Pine Barrens of the Cumberland Plateau

Field Trip Is Full
Date of trip: 06/07/2019
Start time: 10:00 am to 02:00 pm Eastern Time
Location: Keno and Curt Pond Ridge Conservation Site, Pulaski Co.
Difficulty of hike: Moderate – Mostly hiking along a roadside.
Length of hike: 2 miles

Join Jim Scheff (Director of Heartwood), Tara Littlefield (botanist at the office of Kentucky Nature Preserves) and David Taylor (forest botanist at the Daniel Boone National Forest) as we explore the Keno and Curt Pond Ridge Conservation Site, a botanical hotspot of prairie and pine oak barrens, seeps and upland ponds just south of Somerset. Wood Lily should be in full bloom along with several other interesting plants. Plus, you will learn about ongoing efforts to protect rare species and communities at this site and how you can help by assisting with monitoring, management and restoration projects. Hike will be approximately 2 miles, moderate, mostly roadside. 10 person limit.

Directions: We will meet in the parking lot of the Davis grocery/Marathon Gas Station off 127 just south of Burnside and then caravan/carpool to the site.  See HERE for a link to Google maps.

Registration: This field trip was limited to 10 people. It is now full, sorry.