Wildflower Walks in the Upper Dungeness
Organizer: Dungeness River Nature Center
Organizer Email: info@DungenessRiverCenter.org
Organizer Phone: 360-681-4076
Organizer Website: https://DungenessRiverCenter.org/
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Join the River Center on a search for wild treasures!
In this series, you will learn how to identify native plants and observe how plant communities change throughout the season. Witness the transformation from early bloomers to late bloomers, to setting seeds. Feel free to sign-up for a walk each month or attend only one!
In April and May, the walks will focus on greeting the early spring flowers at low elevations as they begin to awake after winter (Lower Dungeness). The last three sessions in June, July, and August will be explorations of higher elevations in the Deer Park area (Upper Dungeness).
Hikes will be led by wildflower expert John Bridge and Montana Napier, the Education Manager at the River Center. These classes are full day experiences. Bring layers, water, a lunch, and come prepared to carpool to Deer Park in Olympic National Park.
You will learn how to identify different species, look closely into nature, and enjoy the sounds, sights, and smells of our big, beautiful backyard.
Please note these are intermediate level hikes. While there is not much elevation gain, the trails can be narrow, footing can be challenging in some locations, and there are a few small obstacles (fallen logs, branches, roots, etc.) Distance traveled on foot each day will be about 4-5 miles.