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We are always looking for volunteers to host field trips. A Field Trip Host does not need to be a plant identification expert. The Host finds interesting locations and knows where to park and where the trails lead. Then the participants bring their knowledge. They may know plants, butterflies, birds, or rocks. The trip ends up being an adventure and learning experience for everyone. If you have a favorite place you would like to share with others, please contact fieldtrips @ mdflora.org. We'll help you set it up. Consider using this form to submit information for an event

Volunteer to Collect Plant Information on Field Trips

We create and publish lists of plants observed at various field trip sites. You can download and print them and take them with you. The number of lists will grow steadily, so be patient if you don't see one for your site now. You can find them at Field Trip Plant Lists.

Volunteers are needed to help create these plant lists. See our Volunteer page for more information.

Upcoming events

    • 07 Jul 2013
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Loch Raven Reservoir, Baltimore Co
    • 10

    Sponsoring Organization: MNPS

    Title: MNPS Field Trip: Loch Raven Reservoir Watershed

    Leaders: Dwight and Kirsten Johnson and Geoffrey Hoesch

    This large reservoir watershed in Baltimore County has quality deciduous forest and has been home to diverse plant communities including umbrella magnolia. We will explore an area west of Warren Rd. This is an exploratory trip to see what herbaceous and woody plants we can find.

    Directions: Parking is limited at the site. We will carpool from the Warren Rd Light Rail parking lot. From Baltimore on I-83 North, exit at Warren Rd, get into the left lane, and follow Warren Rd east for very short distance. The light rail station is on the left just before Beaver Dam Rd. Park in the lot to the right. On a Sunday morning we should have no trouble finding each other, but if in doubt, call. NOTE: there is no exit onto Warren Rd coming from the north on I-83 South.

    Cancel for heavy rain, not for light drizzle. If in doubt, call.

    Contact: dwightmjohnson at comcast.net, 551-486-8518 (Dwight cell phone)

    Bring: Water. Field guides and hand lenses if you have them. Lunch or snacks if you wish. Dress appropriately. We may go off trail, and we could encounter poison ivy, brambles and ticks.

    Registration: Required. Limited to 15.

    • 21 Sep 2013
    • 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    • Maryland

    Allegany College Arboretum

    Leaders: Jim Howell and Justin Bower

    Easy walk among the many interesting woody species found within the various habitats of the arboretum.

    Registration is restricted to the fall conference attendees. You can select this field trip when you register for the conference.

    Fall Conference Registration

    • 21 Sep 2013
    • 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    • Maryland

    New Germany State Park

    Leaders: Christine Campe-Price and Kirsten & Dwight Johnson

    This mountain gem lies along Meadow Mountain, the eastern Continental Divide. Its many trails pass through a variety of habitats: hemlock and mixed hardwood forests, rhododendron covered streams, old field, and lakeshore.

    Easy to moderate walk

    Registration is restricted to the fall conference attendees. You can select this field trip when you register for the conference.

    Fall Conference Registration

    • 21 Sep 2013
    • 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    • Maryland

    Mount Aetna Tract

    Leaders: Sunshine Brosi and Mitch Hall

    Description to be provided

    Easy to moderate walk

    Registration is restricted to the fall conference attendees. You can select this field trip when you register for the conference.

    Fall Conference Registration

    • 21 Sep 2013
    • 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    • Western Maryland

    Fort Hill 

    Leaders: Ed Thompson and Wes Knapp

    This area in Allegany County is one of Maryland’s best remaining examples of limestone cliffs and barrens. This fragile habitat is owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy.

    Moderate walk

    Registration is restricted to the fall conference attendees. You can select this field trip when you register for the conference.

    Fall Conference Registration

    • 21 Sep 2013
    • 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    • Western Maryland

    Finzel Swamp 

    Leaders: Rod Simmons and Local Guide TBD

    The Nature Conservancy’s Finzel Swamp is a biodiversity treasure chest containing more than 30 rare and uncommon species, and five globally and locally significant wetland habitat types. This remnant boreal fen has been left behind from the Pleistocene Epoch and is one of the few remaining refuges in Maryland where boreal species have persisted since the last Ice Age.

    Easy to moderate walk 

    Registration is restricted to the fall conference attendees. You can select this field trip when you register for the conference.

    • 21 Sep 2013
    • 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    • Westerm Maryland

    Elk Ridge Native Plant Preserve 

    Leaders: Liz McDowell and Carole Bergmann 

    This forested ridge lies within the Mid-Atlantic Highlands, the largest interior hardwood forest in the world's temperate latitudes. Landowner efforts to preserve regional biodiversity have helped protect several uncommon plants and animals on this conserved land adjacent to the Savage River State Forest.

    Easy to moderate walk


    Registration is restricted to the fall conference attendees. You can select this field trip when you register for the conference.

