July / August Newsletter - Wildflower Walks announced

July / August 2006 Newsletter

In this issue, read about the Summer Wildflower Walks:

Spring ephemerals are long gone, but summer blooming perennials are now putting on their own show in the Potomac Gorge at Great Falls Park, Virginia. Third Sundays of the month from March until October, Marion Lobstein, assisted by Joe Metzger of the Maryland Native Plant Society, leads wildflower walks there to discover what is currently in bloom. Marion, an associate professor of biology at the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College, has been conducting these walks for the National Park Service since the late 1980s. Come join Marion, Joe and other wildflower enthusiasts on July 16, August 20, September 17, and October 15. The leisurely two and a half-hour walks begin at 10 a.m. outside the Visitor Center, lower level.