[Vision2020] Ecology Field Trip planned

[Bill London]

MaryJanesFarm Offers First Palouse Ecology Field Trip

For those who love native plants and want to explore the ecology of the Palouse landscape, MaryJanesFarm will sponsor a leisurely hiking tour on Saturday, June 23, led by Richard Old, Ph.D. The hiking tour will begin at MaryJanesFarm, the home and business headquarters of organic pioneer MaryJane Butters, 8 miles southeast of Moscow, and wander to adjacent Paradise Ridge.  

Old is a fifth generation resident of the area, the acknowledged expert on the flora of the Palouse and surrounding plant communities, and has been leading field classes in this region for over 30 years.  

This guided hike is the first ecology field trip sponsored by MaryJanesFarm.

The hike, which is limited to ten participants, will begin at 10am and end in the mid-afternoon.  A picnic lunch, catered by MaryJanesFarm, is included.  The total cost is only $50 per person.  Participants must wear good hiking boots and expect to walk over uneven ground and on some steep slopes.

The hike to Paradise Ridge will include exploration of both the Idaho forest community on the ridgetop and the steppe ecosystem of the Palouse on the surrounding prairie.  

For a reservation or more details, call 208-882-6819 or email iris at maryjanesfarm.org.

 
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