Natural Areas Field Trips: Mentor Marsh Birding Extravaganza
This event is no longer on sale.
New Views: Exploring South Geneva Swamp
Geneva Swamp is the last large stretch of Lake Erie lake plain swamp forest that still stands between Cuyahoga County and the Pennsylvania line. This preserve—which looks now as Cleveland looked 300 years ago—provides critical habitat for a variety of rare species, including the globally declining rusty blackbird. In spring, high-quality vernal ponds support populations of spotted salamanders and wood frogs.
Before it was acquired by the Museum last fall, the Weaver tract had been scheduled to be timbered. On our first field trip to this newly protected property, we’ll wander its upland-wetland landscape, where scattered sand ridges and dry knolls wind through swamp forest.
Nonmembers: $10
Leadership Circle: FREE
Instructors: Garrett Ormiston & Ken Schneider
Meeting Location:
Exact location and directions will be emailed to registrants prior to the date of the field trip.
Field trip intensity: Moderate to difficult
What to wear and bring (if out of the ordinary): Binoculars, camera, water, perhaps a walking stick