      Fall Conference Registration

    • 21 Sep 2013
    • 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    • Maryland

    Wolf Swamp

    Leaders: Kevin Dodge and Cris Fleming

    This exemplary mountain peatland community is co-owned by Maryland Salem’s Children Trust and Savage River State Park. This conserved land provides habitat for many unique species.

    Easy to moderate

    Registration is restricted to the fall conference attendees. You can select this field trip when you register for the conference.

    Fall Conference Registration

    • 22 Sep 2013
    • 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Maryland
    • 10

    Rock Lodge

    Jessie Harris and Cris Fleming

    Rock Lodge is a large, privately owned nature preserve containing extensive heath woodlands and acres of pristine bog habitats. Many northern species occur here, including species not found elsewhere in Maryland.

    Easy to moderate 

    Conference Registration is required. 

    When you register for the conference you can select this trip.

    Fall Conference Registration

    Frostburg State University will provide vans that depart at 9 am.
    Directions will be provided at the conference.
    • 22 Sep 2013
    • 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Maryland
    • 10

    North Cherry Creek Bog

    Kevin Dodge and Rod Simmons

    This mile-long complex of seeps and wetlands contains excellent examples of mountain peatland vegetation communities, including oligotrophic peatland, minerotrophic acidic fen, forested acidic seep and acidic conifer swamp forest. The high quality open sphagnum bogs are significant plant communities.

    Moderate 

    Conference Registration is required.

    When you register for the conference you can select this trip.

    Fall Conference Registration


    Frostburg State University is providing vans, which will depart at 9 a.m. Directions will be provided at the conference.
    • 22 Sep 2013
    • 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Maryland
    • 10

    High Rock Wildland

    James Lendemer and Liz McDowell

    High Rock is a designated Type 1 wildland on Savage Mountain. This protected 650 acre tract includes an exemplary ridge crest rock outcrop that provides habitat for many rare species.

    Moderate to difficult walk due to steep hill and rocky terrain 

    Conference Registration is required. When you register for the conference you can select this trip.

    Fall Conference Registration

    Frostburg State University will provide vans which will depart at 9 am. Directions will be provided at the conference.


    • 22 Sep 2013
    • 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Maryland
    • 10

    Fifteen Mile Creek

    Jim Howell and Justin Bower  Western Maryland's Rain Shadow effect, eastern Allegany County's hilly topography, and the microclimates of Fifteen Mille Creek combine to produce a variety of different plant species. Waterproof shoes or boots may be needed for this easy to moderate walk.

    Conference Registration is required. When you register for the conference you can select this trip.

    Fall Conference Registration

    Frostburg State University will provide vans which will depart at 9 am. Directions will be provided at the conference.
    • 22 Sep 2013
    • 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Maryland
    • 10

    Cranesville Swamp 

    Leaders: Sue Studlar and Sunshine Brosi

    Cranesville Swamp is a boreal peat bog relic left behind from the Pleistocene Epoch. Nestled in a mountain valley bowl known as a frost pocket, colder conditions still prevail enough for boreal plants to survive. This Nature Conservancy gem is a National Natural Landmark.

    Easy on boardwalk and short loop trails 

    Conference Registration is required. When you register for the conference you can select this trip.


    Frostburg State University will provide vans which will depart at 9 am. Directions will be provided at the conference.

