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Calendar of Events
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- Date: May 17, 2009 (Sunday)
Topic: Annual Spring Wildflower Walk
Leader: Jim Goltz
Location: Bell Forest Nature Preserve, Carleton County (directions follow)
Start Time: 1 pm
We will explore the spring flora of a rich hardwood forest habitat, alluvial forest and the shoreline of the
Meduxnekeag River. This walk has a low degree of difficulty..we walk at a
leisurely pace down an old woods road, returning up the hill requires some
stamina (or frequent stops).
Pre-registration for this event would be appreciated. Please contact Jim Goltz (phone 459-8685 or by email) or Rick Fournier
Directions to get to the Bell Forest :
1) Take Highway 550 from Woodstock (in the direction opposite from Wal Mart);
2) drive on hwy 550 and turn left on to Red Bridge Road in Hartford;
3) follow the Red Bridge Road past the Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve signs to Red Bridge;
4) DO NOT CROSS THE RIVER...instead go about 3 kilometres upriver;
5) just after the final crest of the hill, there is a large farmhouse and barns on the right;
6) then park along the road, you will see a large wooden sign for the Bell Forest. The Meduxnekeag River Association have a map on their website:
- Date: *** May 30th (Saturday) *** NEW DATE!
Topic: Plant Inventory of Odell Park
Leader: Rick Fournier
Location: Odell Park parking lot, Waggoners Lane, Fredericton
Start Time: 10 am
The NB Botany Club will undertake a long term project of developing
a species list for vascular plants, mosses and lichens of Odell Park in
Fredericton. During this field trip (and 2 more during the summer) the
participants will learn how to locate, identify, collect and press, and
provide voucher information for plant specimens. Plant presses, GPS
units and voucher forms will be available for practice.
Degree of
difficulty : moderate
No registration is required for this event.
- Date: June 5, 6, and 7
Topic: Nature NB AGM
Leader: various
Location: various
Start Time: various
Some of our fellow members will be leading us in interesting outings and we are sure to be dazzled by their nature lore. You can contact Sharon Blake at 506-372-4668 or by e-mail: The field trip desscriptions can be found on the website:
- Date: June 20, 2009 (Saturday)
Topic: The Plants of the Grande Plaine of Miscou Island
Leader: This will be an open field trip with some guidance
from our members from the Acadian Peninsula
Location: Grande Plaine, Miscou Island
(meeting place to be determined)
Start Time: 10 A.M.
Come and spend the day on the vast expanse of the Grande Plaine
of Miscou Island in the extreme Northeast of the province. A list of
the plants (including rare ones) will be available. Come and enhance
you identification skills (with the aid of many experts).
Degree of
difficulty : moderate
Pre-registration will be obligatory for this event. Please contact Rick Fournier, if you wish to attend.
- Date: July 4, 2009 (Saturday) (2nd Field Trip)
Topic: Plant Inventory of Odell Park
Leader: Rick Fournier
Location: Odell Park parking lot, Waggoners Lane, Fredericton
Start Time: 10 am
- Date: July 18 & 19, 2009 (Saturday & Sunday)
Topic: The Flora of Campobello Island
Leaders: This will be an open weekend field trip with supervision
by Rick Fournier and guidance from many experts.
Location: Campobello Island, Roosevelt Park Visitor Center
(off Route 774)
Start Time: 10 am (Saturday & Sunday)
This portion of New Brunswick has seldom been explored for plants.
We will be visiting trails within Roosevelt Campobello International Park
and Herring Cove Provincial Park. As well, we will be searching for the
rare Boreal Felt Lichen.
Degree of difficulty : easy to moderate
Note : to get to Campobello Island you must take a no-pay ferry to
Deer Island, then a $15 ferry to Campobello Island.
Pre-registration for this event would be appreciated. Please contact Rick Fournier, if you hope to attend.
- Date:August 1, 2009 (Saturday) (3rd Field Trip)
Topic: Plant Inventory of Odell Park
Leader: Rick Fournier
Location: Odell Park parking lot, Waggoners Lane, Fredericton
Start Time: 10 am
- Date: mid-August, 2009 (date to be determined)
Topic: Aquatic and Shore Plants of Mud Lake, near Sussex
Leaders: Gart Bishop & Debby Peck
Location: Mud Lake, near Sussex (meeting place to be determined)
Start Time: 10 am
This will be our only aquatic flora field trip for the season...bring your waders and a canoe if you wish...dissecting microscopes will be available to closely examine and identify these challenging plants, especially with the help of our knowledgeable leaders.
Degree of difficulty : easy
Pre-registration for this event would be appreciated. Please contact Gart, Debbie or Rick Fournier, if you hope to attend.
- Date: September 12, 2009
Topic: Boulderwalk Trail, Spednic Lake Provincial Park
Leaders: This will be an open field trip with supervision by
Rick Fournier.
Location: Spednic Lake Provincial Park (directions will be
provided for participants)
Start Time: 10 am
Our last field trip of the season will examine the plants along
the 4.8 km Boulderwalk Trail, in a hardwood & mixedwood
forest ridge strewn with glacial boulders.
Degree of difficulty :
easy
Pre-registration for this event would be appreciated. Please contact Rick Fournier, if you hope to attend.
- Date: October 17, 2009
Topic: Annual General Meeting
Guest Speakers: TBA
Location: Fredericton
Start Time: 1 pm
Our main topic for this fall's AGM will be a pictorial presentation of the plants that have been found in NB since Hal Hinds' 2nd edition of the NB Flora (2000). We hope to present the plants in order to help you identify them in the field.
Details to follow.
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