The Maryland Native Plant Society
2021 Winter Solstice Field Trip and Hooley starting at Mt Aventine. Charles Country, MD. Field trip participants gathering at old carriage road entrance. Photo: Damien Ossi.
Sign with a brief history of Mt. Aventine and Chapman family. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Rod Simmons. Field trip leader. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Pony's foot (Dichondra carolinensis). Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Cranefly orchid (Tipularia discolor) leaf. The leaf is present during winter only. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Putty root orchid (Aplectrum hyemale) leaf taking advantage of the forest filtered light. Growth habit similar to Cranefly orchid. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Trunk of ancient Paw Paw (Asimina triloba). Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Field trip participants sharing stories. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Upturned decomposing tree roots and area's characteristic calcareous soil. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Rod Simmons explaining the characteristic calcareous soil and low land vegetation found at Chapman State Park to field trip participants. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Rod Simmons explaining the park's exceptional natural areas to field trip participants. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Field trip participants actively listening Rod Simmons' explanation of the unique area's vegetation, soil and terrain combination among ancient tree and large vines. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Ravine. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Ancient American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) tree. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Field trip participants assessing ancient Tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) tree. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Swamp Red Oak (Quercus shumardii) leaf collected at Chapman State Park. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) tree. Bark close up. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas
Ancient sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) tree. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas
Cherrybark oak (Quercus pagoda) leaf collected at Chapman State Park. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Field trip participants walking through old forest. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Celebratory Solstice Toast and Hooley. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Field trip participants inspecting an American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) tree. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) leaf. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas
Warren Steiner helping Field Trip participants identify insect hidden in rotten bark. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas
Genus Microtomus. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
White Bear Sedge (Carex albursina). S3 (Watch list). Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas
White oak (Quercus alba), Deam's oak(Q. x deamii) and Chinquapin oak (Q. muehlenbergii) collected from Chapman State Park. Deam's oak is a naturally occurring hybrid of the other two. Photo:CN
Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas
Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera). Bark close-up. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas
Sunset at Chapman State Park. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas
Sunset at Chapman State Park. Potomac River overlook. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
Strawberry bush (Euonymus americanus) seedling. This native shrub is frequently browsed by deer. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas
Photo: Rod Simmons

Winter Solstice Hooley 2021

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Cherrybark oak (Quercus pagoda) leaf collected at Chapman State Park. Photo: Cristina Niciporciukas.
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