Botanical Gems of Montgomery County March 20, 2011

We continue our series of field trips to some of the botanically rich, but often underappreciated, Montgomery County Parks. On this hike we'll visit Blockhouse Point, along the Potomac River, where we'll explore the preserve's notable, contiguous forest of typical Piedmont plant species, as well as more uncommon ones. On this first day of Spring, we'll search for the season's early blooms and swelling buds. We'll cover 2-4 miles, with some uphill/downhill and a hike out to a bluff above the Potomac, on this moderate hike. Our leader is forest ecologist for the County.