Nature Strollers

The mission of the Nature Strollers is to support parents and grandparents in their role as primary interpreters of nature for their families; to provide opportunities for families to enjoy unstructured time outdoors; to familiarize families with local trails, refuges, sanctuaries and preserves; and to develop networks among families with a common interest in nature.

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Saturday, April 19, 2008

Goose Pond Mountain State Park, 19 April 2008


The intrepid president of Orange County Audubon proves she is not squeamish as she shows a family the dried remains of a garter snake.
You know spring has sprung when the woodland wildflowers start to bloom. Check out the display at Goose Pond Mountain State Park. Bloodroot carpets the roadside before you get to the boardwalk parking lot.
Dutchman’s breeches by the thousands (I am not kidding) inhabit the entire mountainside off Rte. 17M. This sight is a magical one for children, and getting rarer each passing year, as woodland is developed, non-native shrubs like barberry shade out the native flowers, and deer munch the remainder to the ground. So get out there!



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