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July 2020
Thomas Divide to Kanati Fork
We will hike Thomas Divide trail and then go down the mountain on the Kanati Fork Trail. We will see a variety of plants and look for some rare plants. This will be about 5 miles with about 3 miles downhill. Leaders: Allen and Susan Sweetser Phone/email: ssretiree@yahoo.com 865-938-7627 Meet: Newfound Gap at 10am Eastern. Car shuttle is required. Bring: Lunch, water and bug spray. Facilities: at Newfound Gap.
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A Morning in the Barrens at Flat Rock
Numerous composites will be flowering at this time of year and some of them are rare or uncommon. Grasses will also be putting on a show as we wind our way through the barrens before the worst of the heat arrives in the middle of the day. Globally rare plants can be found on this natural area and we will see a few and discuss the ongoing management that benefits them. Bring your insect repellent as we will occasionally leave…
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Late Fall at Carroll Cabin Barrens State Natural Area
Since we were thwarted by severe storms last year, we will make another attempt at this trip. One of West Tennessee’s botanical jewels, Carroll Cabin Barrens State Natural Area harbors one of just two state populations of Great Plains ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum). These orchids are the latest-blooming of all our native orchids and occur in widely scattered prairie relicts in the South that are disjunct from the main populations found in the upper Midwest. If we are lucky (and there…
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