Montauk Outer Beach

Victoria Bustamante

Saturday, September 26th | 10 am – 3 pm

Explore a botanical odyssey in some of Montauk’s lesser known and rare maritime communities—an otherworldly landscape of stunted, wind-shaped, salt-sprayed plants. We’ll be trekking off-trail through a richly woven mosaic of maritime heathlands, grasslands, shrublands, forests, and dunes.  These include the following ecological plant communities: Maritime heathland (S1), Maritime dunes (S3), Maritime shrubland (S4), Coastal oak-heath forest (S3). Some expected plant highlights are Schizachyrium littorale, Aristida tuberculosa, Mononeuria caroliniana, Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata, Dichanthelium commonsianum, Pityopsis falcata, Hudsonia tometosa, Carex tonsa, Viburnum dentatum var. venosum, Lechea maritima, Cyperus grayi, knitted through with reindeer lichen, Cladonia rangiferina. 

Bring water, lunch and/or snacks, and sunscreen. Ticks are a special concern, come prepared – boots, tick spray, tick clothing, gators. 

This is a joint trip with the Long Island Botanical Society. If you have any questions about the trip before registering, please email montauk@nyflora.org. 

All NYFA Field Trips are free and open to all.

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