Saturday, April 19,
2008, 10 A.M.
Alley
Pond Park, Queens, NY
Trip Leader: Andy Greller
"Upland Spring
Wildflowers":
Andy Greller is leading a walk for Alley Pond
Environmental Center on April 19th at
10 AM to the upland area of Alley Park. Bring lunch, liquid, sturdy
shoes; (optional) camera, hand lens, field guides to
wildflowers (co-listed with Torrey Botanical Society).
Direction:
We are meeting at the south end of the Ballfield
Parking lot of Alley
Park. It is off Winchester Blvd., 100 yds N of Union Tpke., Bellerose,
Queens. Eastbound Grand Central Parkway (GCP) to Union Turnpike exit.
Follow Union Tpke. east to Winchester Blvd. Make a left and park as
directed above. Car: Westbound GCP to Cross Island Parkway South. Exit
at Union Tpke. Make sharp right at exit to Union Tpke. Left at light
onto Union Tpke heading west; make right after about 300 yds onto
Winchester Blvd. Public Transportation: E or F train to Kew
Gardens/Union Tpke. stop. Go upstairs and take Q46 bus (east) to
Winchester Blvd.
Saturday,
June 14, 2008, 10 A.M.
Pine Trail Preserve,
Ridge/Calverton, NY
Trip Leader: David Laby
Pine Trail Preserve is a
Suffolk County Parks hiking trail designated
on an unbuilt highway right-of-way. It is part of the
Paumanok Path, extending from Rocky Point to the Shinnecock Canal and
beyond. This will be a bit of a walk in Pine Barrens woods
possibly to several ponds (would be 3 or 4 miles out ) which are
headwaters of the Peconic River. Afterwards, we may be able to see and
smell some mature probable hybrid Chestnuts in bloom at a nearby
farmstand.
Bring: Water, snacks, field guides, insect and tick
repellent. Meet at Pine Trail Preserve parking lot on south
side of State Rte 25 in Ridge, a little east of William Floyd
Parkway/rte 25 intersection.
Thursday, June 26,
2008, 10
A.M.
Flushing Meadows, Flushing,
Queens,
NY
Trip Leader: Andy Greller
(Trip is organized by Queens Botanical Garden and
co-listed
here at
LIBS) . The walk should take about 2 hours. People should wear
water-resistant shoes in case we hit some wet spots. Water bottle, hat,
long sleeves, long pants, insect repellant, camera, hand lens
and field guide to wildflowers are useful.
Direction: Meet at Queens Botanical Garden
Administration
Building,
Queens Botanical Garden,
43-50 Main Street,
Flushing, NY 11355.
By Bus:
From the Bronx, Jamaica, or Flushing, Q44 or Q20
By Train:
No. 7 subway or Long Island Rail Road (Port Washington line) to Main
Street/Flushing. Q44 or Q20 bus, or walk 8 blocks south to QBG.
By Car:
Via Midtown Tunnel:
Tunnel to Long Island Expressway (East) to Exit 23 Main Street. Turn
left onto Main Street. Follow to Dahlia Avenue and turn left. Dahlia
Avenue becomes Crommelin Street. The parking lot entrance is on the
left.
Via Triborough Bridge:
Bridge to Grand Central Parkway to Long Island Expressway (East).
Follow directions from Midtown Tunnel.
From Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island:
Belt Parkway or Jackie Robinson Parkway to Van Wyck Expressway to Exit
12A (College Point Boulevard). Follow College Point Boulevard to
Blossom Avenue. Make right. Blossom Avenue becomes Crommelin Avenue.
Make a quick right into the Garden’s parking lot.
From Long Island:
Long Island Expressway (West) to Exit 23 Main Street. Make right turn
on Main Street. Follow to Dahlia Avenue and turn left on Dahlia Avenue.
Dahlia Avenue becomes Crommelin Street. The parking lot entrance is on
the left.
There is a fee for parking ($5 or $3 for QBG members)
Wednesday, July
16, 2008, 11 A.M.
Syosset
Public Library, Syosset, NY
Speaker: Andy Greller
(Co-listed with Seatuck Environmental Center)
Lecture/talk
(not field trip). Public talk, at the Syosset Public
Library (Long Island Expressway
[exit 43] and South Oyster Bay Rd., northeast corner). The talk is on
the flora, vegetation and fossils of Caumsett St. Pk. It will start at
11 AM and last one hour. It will be in the basement, lecture room A.
Enter through door on South Oyster Bay Road.
Saturday, July 26,
2008 10 A.M.
Alley Pond Park, Queens, NY
Trip Leader: Andy
Greller
Genera Jaunt at Alley Pond Park
(trip for the New
York Natural Heritage Program of
NYSDEC and The Nature Conservancy) See a wide selection of botanical
genera at Alley Pond Park and marsh.
Bring: Water,
insect and
tick repellent, Sturdy and/or waterproof footwear, field guides, hand
lens
Directions: Meet at Alley Pond Environmental
Center, 228-06 Northern
Blvd., Bayside, Queens. It is 300 yds E of Cross Island Parkway,
Northern Blvd exit.
