wildflowers2009
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FRIDAY EVENTS April 24, 2009 |
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#1 Wildflowers at Selma Steele 9:00 a.m. Join wildflower author Kay Yatskievych, DNR Nature Preserves Ecologist Tom Swinford, and T.C. Steele staff member Davie Kean for a wildflower trek through the Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve. Participants may choose a 2 ½ to 3-hour walk on a RUGGED wildflower trail through a valley, or a MODERATE walk along the ridge. Meet at Location A. Hike repeats at 1:00 p.m. #2 Focus on Wildflowers 9:00 a.m. Award-winning photographer Jeffrey Hammond and BirdCountry.US Director Jeff Riegel will lead an EASY 2-hour excursion to photograph glorious spring wildflowers. Bring your camera and plenty of film (or pixels) to capture images of spring beauties, woodland phlox, and much more. Limited to 25 people, so pre-registration is required. Call T.C. Steele State Historic Site at (812) 988-2785 to register. Participants will carpool to a nearby wildflower hotspot. Meet at Location A . #3 Spring’s Promise 1:00 p.m. The soil smells fresh and the air is cool. Join DNR Interpretive Naturalist Jim Eagleman for a 2-hour RUGGED walk into Strahl Valley. Learn about its history and how past land practices have resulted in today’s park flora. Meet at Location F. #4 Wildflowers at Selma Steele 9:00 a.m. Got a late start to the day? If you missed the morning hike at Selma Steele State Nature Preserve, here is a second chance. See Hike #1 description. Meet at Location A. #5 Waldrip Cabin Hike 3:30 p.m. Join botanist Kirk Larson of Hoosier National Forest on a 2-hour MODERATE hike to historic Waldrip Cabin. This now-abandoned cabin was built in 1877, and is nestled among the ridgetops near Lake Monroe. Meet at Location B. #6 Relicts of the Ice Age Hike 4:00 p.m. Step back in time with Sycamore Land Trust Environ-mental Educator Carroll Ritter and Cathy Meyer of Monroe County Parks & Rec, as you hike through a mature oak forest to a stand of Eastern hemlocks: reminders of an ecosystem common in Indiana thousands of years ago. Limited to 20 people, so pre-registration is required. Call TC Steele State Historic Site at (812) 988-2785 to register. Participants will carpool to a local TNC/SLT property for a 2-hour, MODERATE hike. Meet at Location A . #7 Timberdoodles & Goatsuckers 8:00 p.m. Timberdoodles (woodcocks), goatsuckers (whippoorwills) and other night birds are the highlights of our outing. Parti-cipants will hike a short distance to enjoy the sights and sounds of the night. Bring a lawn chair and flashlight, and meet DNR Naturalist Jim Eagleman and BirdCountry.US Director Jeff Riegel to carpool to a local “night spot.” Meet at Location A. #8 Owls, Pals & S’mores 8:00 p.m. Here’s another evening outing: join DNR Naturalist Susan Douglas around the Friendship Circle campfire. Learn about owls, and meet a live owl from Return to the Wild’s rehab program for injured birds. Then we will try to call in some wild owls to join the party. The evening will end with toasted marshmallows and s’mores. Yum! Meet at Location C. |
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SATURDAY EVENTS April 25, 2009 |
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#9 Birds at T.C. Steele 7:00 a.m. Bring binoculars and field guides if you have them! Retired IU biology professor Don Whitehead will lead a MODERATE, 2-hour walk in the forest near the Steele home. Expect to find migrating warblers, tanagers, grosbeaks and thrushes searching for food in the budding oaks. Meet at Location A. #10 Indiana Forests: the Oak Bottleneck 9:00 a.m. The largest study of its kind in Indiana is the focus of this MODERATE 2-hour off-trail walk. Join BirdCountry.US Director Jeff Riegel, and see what is being done to determine the reactions of birds, bats, salamanders, snakes, insects and plants to different forest management practices. How can we best maintain biodiversity and regenerate our oak-hickory forests? Meet at Location A to carpool to a nearby site. #11 Lake Monroe Backwaters 9:00 a.m. Take a boat trip with DNR Wildlife Specialist Rex Watters and wildflower author Kay Yatskievych to