From Rod Simmons
Rod.Simmons@...

Hi all,

I spoke with Lou Aronica today and we chose April 25 & 26 as dates for the
St. Anthony's Wilderness BSW field trip, with May 2 & 3 as alternate dates
if the others don't work. Please let's more or less take an email vote if
the April dates work for this and we'll set the dates if we get enough
takers. (Note from Kathy: please reply to Rod:
Rod.Simmons@... ) Lou says the site is loaded with spring
wildflowers, ferns, and other plants at that time of year. Kathy, would
you please send this out to folks? Thanks. I'll also make an
announcement at next month's meeting.

This trip could be a one day or an 2-day overnight trip, depending on
folks' interest. There's a nice place to stay and eat nearby for
overnighters:

Doyle Hotel in Duncannon, PA http://www.doylehotel.com (717)834-6789

The place caters especially to AT hikers and has nice rooms for $25 a
night.

The sites for the May 30-31 foray to State College/Lewisburg area can be
seen on a great website:

Go to http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/FORESTRY/oldgrowth

Find the cluster of D4, D3, and D5 in lower center of PA map and click on
each to see photos and descriptions of different field trip sites that are
in very close proximity to each other, including one to a black spruce
mountain peatland - Bear Meadows Natural Area (D4).

Thanks,

Rod