41st Annual Spring Wildflower Foray of Brown and Monroe Counties
Event Details
๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ช๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ (๐ฐ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น) ๐ฝ๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ง๐ค๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ข๐ช๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐๐๐ (๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฅ๐๐๐) ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ช๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ง tinyurl.com/2026forayschedule Programs are free and do
Event Details
๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ช๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ (๐ฐ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น)
๐ฝ๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ง๐ค๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐
๐๐ข๐ช๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐๐๐ (๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฅ๐๐๐) ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ช๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ง tinyurl.com/2026forayschedule
Programs are free and do not require registration, unless otherwise noted. However, Brown County State Park does charge a daily entrance fee.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: bit.ly/springwildflowerforay-map
๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐ถ๐๐!
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๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ท๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ-๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ฆ; ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ.
**** ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ ****
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ
7:00 ๐.๐ข. ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฝ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ก๐
Cathy Meyer will lead a 1 ยพ-hour EASY bird walk in Yellowwood State Forest to start the weekend. New species arrive almost every day in late April, including warblers, vireos, and tanagers. We will view the birds along the lake and then go on a short hike on the Jackson Creek Trail. Loaner binoculars available.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Yellowwood Lake, parking lot at north end
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ
9:15 ๐.๐ข. ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ผ
Wildflower author Kay Yatskievych’s signature hike will be led by Mary Damm and Jill Vance, Monroe Lake interpretive naturalist. This is a 2 ยฝ to 3-hour MODERATE wildflower walk in and around this state nature preserve.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: T.C. Steele S.H.S., parking lot
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ
9:15 ๐.๐ข. ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฝ
Tom Swinford, an ecologist and Land Preservation Director for Sycamore Land Trust, and naturalist Cathy Meyer will lead a 3-hour RUGGED wildflower walk around this state nature preserve.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: T.C. Steele S.H.S., parking lot
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ
10:00 ๐.๐ข. ๐
๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐๐
Adventure with Brown County State Parkโs naturalist, Eli Major, and naturalist David Mow on a MODERATE 2-hour trek (about 4.5 mi) to the site of an old village dating back to the late 1800s. Add new and amazing flowers to your list, as we locate old home sites using plants and flowers, some planted by the early settlers.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Brown County State Park, Strahl Lake
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ
1:00 ๐ฅ.๐ข. ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฉ ๐ผ๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐พ๐ง๐๐๐
Jeff Belth, author of Butterflies of Indiana: A Field Guide, and naturalist Sandy Belth will lead a 2-hour MODERATE walk to identify butterflies and larval host plants important to these โflying flowers.โ
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Allens Creek S.R.A.
๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ; registration required by 12 p.m. on April 23 at tinyurl.com/2026foray
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ
1:00 ๐ฅ.๐ข. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง๐จ
Show your love for native plants by removing one of their enemies: invasive garlic mustard! Join Brown County State Parkโs naturalist, Eli Major, for a Brown County Native Woodlands Project Weed Wrangle Indianaยฎ workday. This is a national event that highlights the need for hands-on invasive species management. Wear clothes for work: gloves, long pants and sturdy, closed-toe shoes.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Brown County S.P., Strahl Lake
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ
3:00 ๐ฅ.๐ข. ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ง๐ข ๐๐ง๐๐
Wildflowers and wildlife abound at the Kent Farm unit of the IU Research & Teaching Preserves. Join local naturalist Mark Sheehan for a RUGGED 3-hour, 3-mile loop through rich Salt Creek bottomland, up a wooded ridge crowned with chestnut oak, and back.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Kent Farm Preserve (8475 E. Kent Road, Bloomington)
๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ; registration required by 12 p.m. on April 23 at tinyurl.com/2026foray
