Field trip: Introduction to the Natural World Course

Field Trip 1 - Seattle Naturalists Intro Natural World Course - Carkeek Park

Field identification of a lowland Puget Sound forest

Contacts

Danielle Graham

Primary Leader

Qualified Youth Leader

Tue, Apr 24, 2018
Committee: Seattle Naturalists Committee
Activity Type: Naturalist
Audience: Adults

Difficulty: Easy
Leader Rating: For Beginners (Getting Started Series)

Availability: FULL (10 capacity)
Instructor Availability: FULL (2 capacity)
Cancellation & Refund Policy

Meeting place and time

Meet at 11:00 AM at the Visitor Center near the entrance to the Park.

Leader's notes

This field trip will last two to three hours and will give you the chance to practice using your field guide to identify birds, flowers and ferns as well as other plants and animals of the Coastal Forest Life Zone. After this field trip you may identify these species and more:

1. Artist’s Conk
2. Common Sword Fern
3. Cascade Oregon-Grape
4. Salmonberry
5. Skunk Cabbage
6. Western Bleeding Heart
7. Deer Fern

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