SOLD OUT! Bark, Branches, and Buds – Winter Tree and Shrub Identification Walk

Have you ever wondered how to identify a tree in the winter? Come join us as Brian Maynard, Treasurer of the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society and URI Professor of Botany, shows us how to identify trees and shrubs without their leaves. During this program, you will learn the basics of identification using what is visible in late winter.
Bring a hand lens or microscope if you have one. Peterson’s A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs: Northeastern and north-central United States and southeastern and south-central Canada recommended but not required for this walk. This book is available to purchase here https://bit.ly/PetersonsGuideAmazon or from your local library in Massachusetts: https://catalog.cwmars.org/eg/opac/home or Rhode Island: https://catalog.oslri.net/.

This program will be approximately 1 mile of walking on a flat even path. No public restrooms will be available at this program.

NOTE: This event is now sold out. To get on the waiting list email mcardoza@blackstoneheritagecorridor.org.

This event is held in partnership between the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society and the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.