Ward Pound Ridge Ramble

Patty Butter, Botanist

Saturday, July 13th | 9 am – 4 pm

Join the botanists conducting a multi-year flora survey here to visit the glacial outwashes and river floodplain that are home to plant communities unique in the lower Hudson Valley. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation is a 4,300 acre Westchester County Park with unique terrain and geological history.

Our trip will visit two locations, with walks through meadows and woodlands where we will have opportunities to enjoy unusual sedges and other graminoids, including the rare Bush’s sedge (Carex bushii), and an abundance of mid-summer wildflowers with possible sightings of blunt-leaved milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis) and spiked lobelia (Lobelia spicata).

We will meet at the Michigan Road parking area. Wear comfortable walking shoes, bring plenty of water, lunch, a sun hat, and be prepared for ticks.

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

All NYFA field trips are free and open to all.

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.