NC Native Plant Society Calendar - Green Swamp field trip with Roger Shew

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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Green Swamp field trip with Roger Shew

(1 P.M. - 3 P.M.)
Event Sponsor: South East Coastal Chapter

Roger Shew, lecturer in the department of Geography and Geology at UNCW, will lead a field trip to the Green Swamp focusing on the natural history and ecosystems of the Green Swamp, with a discussion of how the soils and topography influence plant communities of the savanna, ecotone, and pocosin. Tree ages of various pines will be looked at, along with Longleaf Pine restoration and some naval stores artifacts, burn units and the impact on vegetation, and management plans. Roger is a fabulous teacher and this promises to be a new way of looking at a unique place.

Meet at the preserve parking lot at 1 PM. PLEASE BE ON TIME.

Directions: From US 17, go to the intersection of US 17 and NC 211 in Supply. Go north on 211 (a right turn off US 17 from Wilmington) for 5.7 miles. Watch for a small green sign designating the parking area on the right, next to a borrow-pit pond. We will meet in this parking lot.

Please dress for the weather and bring water, a hat, insect repellent and hiking shoes. There are no restrooms but you will pass a Hardees on the corner of NC 211 and US 17. For more information on Green Swamp preserve, go to http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/northcarolina/preserves/art5606.html

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