David DuBois, Director of Stewardship at Baltimore Woods Nature Center
Time and Date
Sunday, May 4th | 12 pm – 3:30 pm
Limit
15 participants
Hiking Difficulty
Moderate
Trip Description
The Rand Tract is a park owned by the city of Syracuse on the west side of Onondaga Valley. This valley is carved into the Onondaga limestone where the rich soils support a wonderful diversity of spring wildflowers. On the high side of the park some limestone ledges are exposed, and there is a section of limestone talus slope. The most spectacular community in the park is the old growth forest midway up the slope with a nice diversity of mature canopy trees and a profusion of understory herbs. This trip will cover about 1.5 miles of trail and about 300 feet of elevation gain.
If you have any questions about the trip before registering, please email randramble@nyflora.org.
All NYFA field trips are free and open to all.
Donation
NYFA relies on the generous support of its members to offer free Field Trips and Learn 10 workshops. If you are able, please consider a donation to help support these efforts. Suggested Donation is $10.