Past events

15 Jun 2013 Exploring the Heaths at Elk Ridge
09 Jun 2013 MNPS Field Trip: Oxon Run Bog
09 Jun 2013 MNPS Field Trip: Ferns on the Gunpowder
02 Jun 2013 MNPS Field Trip: Mountain Laurel and Other Heaths of Sugarloaf Mountain
18 May 2013 MNPS Field Trip: Gunpowder State Park May Wildflower Hike – Hereford Area
18 May 2013 MNPS Field Trip: Mountain Laurels along Northwest Branch of the Anacostia
14 May 2013 MNPS Field Trip: Walk in Howard Co Near Enchanted Forest
05 May 2013 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Forts: Fort Chaplin
27 Apr 2013 MNPS Field Trip: Gems of the Forest
27 Apr 2013 MNPS Field Trip: Carderock Area Woodlands & Tow Path
21 Apr 2013 MNPS Field Trip: Leakin Park, Baltimore
20 Apr 2013 Walk for the Woods
19 Apr 2013 MNPS Field Trip: Spring Flowers at Flag Ponds
13 Apr 2013 Invasive Removal & Plant ID at Swann Park
07 Apr 2013 Urban Plant Walk and Exhibition Tour
07 Apr 2013 MNPS Field Trip: Fort Dupont
31 Mar 2013 MNPS Field Trip: Walk in Howard Co Near Enchanted Forest
03 Mar 2013 MNPS Field Trip: National Arboretum
09 Feb 2013 Winter Greens
03 Feb 2013 MNPS Field Trip: National Arboretum
20 Jan 2013 Winter Greens
06 Jan 2013 MNPS Field Trip: Fort Bunker Hill
16 Dec 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Winter Solstice Walk and Hooley
02 Dec 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Connector between Forts Dupont and Stanton
04 Nov 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Fort Dupont
03 Nov 2012 Field Trip: Fall Foliage Hike at Dora Kelley
27 Oct 2012 Prince George's County Champion Tree Tour
07 Oct 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Fort Dupont
30 Sep 2012 MNPS Annual Conference Field Trip: Robert E Lee Park
30 Sep 2012 MNPS Annual Conference Field Trip: North Point State Park
30 Sep 2012 MNPS Annual Conference Field Trip: Marshy Point by Canoe
30 Sep 2012 MNPS Annual Conference Field Trip: Towson University's Field Station
29 Sep 2012 MNPS Annual Conference Field Trip: Oregon Ridge Park
29 Sep 2012 MNPS Annual Conference Field Trip: Native Plant Garden Tours
29 Sep 2012 MNPS Annual Conference Field Trip: Hampton, NPS Historic Site
29 Sep 2012 MNPS Annual Conference Field Trip: Soldiers Delight
29 Sep 2012 MNPS Annual Conference Field Trip: Gunpowder Falls
22 Sep 2012 MNPS Field Trip: National Museum of the American Indian Gardens
08 Sep 2012 Fall Foliage Walk at Patuxent Research Refuge-North Tract
02 Sep 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Fort Stanton
29 Jul 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Wetland Plant Id
10 Jul 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Uncultivated - Wild Urban Plants
08 Jul 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Severn Run Environmental Area CANCELLED
23 Jun 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Oaks Overhead, Garrett County
22 Jun 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Oaks, and Other Plants, Identification Challenge
17 Jun 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area
10 Jun 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Fort Slocum
10 Jun 2012 Joint Field Meeting 2012
09 Jun 2012 Natural History Tree Tour
03 Jun 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Oaks of Sugarloaf Mountain
02 Jun 2012 Wildflower Walk at Patuxent Research Refuge-North Tract
20 May 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Piney Orchard Nature Preserve
19 May 2012 Field Trip: Certified Wildlife Habitat Tour
19 May 2012 SRWA Garden Tour and Native Plant Sale
19 May 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Gunpowder State Park May Wildflower Hike – Hereford Area
06 May 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Fort Chaplin
06 May 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Uncultivated - Exploring Wild Urban Plants
05 May 2012 Field Trip: Greenbridge Recreation Area
05 May 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Blind Leading the Blind?
05 May 2012 Field Trip: Spring Tree Tour of the Capitol Grounds
29 Apr 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Severn Run Natural Environmental Area
28 Apr 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Herring Run Park
28 Apr 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Carderock Recreation Area Woodlands and Tow Path
24 Apr 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Jones Falls at the Inner Harbor
22 Apr 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Leakin Park
22 Apr 2012 Field Trip: Wildflower Walk
21 Apr 2012 MNPS Lecture: Landscaping with Native Plants to Attract Wildlife
21 Apr 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Spring Wildflowers at Governor Bridge Natural Area
21 Apr 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Druid Hill Oaks
14 Apr 2012 Field Trip: Big Tree Hike
01 Apr 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Fort Connector south of Fort Dupont
04 Mar 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Fort Totten
19 Feb 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Cheverly Nature Hike and Bird Count
18 Feb 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Winter Tree and Plant ID Hike
18 Feb 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Cheverly Nature Hike and Bird Count
05 Feb 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Fort Dupont
28 Jan 2012 Field Trip/Workshop: Identifying Trees in Winter
08 Jan 2012 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Fort Stanton
18 Dec 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Winter Solstice Walk and Hooley
20 Nov 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site Group: US National Arboretum
