Celebrating Earth Day, Celebrating Spring Tree Walk

Join former environmental educator, tree identification instructor, and certified naturalist Elizabeth Rives for a series of seasonal walks (April 21, June 16, October 20) in the woods at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Elizabeth will teach you her popular tricks to learning tree identification in a holistic way and share with you the fascinating ecology of this magnificent wetlands complex. During the spring tree walk, we will examine the fresh new flowers and unfolding leaves of the refuge’s wooded swamps and upland forest trees and shrubs as we look and listen for spring migratory songbirds and the chorus of leopard frogs and spring peepers. We will also look for spring wildflowers in bloom and try to identify them together.

All walks are FREE, but space is limited to 18 adults (no children or pets, please). Please register by emailing Elizabeth at elizabeth_rives@hotmail.com and indicate whether you will be attending the classroom session on Thursday, April 19 at 7 pm at the Refuge headquarters (attendance is recommended but not required). An afternoon session will be added if there is high-enough demand. The walks will cover about 1-2 miles at a slow “naturalist’s shuffle” on natural surface trails. Meet at the Refuge Center parking lot.