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Water
Willow
(Decodon verticillatus)
Photo courtesy of Donald J. House |
Sunday, May 3, 2026, 10:00 AM
Cunningham Park, Queens County
Trip leader: Andrew Greller
Dr. Greller has been studying the flora and vegetation of Cunningham Park for more than 50 years. On this walk, he will provide a fascinating introduction to the native and naturalized plants of Cunningham Park, one of the richest forests on Long Island and an integral part of Queens County’s emerald necklace of 2800 acres of connected parkland. Andy has published three research papers that include data from Cunningham Park: one on forest flora, one on forest composition, and one on the entire recorded flora of northeastern Queens (ca.750 species). Spring is a delightful time to visit the park as many plants emerge from their winter dormancy.
Early registration is encouraged for this popular field
trip. Register online with the North Shore Land Alliance
(northshorelandalliance.org). After you have registered, but
before the event, we will email you to confirm your attendance
and provide more detailed information.
Joint trip with the North Shore Land Alliance
Saturday, September 26, 2026, 10:00 AM–3 PM
Montauk Outer Beach, Suffolk County
Trip leader: Vicki Bustamante
Explore a botanical odyssey in some of Montauk’s lesser known and rare maritime communities—an otherworldly landscape of stunted, wind-shaped, salt-sprayed plants. We’ll be trekking off-trail through a richly woven mosaic of maritime heathlands, grasslands, shrublands, forests, and dunes. Some expected plant highlights are Schizachyrium littorale, Aristida tuberculosa, Mononeuria caroliniana, Artemisia campestris subsp. caudata, Dichanthelium commonsianum, Pityopsis falcata, Hudsonia tomentosa, Carex tonsa, Viburnum dentatum var. venosum, Lechea maritima, and Cyperus grayi, along with large populations of reindeer lichen, Cladonia rangiferina.
Bring water, lunch and/or snacks, and sunscreen. Ticks are a special concern, come prepared – boots, tick spray, tick clothing, gaiters. Register with NYFA (email: montauk@nyflora.org) and additional details regarding the trip will be sent in your confirmation email.
Joint trip with NYFA
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10:00 AM (rain date: Sunday, October 25)
An Autumn Walk Through Welwyn, Nassau County
Trip leader: Al Lindberg and Lois Lindberg (email: ajlindberg@optimum.net, phone: 516-317-8837)
Welwyn Preserve (100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove, NY
11542), at over 200 acres, consists of several diverse habitats—
mature oak woods, a tuliptree swamp forest, small freshwater
streams running into the saltmarsh, and a sandy beach on Long
Island Sound, all with associated flora. Despite the incursion
of invasives, we will also search for an assortment of Long
Island rarities, including striped maple (Acer penslvanicum),
Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra), yellow birch (Betula
alleghaniensis) and American bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia).
The former Pratt Mansion is now home to the Holocaust
Memorial & Tolerance Center; an adjoining formal garden
has been restored as a Children’s Memorial Garden.
Dress for the weather and please bring a beverage, snacks or lunch, sunscreen, and insect repellent. Directions from the East: Long Island Expressway to Exit 41 North – NY-106/107 N. Bear left where the two roads split to stay on Route 107N, continue for approx. 7½ miles into Glen Cove. Where Rte. 107 ends at the Glen Cove Fire Dept, turn right onto Brewster St. Continue for ½ mile, turn left onto Dosoris Lane. Go ¾ mile, turn left on New Woods Rd. and take it to the end. Turn right onto Crescent Beach Road, Welwyn Preserve is the first driveway on the right. Continue along the driveway to the main parking lot. From the West: Long Island Expressway to Exit 39 North – Glen Cove Road. After 4 miles, Glen Cove Rd. merges with Route 107N. Continue north on Rte. 107 into Glen Cove and follow the above directions.
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