[BSW] August 6 Field Trip to NJ Pine Barrens co-sponsored by TBS and PBC

[Kathy Bilton]

Steve Lonker has suggested an August 6 trip to the Pine Barrens in New 
Jersey. He went on the trip last summer and will be going again this 
August.

The area is approximately 3 hours from D.C. Here is a link to the Google 
map of the general area: https://goo.gl/maps/WSYmv5cSMtw


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Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:31:18 -0400
From: Steven Lonker <slonker at comcast.net>
To: 'Kathy Bilton' <kathy at fred.net>
Subject: RE: Summer Field Trip to NJ Pine Barrens co-sponsored by TBS and PBC

Kathy:

Speaking of summer field trips, last summer I went to the Manumuskin River
Watershed, Cumberland County, NJ, in the Pine Barrens co-sponsored by the
Torrey Botanical Society and Philadelphia Botanical Club. The trip was
co-led by Gerry Moore, Lead for USDA, NRCS National Plant Data Team, and Uli
Lorimer, Curator of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Native Flora Garden. One
of the most rewarding (and physically demanding) botanical forays I have
ever taken and am doing it again. In addition to the typical Pine Barrens
vegetation, we saw two possible state champion Atlantic White Cedars with
girding breast height diameters that dwarfed the current state champions.
Gerry and Uli get off the sand tracks and bush trek through wetlands and
along taped transections through the cedar swamps. They are co-leading
another trip on Saturday, August 6.  Information is below. Why not join the
other two societies on this trip? Participants will need to wear knee- or
hip-length rubber boots;  bring plenty of insect repellent, sunscreen and
water;  and be in decent physical shape.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6: MANUMUSKIN RIVER WATERSHED, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NJ
Joint trip with Philadelphia Botanical Club and Torrey Botanical Society
This trip will explore the various environments of the Manumuskin River
watershed. This area is one of the few places in Cumberland Co. to see
typical Pine Barrens vegetation, including Pyxidanthera barbulata and
Xerophyllum asphodeloides. Rare species we will be looking for include:
Amianthium muscitoxicum, Andropogon gyrans, Calamovilfa brevipilis,
Chionanthus virginicus, Croton wildenowii, Desmodium laevigatum, Desmodium
strictum, Gymnopogon ambiguus, Lespedeza stuevei, Lobelia canbyi, Panicum
hemitomon, Platanthera cristata, P. ciliaris, Quercus michauxii, Schizaea
pusilla, Scleria minor, Scleria pauciflora, Scleria reticularis,
Toxicodendron pubescens, and Utricularia purpurea. If there is time, we will
visit the tidal portion of the river to look for the federally-threatened
Aeschynomene virginica. The area also has a rich history, and we will be in
the vicinity of some these historical sites, including the Defiance bloomery
forge (est. ca. 1785) and the Cumberland Iron Furnace (est. 1810).
Directions: Contract trip leaders for meeting location and time.
Trip leaders: Uli Lorimer, ulrichlorimer at bbg.org, 718-623-7200; and Gerry
Moore, gerry.moore at gnb.usda.gov, 336-370-3337
URL: http://www.torreybotanical.org/field-trips/

For FB friends, I have an album from last year's field trip on
www.facebook.com/steve.lonker.

Steve Lonker

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Steven Lonker
2600 Camelback Lane, #3
Silver Spring, MD 20906-5793
Phone: 301-351-6985
Email: slonker at comcast.net