Hikes and Outings

Dosewallips Forest Meander

by Cheryl Lowe

Join the Natural History Society on October 29 from 10:00 am to about 3:00 pm with our guide, naturalist Cheryl Lowe. Fall is an exciting time to appreciate the rich diversity of forest life. We’ll explore a little bit of everything, from intricate patterns on tree bark and fallen leaves to lichens and mosses, snags and stumps, life underground, and maybe even why some plants have such unusual names. The walk is five miles round trip along the Dosewallips River Trail. Registrants will be encouraged to do a little reading ahead of time about one species from a provided list and share with the group something they learned.

For details and more information, please RSVP to Eileen at ecooney49@earthlink.net.

Tree Bark

Ursus americana (American Black Bear)
Moss on Acer macrophyllum (Big Leaf Maple)
Picea sitchensis (Sitka Spruce)
Hooded Merganser
Dungeness Spit driftwood and stones
Surf Scoter
Usnea lichen in the wind