Spring Wildflower Walk
Early spring brings a bloom of hardy wildflowers, those that take advantage of light reaching the forest floor before the trees leaf out. These flowers, including blue cohosh, hepatica, dutchman’s britches, squirrel corn, foamflower, violets, and more, are particularly abundant in rich forest sites. Brattleboro’s Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC) has a “sweet soil” site where these flowers proliferate. BEEC naturalist Patti Smith has been observing the bloom for many years and will be your guide for this walk, offered in connection with the exhibit Flora: A Celebration of Flowers in Contemporary Art. She will lead you off trail to see a few of the more unusual plants that bloom in this special area. This walk is about 3/4 of a mile on very hilly terrain, but the pace will be leisurely.
Admission: Free
