Spring 2024 Serendipity Walk in Scarlett Mitchell Nature Area

This was the first of four Serendipity Walks held on Saturday, April 6. These are some of the things we saw:

• Black Cherry looks like potato chips (Prunus serotina) (Wikipedia)
• American Hophornbeam looks like cat scratches (aka Ironwood) (Wikipedia)
• Spring Beauties (Genus Claytonia) (Wikipedia) (FSMW – Spring Beauty Bees, Spring Beauty)
• Last year’s summer windstorm
• Vernal pool (FSMW – Vernal Pool)
• Wild teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) (Wikipedia)
• Deer carcass
• Pond (FSMW – The Pond)