FUNGI WALK WITH FRED
2 PM, Sunday, October 27, 2024
We will join the Victor Hiking group for this walk through Zurich Bog led by Fred Haynes.
Join
us for an educational walk to look for mushrooms. Our guide Fred Haynes
will lead a 2.5 mile loop walk in Zurich Bog, and show us why October
is prime time for finding all types of interesting fungi. The loop walk
takes a bit more than two hours, and there is a lot to see. It generally
takes four hours to make the full loop, but it can also be walked part
way, and then back out the same way. This location has the interesting
aspect of being partially a bog and partially a fen (which has both a
geology and biology component) while having a small drumlin in the
middle.
Zurich Bog
3809 Arcadia Zurich Norris Rd, Lyons, NY
GPS: 43.14603, -77.04826
Difficulty
Easy to moderate 2.5 mile walk. Boots are suggested, and be prepared for
the weather. From the Bergen Swamp Preservation Society website: "The
rugged nature of the trails makes them inaccessible to people who have
difficulty walking."
There were 33 people who joined our adventure in Zurich Bog on a beautiful autumn afternoon.
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partridge berry / twin berry
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Note the two "dimples" where two four leafed flowers grew side by side in the spring
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winterberry - nice aroma and minty taste
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pitcher plants were plentiful!
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| pincushion moss with partridge berry leaves |
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| Fred Haynes took this photo of a pitcher plant in bloom out on the bog |
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Royal fern
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Indian Cucumber with fern in background
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star flower leaves
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| meadow rue? |
