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Piedmont Ridge Trout Lily & Winter Tree ID Walk w Bob Richie & Amy MartinFeb 21 Sat – 10 am to 1 pm, please arrive at 9:45 am
!!! NEW LOCATION !!!
2323 N Jim Miller Rd, Dallas, TX 75227
Park at the Grover Keeton Golf Course clubhouse parking lot, walk up the road and cross the DART line, and we’ll be on the right up the slope.
Attendance limited. Sign-up here: https://volunteersignup.org/HP9QK
If full, join wait list. A second weekday walk may be possible. But probably on a weekday afternoon.
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~ There are some issues with the Scyene Overlook Trail that make it best to avoid at present.
~ Trout lily flowering has been a bit off this year and the Piedmont Ridge Trail patches are more dependable.
~ The tree selection on the Piedmont Ridge Trail is more varied for winter tree ID.
The American Trout Lily, Erythronium americanum, is known as the harbinger of spring. It’s tiny, low-growing, downward-facing blooms are an important first nectar source for bees.
Between expositions by Bob, Amy will relay the Native American and pioneer history of Piedmont Ridge.
OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL HIKE AFTERWARD:
Follow Bob and Amy in your cars a few blocks north to 2525 N Jim Miller at the baseball parking lot. We will explore one section of the NEW trail created by Greenspace Dallas and funded by The Loop Dallas.
This section of the trail connects the Renda Meadow Loop to Oak Creek and, once the creek bridge is built, goes on to the Piedmont Ridge Trail. It is wide and has some lovely curves and mini-hills.
This section is part of a trail that will ultimately go from the Lawnview DART Station on Scyele to the DART Station at Lake June near US 175. Exciting! More news in another newsletter.
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Dogs are welcome, but you must maintain leashed control of your dog at all times. Trout lilies are delicate and can be crushed by dogs. Please no unleashed dogs on this walk. It is against park regulations and detrimental to wildlife.
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A $5 and up donation appreciated and will go toward trail signage. Please pay in advance by Venmo (@D-Smith-35) or Zelle (2147972475).
BIOS
Bob Richie teaches classes about edible and medicinal native plants at local nature preserves, parks and environmental centers. He is a certified Texas Master Naturalist and past president of the @Trinity Valley Beekeepers Association, Dallas’s local honeybee club, as well as a past Board Member of North @Texas Mycological Association. He is the father of two grown children, an avid bicycle rider/commuter and a registered yoga instructor.
Amy Martin is the author of Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature Around Dallas-Fort Worth (Wild-DFW.com). Piedmont RIdge is a chapter in the book. Amy is a co-founder of Friends of Piedmont Ridge and a new nonprofit, @Friends of the Forest Dallas.
Photo of trout lilies by Brent Franklin.
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2323 N Jim Miller Rd, Dallas, TX 75227-6512, United States
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