Capturing the confluence

SANDY LONG

Posted 5/15/19

The Delaware Highlands Conservancy hosted an educational walk last weekend focused on native plants at the Milford Experimental Forest, a 1,191-acre property in Milford, PA. Amanda Subjin of the …

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Capturing the confluence

TRR photos by Sandy Long

A grandmother and her grandchildren explore the lowland area and its wetland, where we spotted amphibians, insects and a host of spring ephemeral wildflowers and ferns.

Amanda Subjin of the Delaware Highlands Conservancy, flanked by her children, Zebbin and Juniper, discusses the plight of a maple tree during the Native Plants and Photography Workshop held on May 10.

Juniper examines the base of a massive white pine growing outside an enclosure where American chestnut trees have been planted in an attempt to reintroduce the tree, which was an economically and ecologically important species before being destroyed by a non-native pathogen in the late 1800s.

The walk included a stream fringed with a wetland bursting with spring plant life, such as this marsh marigold displaying its cheerful gold flowers. False hellebore, maidenhair fern and jack-in-the-pulpit were other finds.

Participants learned how to estimate the age of a white pine from Garrett Beers of the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Posted Wednesday, May 15, 2019 12:25 pm

SANDY LONG

The Delaware Highlands Conservancy hosted an educational walk last weekend focused on native plants at the Milford Experimental Forest, a 1,191-acre property in Milford, PA. Amanda Subjin of the Conservancy and Garrett

Beers of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources identified plants and trees along the trail that passed through various forest types. I had the pleasure of offering photography tips to camera-wielding participants for possible submission to the Conservancy’s photo contest, “Confluence: Land, Water and Wildlife,” targeting four categories: landscape, wildlife, macro and water.

**A grandmother and her grandchildren** explore the lowland area and its wetland, where we spotted amphibians, insects and a host of spring ephemeral wildflowers and ferns.

Folks from Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey captured photos fitting each category as we focused our lenses and attuned our senses to the sights and sounds of birds and insects, while learning about many species of plants, trees, mosses and fungi. Visit www.delawarehighlands.org/photo-contest for details about the contest, then grab your camera and capture that winning photo.