In the damp darkness an orgy is taking place. Salamanders slink towards ephemeral pools to breed in forests across the Piedmont. And on those same winter nights, when there is a hint of warmth in the air, the first frogs call from the pines. Come to our March 11th meeting at 7 p.m. at the KCEF Branch Library in Price Park and hear UNCG professor Ann Somers talk about the amazing amphibians of North Carolina’s Piedmont.

Sat., March 20 Field Trip: Wildflower Walk on Laurel Bluff Trail
Leader: Ann Walter-Fromson, 299-9494
Come see the signs of spring on the Laurel Bluff Trail on March 20, 2010! We will be looking for Bloodroot, Rue Anemone, Trout Lily, Spring Beauty, and other early spring wildflowers.

T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Society and the Greensboro Trails & Greenways division are teaming up for this hike. We'll meet at the Lake Brandt Road trail head at 9:30 a.m. -- there is a parking area on the right side of Lake Brandt Road just past Lake Brandt Marina, before the spillway. A city van will shuttle us to the Church Street end of the trail and then we'll hike the 3.5 mile trail back to Lake Brandt Road. Wear sturdy shoes and bring a wildflower guide if you have one. You may also want to bring water and a snack.

This hike will be co-led by T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon member Ann Walter-Fromson and Madeleine Carey, Assistant Director for Trails and Greenways. If you'd like to participate, and you want to reserve one of the 15 seats on the van, please contact Madeleine Carey at 336-373-3816 or visit www.greensborotrails.org and email the trails division.
To learn more about the Laurel Bluff Trail, visit
http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/departments/Parks/Facilities/trails/watershed/laurelbluff.htm
For a flyer about this, click here.