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ
3:30 ๐ฅ.๐ข. ๐๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐จ, ๐พ๐ค๐ค๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฎ๐จ
Search for wildflowers, ferns and fascinating fungi (edible and otherwise) as you explore ridge tops and valleys with naturalist David Mow on this 2-hour, MODERATE hike through the northern section of the park.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Brown County S.P., Saddle Barn (parking lot)
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ
8:00 ๐ฅ.๐ข. ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐
Enjoy a 1-hour EASY walk with Cathy Meyer and Monroe County Parks and Recreation naturalist Jacob Trusty to listen to frogs, woodcock, and other wildlife, as we wander the trails at Flatwoods Park.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Flatwoods Park
๐ฆ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ
8:00 ๐.๐ข. ๐ฝ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐
Join Randy Jones from the Indiana Audubon Society for a 2.5-hour EASY birding stroll through part of this 138-acre nature preserve in search of birds. Waterproof boots are recommended, as standing water is common in the wetland habitat area. Bring binoculars.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Stone Head Nature Preserve, intersection of S.R. 135 & Bellsville Pike, Nashville
๐ฆ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ
9:30 ๐.๐ข. ๐พ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐
Join โMoment of Scienceโ radio personality Don Glass and naturalist and illustrator Gillian Harris for a 2.5-hour EASY-MODERATE walk along a stream in the Schooner Valley to identify a variety of wildflowers that flourish in the valley.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Brown County S.P., Ogle Lake
๐ฆ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ
10:30 ๐.๐ข. ๐ฉ๐ค 12 ๐ฅ.๐ข. ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐พ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐
Drop by to join Monroe Lake naturalist Ella Harris for some fun and creative wildflower crafting! Youโll roll paper beads and combine them with colorful buttons to create flower magnets inspired by native spring wildflowers. Craft is appropriate for adults and most children ages 10 and up. Arrive no later than 11:30 a.m. to ensure enough time to complete the craft.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Brown County S.P., Nature Center
๐ฆ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ
11 ๐.๐ข. ๐ฉ๐ค 4 ๐ฅ.๐ข. ๐ผ๐ง๐ฉ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ
Welcome springtime on a self-guided walk through the gardens and grounds of T.C. Steele State Historic Site. Artists are invited to work en plein air (outdoors) as T.C. Steele once did. Sidney Bolam will also offer a limestone carving demo from 12 to 2 p.m.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: T.C. Steele S.H.S.
๐ฆ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ
1:00 ๐ฅ.๐ข. ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐
Biological Science Technician Jason Isbell will lead a 2-hour RUGGED, off-trail hike along a unique limestone ridge in the Charles C. Deam Wilderness Area looking for wild hyacinths.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Paynetown S.R.A., Main Office โ park behind building (caravan/carpool to hike start)
๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ; registration required by 12 p.m. on April 23 at tinyurl.com/2026foray
๐ฆ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ
2:00 ๐ฅ.๐ข. ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐
Ogle Hollow Nature Preserve is one of the richest coves in Brown County, with a profusion of wildflowers, ferns and the rare yellowwood tree. Brown County State Parkโs naturalist, Eli Major, and naturalist David Mow will lead a 2-hour MODERATE hike into the hollow, identifying plants and migrating songbirds.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Brown County S. P., Ogle Hollow Nature Preserve / Trail #5 (parking lot)
๐ฆ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ
4:00 ๐ฅ.๐ข. ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค๐ข๐ค๐ก๐ค๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐
Join Jeanette McGavic, a medical entomologist with the Indiana Department of Health, for a 1-hr discussion of tick-borne diseases in Indiana. Youโll learn how to avoid tick bites, check for ticks, and safely remove one that has attached. Attendees will receive Tick ID Cards and get a guided tour of the IDOHโs Tick Dashboard.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Brown County State Park, Nature Center โ Program Room
๐ฆ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ
7:00 ๐ฅ.๐ข. ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐จ ๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ & ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ: โ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ค๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข ๐ฝ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ค๐ข๐จ: ๐ผ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ช๐๐ก๐ฉ ๐๐ฎ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎโ
Join your fellow Forayers for this yearโs species count, plus a program presented by Tom Swinford, Land Preservation Director with Sycamore Land Trustโฆ Beanblossom is a place where land and water works together. What was once farmed and altered ground has been restored into wetlands and forests, supporting plants and wildlife and improving water quality. During this visual presentation on the restoration and conservation of Beanblossom Bottoms, Tom shares how this project has come together through a lot of local effort, support, and care for the land.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Brown County S. P., Nature Center
