North Loop Trail Nature Walk

This past Monday, Edith and Rhonda took Peter-Ann and I out on a walk of the North Loop Trail and taught us how to use GPS's and take field notes. Here are some of the neat ecology we saw:

Silverweed (Argentina sp.)

Tree burl caused by virus, fungi, or physical damage.

Chocolate lily (Fritillaria sp.)

Red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)

Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara). Somewhat toxic.

Licorice fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza). Taste the roots - they taste like licorice!

Sitka spruces

Human introduced oak trees.