see wildflowers and wildlife along the shore. Bring a life jacket if you have one, plus water and a sack lunch–-the trip will last into the afternoon. Boats stop at several spots to explore, so wear boots and old clothes! Limit of 25 participants , so pre-registration is required. Call T.C. Steele SHS at (812) 988-2785 to reserve your seat. Note: boats are small, and you MUST be nimble enough to climb in and out. Meet at Location E. #12 Weird Ravine Wander 10:00 a.m. Ever see a rock in a tree? A BIG rock in a TALL tree? How did it get there? All explanations will be considered, however weird. Now is your chance to see this strange phenomenon for yourself, along with flowering dogwoods, redbuds, oaks, maples and many more. Join DNR Interpretive Naturalist Jim Eagleman for a RUGGED, 2-hour hike. Meet at Location H. #13 T.C. Steele Art Trek 10:00 a.m. Take to the woods with TC Steele staff member/artist Amber Zaragoza and natural science illustrator Gillian Harris, to enjoy and capture the beauty that inspired artist T.C. Steele 100 years ago. Bring a sketchbook and your choice of drawing media for a 2-hour sketching walk on a MODERATE, established trail. Meet at Location A. #14 Wildflowers at Griffy Lake 1:00 a.m. Beauty abounds at Griffy Lake Nature Preserve! The City of Bloomington Parks & Recreation invites wildflower friends and fans to take a peek at the park’s host of short-lived, stunning springtime blooms. City park Program Specialist Kriste Lindberg will be your guide for this easy, 1 ½-hour walk. Meet at Location M. #15 “Crick” Walk 1:00 p.m. Join “Moment of Science” radio personality Don Glass and DNR Naturalist Susan Douglas for this EASY,1 ½-hour walk beside one of the finger streams of the Schooner Valley watershed. We’ll identify wildflowers that grow in and around many of our creeks and valleys. Meet at Location I. #16 Treasure at Griffy Lake Woods 1:00 p.m. Discover a diversity of wildflowers in the forest near the Griffy Lake dam, where Preserve Director Keith Clay and IU Herbarium Administrator Eric Knox will lead a 1 ½-hour, EASY walk. Hike is limited to 25. Pre-registration by e-mail is required, so contact Dr. Clay at preserve@indiana.edu. Meet at Location J.#17 Wild Hyacinth Hike 3:30 p.m. Botanist Kirk Larson and Forester Teena Ligman of Hoosier National Forest will lead small groups on a MODERATE, 2-hour hike along a unique limestone ridge in the Charles C. Deam Wilderness Area where wild hyacinths are common. Participants are limited to 18, so pre-registration is required. Call the HNF office at (812) 275-5987 to register. Participants will carpool to this remote location. Meet at Location B. #18 Oak Woods & Wildflowers 3:30 p.m. Explore the Reeves Tract, the newest addition to Hitz-Rhodehamel Nature Preserve, with The Nature Conser-vancy’s Indiana Director of Stewardship Ellen Jacquart and Brown County Hills Project Director Dan Shaver. As you identify trees and wildflowers, enjoy a prime example of oak woodland restoration with a long history of forest manage-ment (Charles Deam surveyed the tract in 1923). Participants will carpool to this beautiful preserve for a RUGGED, 1 ½-hour hike. Meet at Location G. #19 “If you can’t beat ‘em, eat ‘em!” 6:00 p.m. Join your fellow Foray afficionados for conversation and an unusual dining experience: a dinner featuring garlic mustard lasagna and other delectable dishes made with invasive plant ingredients (don’t worry, there will be less exotic food, too). Reservations are required. Cost is $8.00 per person, payable to Friends of T.C. Steele. Reserve your spot by calling (812) 988-2785, or email tcsteele@bloomington.in.us before April 23. Meet at Location K. #20 Foray Review & "Wicked Weeds and Infamous Aliens” 7:30 pm Compare notes as wildflower author Kay Yatskievych summarizes the 2009 wildflower count. Finish the evening with a silent auction to support the Foray, and a program by Glenn Nice of Purdue Extension Service. Mr. Nice will outline the impact of invasive plants on society and the environment, touch on the latest ecological theories, and introduce some of Indiana’s bad boys of the weed world. Dessert and beverages provided, no reservations are needed. Meet at Location K.
