Whiteface Mountain Alpine and Krummholz Plants

Steve Young, former chief botanist for the NY Natural Heritage Program who continues to study the state flora, mostly in the Adirondacks, the Capital District, and Long Island.

Sunday, August 10th | 10 am – 1 pm

We will take a walk from the parking lot of Whiteface Mountain, up the stairs to the top and then down the Wilmington Trail to the parking lot.  We will look at the wide diversity of rare and common alpine and krummholz plants and see if we can add to the extensive checklist of plants for the summit. This is a moderate hike and will involve a climb up the long (sometimes crowded) stairway from the castle to the top and a walk down a rocky, sometimes bouldery trail to the road. This is a joint trip with the Adirondack Botanical Society.

There is a limit of 10 people for the trip so please register early.

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

Joint field trip with the Adirondack Botanical Society.

All NYFA field trips are free and open to all.

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