Three Mile Creek Alvar Barrens

Steven Daniel, Botanist/Naturalist and

Anne Johnson, author of Plants of St. Lawrence County

Saturday, June 8th | 10 am – 4 pm

We’ll explore this Jefferson County alvar preserve owned by The Nature Conservancy. Habitats include a mix of large open barren areas of shallow soil over limestone, patches of shrubs, and occasional limestone woodlands. Three Mile Creek is much less visited than the nearby Chaumont Barrens and is home to many interesting plants including rock elm (Ulmus thomasii), balsam ragwort (Packera paupercula), tall cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta), and Seneca snakeroot (Polygala senega) as well as other species found on this preserve but not on other nearby alvar areas, such as prairie redroot (Ceanothus herbaceus) and side-oats grama grass (Bouteloua curtipendula). Much of the field trip will be off-trail.  Limited to 15 registrants. Register early to assure space.

If you have any questions about the trip before registering, please email alvar@nyflora.org.

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