014 |
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| Davis Arboretum Field Trip Report 3/23/14 |
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