05 Nov 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Tree Anatomy Walk
22 Oct 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Fort Dupont
15 Oct 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area
09 Oct 2011 VNPS-Potowmack Chapter Annual Meeting and Meadow Walk
09 Oct 2011 Native Tree Walk
08 Oct 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Aquatic Plants by Canoe, Marshy Point
02 Oct 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Uncultivated: Exploring Wild Urban Plants
01 Oct 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Middle Patuxent Environmental Area
25 Sep 2011 Fall Conference Field Trip: Focus on Ferns at Historic St. Mary's City
25 Sep 2011 Fall Conference Field Trip: Exploring the Mattawoman by Water
25 Sep 2011 Fall Conference Field Trip: Swann Park to Chapman Forest Hike
18 Sep 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Gunpowder State Park - Hereford Area
11 Sep 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Sites: Roosevelt Island
11 Sep 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Severn Run Natural Environmental Area
21 Aug 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Magruder Branch Stream Valley Park
26 Jun 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Summer Solstice Walk and Fern ID Survey at Mattawoman Bottomlands
18 Jun 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Ferns on the Gunpowder - Gunpowder State Park – Kingsville (Perry Hall) Area, Baltimore County
12 Jun 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
12 Jun 2011 MNPS Field Trip: NJ Pine Barrens
11 Jun 2011 Huntley Meadows park Plant Walk: Wetland in Bloom
28 May 2011 SRWA Garden Tour and Native Plant Sale
28 May 2011 MNPS/PNPS Poconos Weekend: WAITLIST ONLY
08 May 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Sites in Washington (98th in the Series)-Fort Chaplin
07 May 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Wildflower Tour of Triadelphia Reservoir Area
07 May 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Fern Walk at Snyder's Landing
30 Apr 2011 Patuxent Research Refuge: Wildflower Walk
30 Apr 2011 Field Trip: Carderock Recreation Area Woodlands and Tow Path
23 Apr 2011 Field Trip: Leakin Park, Baltimore, MD
17 Apr 2011 Bird Walk and Invasive Plant Removal on the Blue Mash Nature Trail
16 Apr 2011 CANCELLED due to inclement weather: Fort Dupont Joint Field Trip of Maryland Native Plant Society and the Anacostia Watershed Society
03 Apr 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Fort DeRussy in Rock Creek Park (97th in the Series)
03 Apr 2011 Exploring Impacts Of Climate Change On Shoreline Property And Habitats
02 Apr 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Wheaton Regional Park, Montgomery County, MD
02 Apr 2011 Exploring Impacts Of Climate Change On Shoreline Property And Habitats
27 Mar 2011 Exploring Impacts Of Climate Change On Shoreline Property And Habitats
26 Mar 2011 Patuxent Research Refuge: Early Spring Wildflowers
26 Mar 2011 Exploring Impacts Of Climate Change On Shoreline Property And Habitats
26 Mar 2011 Field Trip: Exploring Impacts of Climate Change on Shoreline Property and Habitats
06 Mar 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Fort DeRussy in Rock Creek Park (97th in the Series)
05 Feb 2011 Fort Dupont Joint Field Trip of Maryland Native Plant Society and the Anacostia Watershed Society
22 Jan 2011 Winter Tree ID
09 Jan 2011 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Rock Creek (96th in Series)
19 Dec 2010 Winter Solstice Celebration
11 Dec 2010 Tree Anatomy Walk with Richard Murray, Arborist, Silver Spring
05 Dec 2010 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Fort Totten (94th in Series)
04 Nov 2010 Olmsted Woods Walk: "Brilliant Fall Color with Native Plants"
16 Oct 2010 Native Plant Walk
26 Sep 2010 Field Trip: Adkins Arboretum
26 Sep 2010 Nassawango Preserve
26 Sep 2010 Paddling the Freshwater Wetlands on Watts Creek
23 Sep 2010 Olmsted Woods Bird Walk
18 Sep 2010 South River Greenway BioBlitz
16 Sep 2010 Olmsted Woods Bird Walk
12 Sep 2010 Field Trip: "Plants, Insects, and Birds"
12 Sep 2010 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Fort Mahan (93rd in Series)
16 Jul 2010 Western Maryland Chapter: Wildflower Identification for Beginners
10 Jul 2010 Native Tree Tour, Pigtail Recreation Area, Howard County
19 Jun 2010 MNPS Field Trip: Ferns on the Gunpowder - Gunpowder State Park – Kingsville (Perry Hall) Area, Baltimore County
12 Jun 2010 Native Plant Walk
06 Jun 2010 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Fort Dupont (92nd in Series)
05 Jun 2010 Sweetbay Magnolia in Central Pennsylvania
26 May 2010 Cascade Falls Trailhead Area and River Road Trail at Patapsco Valley State Park
22 May 2010 MNPS Field Trip: Mountain Laurels on the Northwest Branch, Montgomery County
16 May 2010 MNPS Field Trip: Rare Plant at Black Hill Regional Park, Montgomery County
15 May 2010 MNPS Field Trip: Gunpowder State Park May Wildflower Hike – Hereford Area
08 May 2010 Mothers Day Weekend in Pennsylvania's Ridge and Valley Province
02 May 2010 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Fort Chaplin (91st in Series)
01 May 2010 MNPS Field Trip: Carderock Recreation Area Woodlands and Towpath, Montgomery County
01 May 2010 Native Plant Walk
18 Apr 2010 MNPS Field Trip: Wildflowers of Red Run, Baltimore County
11 Apr 2010 MNPS Field Trip: Nature Hike to Greet New Spring, Cheverly, Prince George's County
11 Apr 2010 MNPS Field Trip: Civil War Fort Site: Shepherd Parkway (90th in Series)
 

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