Apr
14
Moraine View State Recreation Area Field trip Members Only
This event has ended
Sunday, April 14th, 2024
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Moraine View State Recreation Area, 27374 Moraine View Park Rd, Le Roy, IL, 61752 Map
Moraine View State Recreation Area, 27374 Moraine View Park Rd, Le Roy, IL, 61752 Map
Members Only Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
Participants were able to see many different early spring wildflowers in full bloom several weeks earlier than usual. Examples of wildflowers are Wild Blue Phlox, White Trout Lily, Virginia Bluebells, Hepatica, Spring Beauty, False Rue Anemone, Prairie Trillium, Blue-eyed Mary and Large-flowered Bellwort. Nodding White Trillium and Mayapple flowers were not quite open yet. Some unusual finds included Blue Cohosh.
The area is a high quality location and the usual invasive species such as Japanese honeysuckle and Garlic mustard were absent