Riverbend Fern Walk led by Kit Sheffield
Date/Time
Sunday, June 23, 2019
8:30 am - 11:30 am
Location
Riverbend Park Visitor Center
Categories
On this hike in Riverbend Park, we will discuss the characteristics that differentiate ferns from other organisms and talk about what to look for when identifying ferns. We will cover about two miles at a moderate pace on trails that are well maintained but may be muddy if there has been recent flooding. We will hope to see and identify fifteen+ species along the way. Learn to identify Christmas fern, to distinguish between cinnamon fern and interrupted fern, what ferns to avoid in your garden, and why scouring rushes are now included in the ferns.
Kit Sheffield is the Membership and IT Coordinator for the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC) and Vice President of the Fairfax Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists (FMN). With a passion for pteridophytes, he leads fern hikes for PATC, FMN, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, and the Audubon Naturalist Society.
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