This month’s plant walk on Monday, July 15, will take you to the Continental Divide to look for wildflowers and medicinal plants during peak wildflower season at the summit of Wolf Creek Pass.
Join us for a fun and educational ramble through the forest as we discover edible and medicinal native plants. The walks are free of charge.
The Weminuche Audubon Society and Audubon Rockies are excited to sponsor these summer plant walks with certified herbalist Lake McCullough. We are grateful that she takes time from her busy schedule to share her expertise with us. This is the second of three walks offered this season.
This tour will meet on Forest Service Road 402, Lobo Overlook Road. This is the first left after the Continental Divide pullout at the top of the pass. There is a gravel lot directly off the highway where we will meet to walk up the road. The walk is about 2 miles round-trip. Please be prepared for rocky trails and unpredictable weather, and leave dogs at home.
In order to handle increased popularity and demand for information about our local ecosystems, we will be conducting two back-to-back plant walks at this location.
The first tour will begin at 9:30 a.m. and run until 11:30 a.m. The second tour will begin at 11:45 a.m. and go until 1:45 p.m. There is a 15-person maximum on each walk.
Please call McCullough ahead to reserve a space at (970) 398-0923 and indicate which time slot you prefer.
McCullough’s knowledge and fun sense of humor have made these walks very popular, and spaces fill quickly. Give her a call to add your name to the list.
Watch for information on the final walk to be held in August.
