Zurich Bog Orchid walk
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."
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| Leaders: Fred Haynes, Bruce Gilman, Jimmy Johnson |
It was a beautiful sunny day with temperatures in the 60's. Thirteen people met to see orchids.
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| tall meadow rue and touch-me-not |
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| A bee who spent my lunchtime in and out of the ground. |
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| black firefy |
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| Bluntleaf Sandwort |
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| Bog cranberry |
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| winterberry |
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| Canada Mayflower |
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| Elderberry |
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| tigermoth |
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| Lots of fungi |
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| Blackfoot polypore |
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| Grass Pinks |
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| Herb Robert |
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| Huckleberry |
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| Jimmy tells us about HWA management efforts at Zurich Bog |
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| Red marks trees that have been treated for HWA |
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| labrador tea |
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| Miterwort - bishop's cap |
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| moonseed |
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| Partridge berry |
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| pitcher plants |
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| Waiting to see rose pegonias |
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| Rose Pogonia |
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| bog rosemary |
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| royal fern |
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| showy lady's slipper |
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| Jimmy shows picture from last week in "fresh" bloom |
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| starflowers |
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| flowering round-leafed sundew |
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| Swamp saxifrage |
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| trillium - past bloom |
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| Checking out the heartleaf twayblade |
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| winter avens |
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| winterberry |
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| dame's rocket near the van |