Field Trip Reports
January 30, 2010 Field Trip: Red Bug Slough
Written by Denny Girard
There were a total of 32 people on our January Field Trip to Red Bug Slough. This large total was because our own Native Plant members (10) were joined by a Sarasota County group who had signed up for a walk with Jeff Weber at the same time and place. Jeff couldn't make it and I agreed to incorporate his group with ours. Also, to add to the total, there were some members of The Peace River Butterfly Society who also joined us.
October 31, 2009 Field Trip: Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Written by Denny Girard
Seventeen members and friends joined for the October field trip to the Caloosahatchee Regional Park at Alva (near Fort Myers). We walked a loop trail that started through a mixed forest, then wandered along the banks of the Caloosahatchee River and ended with another short walk through the forest.
September 26, 2009 Field Trip: Sleeping Turtles Preserve South (Koch Property)
Written by Denny Girard
Five people showed up for our walk at Sleeping Turtles (Koch). We had to change our route because the normal "Walk Around The Lake" was mostly under water. We found the new walk was interesting and saw a large number of both summertime and autumn plants.
August 29, 2009 Field Trip: Rohlwing Preserve, Sleeping Turtles Complex
Written by Denny Girard
On August 29th. fifteen of us made our first trip to Rohlwing Preserve, part of Sarasota County's Sleeping Turtles Preserve. Located across the street from the parking lot on Border Road, this area abuts the Myakka River and is primarily a pine flat-woods. It was an interesting walk, made more so when the rain began to fall. Our list of plants was abbreviated when the rain soaked the pad we used to make the list. Actually, this turned out to be the first "Walk in Water" walk we had made in several years.
July 25, 2009 Field Trip: Shamrock Park
Written by Denny Girard
On this field trip to nearby Shamrock Park we walked a little different area. We parked at the tennis courts and followed the trail to the Intracoastal Waterway. It was very hot but we were rewarded with a multitude of blooming wildflowers. Over seventy species were listed including the seldom seen Chamber Bitter, Phyllanthus urinaria, with tiny seed along the bottom of the leaves and the twining Coastal Cynanchum, Cynanchum angustifolium, with odd, wheel-like blossoms and thin, needle-like leaves.
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