In addition to maintaining Covid-safety, we also require all participants to review and sign our liability waiver prior to the event.<\/div>\n
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Who can participate?<\/h2>\n
For ages 10+. Guardians should consider length and difficulty of hike AND child\u2019s ability to honor group learning for all participants. Guardians are welcome to participate with infants strapped to their person. Excursions are not suitable for strollers of any type.<\/p>\n
How challenging is the hiking during Plant Excursions?<\/h2>\n
We plan to spend either full or half days on the sites. For 2021, both Excursions are on relatively flat terrain, and only a few miles will be covered over a long period of time (doing the famous \u201cbotany crawl\u201d!). In addition, we\u2019ll be able to spread out\u2014as long as we aren\u2019t trampling plants!\u2014in both ecosystems. The outer coastal and saltmarsh Excursion takes place on mostly sandy substrates and uneven ground, so participants with limited mobility may want to bring a hiking pole for stability.<\/p>\n
Where do Plant Excursions happen & what will I need?<\/h2>\n
Plant Excursions formally start and stop at the trailhead or meet-up location. Each site is located within 2 hours of Olympia. You must have your own transportation to and from the sites\u2014we are unable to offer carpooling, unfortunately. For the full-day event, you will also need to plan to pack your own backpack with food, water and everything else you will need for many hours away from your vehicle. We will send out detailed itineraries in advance to all registered participants with all our recommendations for what you should pack and how to prepare!<\/strong><\/p>\nHow are these different than Plant ID Walks?<\/h2>\nPlant ID Walks:<\/h3>\n\n- \n
Riparian ecosystem.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Focus on seasonal plant displays and identification techniques.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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ADA & stroller accessible.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Shorter timeframe, limited instruction.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Not being offered in 2021 due to challenge of narrow trails disallowing appropriate distancing to prevent Covid-19.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Plant Excursions:<\/h3>\n\n- \n
New ecosystem each session.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Focus on plant diversity, ecosystem processes and function, and overall nature appreciation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Trails not maintained to be ADA or stroller accessible.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Longer immersion and more in-depth instruction<\/strong> and opportunities for individual discoveries using laminated and other learning materials<\/strong> provided by NPSF. Group learning to uncover more unique flora & fauna in each ecosystem! Resource list<\/strong> for you to explore more on your own!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n- \n
We provide a detailed (paper) plant list<\/strong> for each site that is yours to keep for your future explorations. During the event, we\u2019ll add on as needed and subsequently send everyone a revised, final list (electronic) of any new discoveries from the day!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Plant Excursions are being offered in 2021 due to capacity for participants to safely distance themselves to prevent Covid-19 and still have a wonderful learning opportunity!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3815,"featured_media":34103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[11],"tags":[50,40,127],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41780"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41780"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41781,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41780\/revisions\/41781"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}