Tiptoeing The Tarkill

Kyle J. Webster | NY Natural Heritage Program Botanist

Sunday, September 28th | 10 am – 3 pm

Join us as we tiptoe around the Tarkill Ponds at Brookhaven State Park. These coastal plain ponds are a treasure of the central Long Island pine barrens and habitat to a myriad of rare and unique plants. We will take a short hike through the pine barrens before it opens up into an expansive sandy habitat exposed by the late-season drawdown of the ponds. Some highlights will include pink coreopsis (Coreopsis rosea), sickle-leaved golden aster (Pityopsis falcata), purple agalinis (Agalinis purpurea), black-fruited spike rush (Eleocharis melanocarpa), sand bead grass (Paspalum setaceum var. psammophilum), dwarf umbrella grass (Fuirena pumila), and many many more interesting species.

This will be a 1 mile hike over relatively flat sandy ground.

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

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