The Challenge of Conserving East Baton Rouge's Remaining Ecological Treasures
MEETING: Matthew Herron of the Capital Area Native Plant Society will speak on the flora native to East Baton Rouge Parish, their critical role in shaping our locally imperiled ecosystems, and how we can work together in the conservation community to conserve and restore this unique natural heritage.
Talk begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday Feb. 26 at the Backpacker, 7656 Jefferson Hwy., Baton Rouge. Some Native Plants will be offered as door prizes, and refreshments will also be available. Herron will also discuss possible field trips that may be held as a follow up to this talk. Feel free to bring guests. Admission is free.
After the discussion, option to continue for dinner at Jason's Deli on Corporate. We welcome your suggestions/feedback!
Clark Creek Hike
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Eating all those King Cakes & chocolate candy have you feeling a bit guilty?
If so, you should join us next Saturday for a hike at Clark Creek in Pond, Miss.
Peg
Reilly & her husband, Barrett Kennedy, will lead a Sierra Club hike
on the primitive trail. The primitive trail hike is challenging,
particularly depending on whether there has been a lot of rain. The
trail then becomes quite slippery when going downhill or uphill.
However, you can still see most of the waterfalls by sticking to the improved trail.
We
will leave the parking lot at Trader Joe's at 9 a.m. with plans to
start hiking at 10:30 a.m. Rain Date is Feb. 28. Last-minute notices
will be posted on http://brsierraclub.blogspot.com/
Boots
are recommended for the primitive trail. Bring water & snacks.
After the hike, St. Francisville has some good eateries, most notably
the Magnolia Café.
For more information, contact Nancy Grush at 
(225) 938-9353 or nancygrush@gmail.com.
