Sunday, January 15 (1-3:30 pm)
Leader: Stephanie Mason
Members $33; nonmembers $46
Not all herbaceous plants disappear in the winter. Many persist as dried stalks and seed clusters with a different seasonal beauty. The setting for our outdoor introduction to winter weed and wildflower identification will be the woods and wetlands of McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area near Poolesville, MD. We’ll also investigate seed dispersal strategies, and examine plant skeletons for signs of summer insect activity, such as insect galls, chrysalids, cocoons, and egg cases. Expect to walk over uneven ground which may be muddy, uneven, frozen and/or slippery. REGISTER