WV Native Plant Society Annual Meeting & Field Trip
August 24-25, 2024 10:00 AM
The West Virginia Native Plant Society will hold its Annual Meeting in Nicholas County with a field trip to Pocahontas County. We plan to tour the Highland Scenic Highway Saturday afternoon and the tail water area below Summersville Dam on Sunday morning.
Meeting location: Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park, 19 Memorial Park Drive, Summersville WV. Meet at one of the cabins. www.ncvetpark.com
Saturday, August 24
Meet at 10:00 AM at one of the cabins for the Annual Meeting, followed by lunch on your own.
Leave at 12:00 NOON for a car caravan along the Highland Scenic Highway. We will make several stops along the highway to see plants usually only found at high elevations such as Mountain Shield Fern Dryopteris comppyloptera, Twisted Stalk Streptopus lancelatus var. roseus, and a rare Adder’s Tongue Ophioglossum pusillum.
For those staying locally, we may make short trips out to other areas in the evening.
Sunday, August 25
Meet at 9:00 AM at the Veterans Memorial Park cabins. We will car caravan to the tail waters area below Summersville Dam. There we will find a number of riparian zone plants hopefully including Riverbank Goldenrod Solidago racemosa. The trip should end around noon.
Logistics: The WVNPS has rented two rustic bunk house style cabins with bathrooms at the park. Each can accommodate 20 people (one for women, one for men) and there is no charge. Bring your own bedding and towels. Meals are on your own.