๐ฆ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ
10:30 ๐.๐ข. ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ช๐ก ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ
Ramble, roam, and wander with naturalist Jules Erwin at the flora found in T.C. and Selma Steeleโs gorgeous forest. Weโll saunter and stop to check out wild plants that are edible or just plain useful. This 1-mile, 1-hour MODERATE hike is perfect for beginners and enthusiasts.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: T.C. Steele S.H.S., Singing Winds Visitor Center
๐ฆ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ
9:30 ๐.๐ข. ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐
This Sycamore Land Trust preserve features carpets of wildflowers beneath large oaks and hickories, sinkholes, and interesting rock outcroppings. Join naturalist and illustrator Gillian Harris and Tom Swinford, ecologist and Land Preservation Director for Sycamore Land Trust, for a 2 ยฝ-hour MODERATE hike.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Porter West Nature Preserve
๐ฆ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ
10:00 ๐.๐ข. ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ
Join naturalist David Mow in a 3-hour RUGGED hike (about 2 miles) exploring Morgan-Monroe State Forest. The off-trail route will follow the creeks, skirting the Low Gap Nature Preserve. There are several creek crossings, so appropriate footwear is a must.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Morgan-Monroe State Forest, Backcountry Area Parking Lot on Low Gap Road
๐ฆ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ
1:00 ๐ฅ.๐ข. ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ
Explore the Hayes Trail in the Deam Wilderness with Biological Science Technician Jason Isbell and Hoosier National Forest Interpreter Summer McDuffee. Bring snacks and water for this 4-hour RUGGED hike.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Paynetown S.R.A., Main Office – park behind building (caravan/carpool to hike start)
๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ; registration required by 12 p.m. on April 23 at tinyurl.com/2026foray
๐ฆ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ
1:00 ๐ฅ.๐ข. ๐๐๐ก๐ฉ ๐พ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง
Join Brown County State Parkโs naturalist, Eli Major, for a 1-hour EASY and ADA accessible walk along Salt Creek. Identify wildflowers and plants, as we discuss streamside ecology and land management. Learn about the Salt Creek Trail and its future โ which will connect Nashville with Brown County State Park.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Brown County S.P., Pool
๐ฆ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ
1:00 ๐ฅ.๐ข. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ
Explore the written word with naturalist Jules Erwin, as we take a writer’s ramble to hear and share examples of the poetry of plants and do some writing of our own during a 1.5-hour gentle hike of about 1 mile. Bring your favorite pen and notebook, and a quote or passage to share in this relaxing and meditative look at the place plants hold in literature.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: T.C. Steele S.H.S., Singing Winds Visitor Center
๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ; registration required by 12 p.m. on April 23 at tinyurl.com/2026foray
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The Spring Wildflower Foray is presented in honor of Kay Yatskievich, botanist and author of Indiana Wildflowers, who presented its signature โWildflowers of Selma Steeleโ hike and tracked the wildflower species count for decades.
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Mary Damm, Andrea deTarnowsky, Gillian Harris, Jules Erwin, Jason Isbell, Eli Major, Summer McDuffee, Cathy Meyer, David Mow, Tom Swinford, Jacob Trusty, Jill Vance, and Cate Whetzel
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*Brown County State Park
*Hoosier National Forest
*Indiana Division of Nature Preserves
*Monroe Lake
*I.U. Research & Teaching Preserves
*Monroe County Parks and Recreation
^Images Botanical
^Friends of Brown County S.P.
^Friends of T.C. Steele
*Sycamore Land Trust
^Sassafras Audubon Society
*IU Research & Teaching Preserves
^Indiana Native Plant Society (SC Chapter)
^T.C. Steele State Historic Site
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April 25: Building Tour (10:15 a.m., 1:15 & 3:15 p.m. $7-$12/person) and Teddy Bearsโ Picnic (1-2 p.m., $4/child, limited to 10) at T.C. Steele State Historic State. Info and registration at indianamuseum.org/programs/arts-of-the-earth-day-teddy-bears-picnic
May 4: Flora Field Day at Monroe Lake (repeats first week of each month through Oct.); practice wildflower ID skills with a naturalist, info and registration at bit.ly/monroelakecalendar
May 1 and May 6: Volunteer workdays (9 a.m. to 12 p.m.) at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Landscaping with native perennial plant plugs to improve urban wildlife habitat and promote native plants around the DNR Building, info and registration at cerv.is/0064×3399
https://www.facebook.com/events/2002028513674494/
Time
April 26, 2026 7:00 am - 9:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
T. C. Steele State Historic Site
