The Thieblots, co-owners of the Quarry Gardens, will lead this tour. In the Visitor Center, Armand will introduce the QGs project and the history of soapstone mining. Bernice will lead a walk along the main trail around the quarries. Among the plant communities, look for Upland ironweed, Milkweeds, Maryland golden aster, Boneset, Flowering spurge, New […]
Meeting and foray.
Guided field trip.
This walk will be led by Forrest McQuire, naturalist, storyteller, and Quarry Gardens property manager, who will introduce the project in the Visitor Center before setting out to visit the soapstone mining artifacts and native plant communities along the main trail. Despite the predations of deer this year, there should be an abundance of Mountain […]
This walk will begin in the Visitor Center with a brief introduction to the Quarry Gardens project before setting out to visit the soapstone mining artifacts and native plant communities along the main trail. Despite the predations of deer this year, there should be an abundance of Mountain mint, Partridge pea, Goldenrods, Passionflower, Mistflower, Spotted […]
A brief introduction to the Quarry Gardens project in the Visitor Center followed by a guided tour of soapstone quarrying artifacts and native plant communities along the mail trail around the quarry pools. In bloom: goldenrods, mistflowers, lace grass, strawberry shrub, pink muhly grass, pickerel weed, asters. In seed: Just about everything else. Bring a […]
The Thieblots, co-owners of the Quarry Gardens, will lead this tour. In the Visitor Center, Armand will introduce the QGs project and the history of soapstone mining. Bernice will lead a walk along the main trail around the quarries. In bloom: goldenrods, mistflowers, lace grass, strawberry shrub, pink muhly grass, pickerel weed, asters. In seed: […]
Field trip
A brief introduction to the Quarry Gardens project in the Visitor Center followed by a guided tour of soapstone quarrying artifacts and native plant communities along the mail trail around the quarry pools. In bloom: goldenrods, mistflowers, lace grass, strawberry shrub, pink muhly grass, pickerel weed, asters. In seed: Just about everything else. Bring a […]
Meeting and foray.
Field trip.
A brief introduction to the Quarry Gardens project in the Visitor Center followed by a guided tour of soapstone quarrying artifacts and native plant communities along the mail trail around the quarry pools. In bloom: goldenrods, rabbit tobacco, lace grass, strawberry shrub, pink muhly grass, split beard bluestem, white snakeroot. In seed: Just about everything […]
The Thieblots, co-owners of the Quarry Gardens, will lead this tour. In the Visitor Center, Armand will introduce the QGs project and the history of soapstone mining. Bernice will lead a walk along the main trail around the quarries. Among the plant communities, look for Upland ironweed, Milkweeds, Maryland golden aster, Boneset, Flowering spurge, New […]
Field Trip
Pat Davis & friends
Field trip.
Field trip
A brief introduction to the Quarry Gardens project in the Visitor Center followed by a guided tour of soapstone quarrying artifacts and native plant communities along the mail trail around the quarry pools. In bloom: goldenrods, rabbit tobacco, lace grass, strawberry shrub, pink muhly grass, split beard bluestem, white snakeroot. In seed: Just about everything […]
Guided field trip.
The Thieblots, co-owners of the Quarry Gardens, will lead this tour. In the Visitor Center, Armand will introduce the QGs project and the history of soapstone mining. Bernice will lead a walk along the main trail around the quarries. n bloom: goldenrods, rabbit tobacco, lace grass, strawberry shrub, pink muhly grass, split beard bluestem, white […]