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SUNDAY EVENTS April 26, 2009 |
| #21 Wildflower Yoga 9:00 a.m. Salute the sun as a wildflower would: surrounded by the natural beauty of the outdoors. Join yoga instructor Lee Edgren and DNR Naturalist Brittany Davis for a 1-hour session appropriate for beginners or the more experienced, with a new twist on traditional yoga poses. Wear comfortable clothing, and bring a yoga mat or blanket. Meet at Location A. #22 Conservation Crafts 10:00 a.m. All hiked out? All ages will enjoy crafts with TC Steele staff member/artist Amber Zaragoza. Combine recycled objects with natural materials to create new treasures. Ends at 1 :00 p.m., join us for all or part. A $2 fee covers cost of materials. Meet at Location A #23 Pate Hollow Trail 10:00 a.m. Explore Hoosier National Forest’s 7 ½-mile, MODERATE TO RUGGED Pate Hollow Trail with Cathy Meyer of Monroe County Parks & Rec and TC Steele staff member Davie Kean. Bring lunch and water, and enjoy up to 4 hours looking for wildflowers near Lake Monroe. Meet at Location B. #24 Fire in the Valley 2:00 p.m. Meet Resource Specialist Dave Vadas of Yellowwood /Morgan-Monroe State Forests to explore a valley abundant with fire pinks--and, perhaps, a glimpse of the elusive green dragon. Participants will carpool to the site for a MODERATE, 2-hour walk. Meet at Location D. #25 Ogle Hollow Nature Preserve 2:00 p.m. Clinical nutritionist Pamela Alboher-Ray and DNR Naturalist Susan Douglas will lead a RUGGED 2.5 hour walk to identify wildflowers, trees and invasive plants, and to discuss their edible and medicinal qualities. Along the way, we'll discuss the history and geology of the area, and throw in a story or two. Meet at Location K. #26 ‘Just for Kids’ Photo Workshop 2:00 p.m. Kids, bring your cameras and join Sycamore Land Trust Environmental Educator Carroll Ritter and SLT volunteer Martha Fox for a 2-hour nature photography workshop just for you. Learn special tips and tricks for wildflower close-ups, and visit a stream and pond nestled in the woods nearby. Limited to 15 participants, so pre-registration is required. Call T.C. Steele SHS at (812) 988-2785 to reserve your spot. Meet at Location L . Location Map of Hikes:
WHERE IS IT? Hike & Program Locations A - Meet at T.C. Steele State Historic Site, 1.5 miles south of SR 46 at Belmont. Meet at upper parking lot near exit. 39.130560 N, 86.348848 W B Follow signs on SR 446 to Paynetown State Recreation Area, 6.5 miles south of SR 46 / 446 junction. Meet in parking lot behind office. 39.092449 N, 86.424422 W C
Meet at the Brown County State Park Nature Center. Park map is available
at D Meet at Yellowwood State Forest Visitor Center parking lot. Turn onto Yellowwood Rd. off SR 46 (at Knights Corner store) and follow signs to office. 39.183092 N, 86.338763 W E Meet at Crooked Creek Boat Ramp, 4.9 miles south of SR 46 on TC Steele Road. 39.094014 N, 86.327713 W F Meet in Brown County State Park at the Lake Strahl parking lot. Park map is available at entrance gate. 39.14383 N, 86.21688 W G Meet
in the Nashville IGA grocery store parking lot, on the end near
McDonalds restaurant. H Meet in Brown County State Park at the Fire Tower near the Park Office. Park map is available at entrance gate. 39.166137 N, 86.215897 W I Meet
in Brown County State Park at the Lake Ogle parking lot. Park map is
available at entrance gate. J From SR 46 / 446 junction, drive 1.3 miles on SR 46, turn right (still on SR 46), drive 2 miles. Turn right onto Fee Ln. (becomes Matlock Rd.), go 0.3 miles, turn left on Headly. Drive 1.1 miles, and park at Griffy Lake boathouse. 39.19812 N, 86.51282 W K Meet in Brown County State Park at the Rally Campground Recreation Building. Park map is available at entrance gate. Hike #25 will meet at Trailhead #5, next to the Recreation Building parking lot. 39.15645 N, 86.22995 W L Follow
SR 46 to the Brown County /Monroe County Line sign. Turn immediately
north on Brown County Line Rd. Drive to the barn at the end of the road,
and park in the open field just beyond the barn. M From SR 46 /446 junction, drive 1.3 miles on SR 46, turn right (still on SR 46), go 2.4 miles and turn right onto Dunn St. Drive 1.3 miles to parking lot below Griffy Lake Dam. 39.20522 N, 86.52870 W |
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Special Thanks to Our Hike & Program Leaders |
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Pamela Alboher-Ray, Keith Clay, Brittany Davis, Susan Douglas, Jim Eagleman, Lee Edgren, Martha Fox, Don Glass, Jeff Hammond, Gillian Harris, Ellen Jacquart, Davie Kean, Eric Knox, Kirk Larson, Kriste Lindberg, Teena Ligman, Cathy Meyer, Glenn Nice, Jeff Riegel, Carroll Ritter, Dan Shaver, Tom Swinford, Dave Vadas, Rex Watters, Don Whitehead, Kay Yatskievych, and Amber Zaragoza. Foray Planning Committee Stephanie Dean, Andrea deTarnowsky, Brittany Davis, Susan Douglas, Jim Eagleman, Davie Kean, Teena Ligman, Cathy Meyer, Jeff Riegel, and Kay Yatskievych. Logo design by Davie Kean Map by Phyllis Taylor | |
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Join us next year for the
25th Annual
Wildflower Foray
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
April 23, 24 & 25, 2010
For more information, contact:
T.C. Steele State Historic Site
4220 T.C. Steele Road
Nashville, IN 47448
(812) 988-2785
e-mail: tcsteele@bloomington.in.us
