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LOCATION: Inwood

DESCRIPTION:

We are hosting 2 plant walks this month to accommodate as many members as we can! Please only register for either the Apr 7th walk or the Apr 27th walk.

This is a mid-spring plant walk. Please be prepared for insects, damp and or chilly weather.

Inwood Hill Park, also called the Shorakapkok Preserve, contains the largest remaining old growth forest in Manhattan! Much of its pre colonial history remains intact, from the plants itself to the rocks, streams and glacial topography. Prior to the 18th century, the Wecquaesgeek, a Munsee-speaking band of Wappinger people, inhabited the area. Artifacts and remains of their life and culture still can be found in the park. It was then turned into farmland during European colonization, the last farm ceasing production at the end of the 19th century.