Jenny Jump Field Trip

Please join us on May 3rd at 9:30 (rain date 5/4) for our field trip to Jenny Jump State Forest: This is a joint trip with NJ Butterfly Club. We will walk the Summit Trail looking for early butterflies like Tiger Swallowtail, Falcate Orangetip, Spring Azure, Juniper Hairstreak, White-M Hairstreak, Eastern Comma, Mourning Cloak, Sleepy Duskywing, and Juvenal’s Duskywing. At the same time we will see many species of spring ephemeral wildflowers in this lovely, little-visited, mature deciduous forest that so far has relatively few invasive plants. Botany-savvy members will be on hand to ID plants. Trail is quite steep on the way up, but level at the top where we spend most of our time.

Meet in parking lot a short distance past headquarters bldg. at 330 State Park Road, Hope (Blairstown), NJ. Do not make left into headquarters but continue straight to another lot on the right. Indoor bathrooms available.