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Ferns on the Trail - Part of Iroquoia Bruce Trail Club’s Discovering Nature Series
https://hikes.brucetrail.org/event/ferns-on-the-trail-part-of-iroquoia-bruce-trail-clubs-discovering-nature-series/
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Click here to register for this hike (1 spots remaining)Hosting Club: Iroquoia
Category: Iroquoia BTC Naturalist Hike Series : Discovering Nature, One Hike at a Time.
Location (Google Maps): Meet at 10:15 am at the Pear Tree parking lot on 15 Side Road at Speyside.Hike Leader(s): Karen Bergmann Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)
Pace: Leisurely – 3km/hr or less
Terrain: Moderate – Some hills and/or some poor footing
Distance: 6 kmsDescription
Would you like to learn more about the Ferns you see along the trail? This is the hike for you! Rhiannon Carruthers, Bruce Trail Conservancy Volunteer Coordinator, is our BTC knowledge expert on Ferns (and other plants). On this hike, Rhiannon will identify various Ferns and tell us how to identify them and how they reproduce.
If you’d like to brush up on your ferns prior to the hike, you may wish to view The Fascinating World of Ferns BTC YouTube Webinar Rhiannon hosted. Here is a link: https://youtu.be/flKIyVdbyWQ?si=9c06TbNdo8glbxroWe will meet in the Pear Tree parking lot on 15 Side Road at Speyside and hike the main trail, Al Shaw Side Trail and into the St. Helena Forest, back to the cars. Although the hike is just under 6 kms, we will be stopping along the way, so the hike will take about 2 hours. Bring bug spray and bug net as this area can be buggy.