When: April 12, 2019, 1PM to 8PM & April 13, 2019, 9AM to 9PM
Where: Natural Bridge State Resort Park, Slade, Powell Co., KY
Cost: $10 for adults, $3 for ages 12-17, free for ages 12 & under
Join us as we explore Natural Bridge State Park and the Red River Gorge in search of spring wildflowers with some of the best botanists in the state. Event will include wildflower hikes on Friday and Saturday, and a Friday night social with a short membership meeting and the opportunity to meet other KNPS members. Saturday evening will include educational talks, a book-signing, live music by the Forest Fiddleheads, and a panel discussion on recreational uses and impacts of the RRG and how they play a role in conservation. Door prizes and raffles will be included in Saturday evening festivities, including a wood carving by Bob VanHoff, as well as plants donated by KY Division of Forestry and UK Arboretum. Book-signing by Dan and Judy Dourson, authors of the new book Wildflowers and Ferns of Red River Gorge and the Greater Red River Basin.
Discounted KNPS memberships, $10 for paid registrants.
Registration on site prior to hikes and programs. Hikes start at Natural Bridge Lodge, programs are in Woodland Activities Center.