Krape Park, Freeport. We’ll meet in the parking lot by the dam and walk the paved path along Yellow Creek and then on some of the road shoulder downstream to the pedestrian bridge. Restrooms are in the park.
Harry and Dorothy Espenscheid Forest Preserve northeast of Freeport. A variety of habitats will be explored including forest, savanna and the riparian areas of Rock Run Creek. There are a few steep portions of the mowed trail and the surface can be uneven. Carpool at 7:30 a.m.
Leader: Mary Blackmore (815-938-3204)
NIAS Elkhorn Creek Biodiversity Preserve, rural Forreston. We’ll walk the mowed trails through grasslands, woodland and wetlands. The trails have some steep sections and the ground is often uneven. Carpool at 7:30 a.m.
Leader: Mary Blackmore (815-938-3204)
Wetland Areas of Eastern Stephenson County. This outing has little walking as we drive to each wetland area and often view the birds from our vehicles. Carpool at 7:45 a.m.
Coordinator: Chris Kruger, 815-238-9259
Join us as we hike the trails at the Mississippi Palisades State Park. The area is rich with native woodland wildflowers including Virginia Bluebells, Large-Flowered Trillium, and Amethyst Shooting Stars, to only name a few. Bring a sack lunch.
Carpool from the Harbor Freight parking lot at 8:30 am or meet us inside the park’s south entrance at 9:30 am. Planned return time to Freeport around 2 pm.
Please confirm your attendance with Chris at 815-238-9259.