— by Cindy Chrisler
Cold weather did not deter eleven NPSOT members from conducting the January 20, 2024 plant survey at Hidden Springs Preserve.
Four sites in the preserve were scoured for signs of forbs, shrubs, and trees that are more easily identified at other times of the year. Notable finds were white rosinweed, green comet milkweed, and the seed pod of a primrose. This preserve will be spectacular in the spring, with firewheel, milkweeds, coneflowers, and more wildflowers that the group observed beginning to emerge.
This is the 9th survey taken at the preserve in a series of 12 that will be conducted in each of the months of the year, taken over four years.
See photos from this field trip and others in our album=>
Read more about our plant surveys at this link.