Field Trips and Plant Walks

Guided field trips and self-guided plant walks are great ways to learn more about native plants.

For a complete listing of all WNPS guided field trips as well as Central Puget Sound Chapter field trips please see http://wnps.org/chapter_info/chapter_trips.htm.

Changes to current trips and new trips may be added as the season progresses, so be sure to check this web page again and with the trip leaders. If you have any questions, contact the trip leaders or Julia Bent (phone 206 783-0669) or email: jbent@avvanta.com).

Field Trip Policies
Field trips take place rain or shine, so proper clothing and footwear are essential. Trips may be strenuous or hazardous and please contact trip leaders if you have questions about degree of difficulty. Bring water, lunch and the ten essentials (map, compass, flashlight or headlamp with spare bulbs and batteries, extra food, extra clothing and rain gear, sunglasses and sunscreen, first aid kit, pocket knife, matches in a waterproof container, and fire starter). Bring the Northwest Forest Pass if you have one.

All Chapter field trips are open to the public at no charge. It is our suggestion that compensation to a carpool driver should be 20 cents per mile divided among riders excluding the driver but not to exceed 10 cents per mile for any individual rider.

We frequently meet at the following Park and Ride areas for carpooling:

Issaquah Park & Ride
1050 17th Ave. NW, Issaquah (SR-900 & Newport Way)

Green Lake Park & Ride, north side (NE 65th and Ravenna)
6601 8th Ave. NE, Seattle (NE 65th St & I-5)

Questions and inquiries about field trips can be sent Julia Bent, chapter field trip coordinator, at jbent@avvanta.com .

WNPS maintains an extensive plant species list for various areas in the state. For more information on species lists, contact Don Knoke.