Have you wondered about the names of all of the beautiful late summer flowers you are seeing at this time of year? If so, wildflower and medicinal plant expert Allison Turner will be leading a hike through the Hogback Mountain Conservation Area in Marlboro to discover the late summer/early fall flowers. We expect to see some interesting and showy species, like a reddish-violet Bottle Gentian, and an uncommon polygala, as well as the more common, but still glorious, late summer flowers (https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/gentiana_andrewsii.shtml).

This will be a leisurely walk with some elevation gain and loss, but nothing tricky. Meet at 10:00 in the parking lot on the south side of Route 9 west of the gift shop, near the white distillery building. Hosted by the Hogback Mountain Conservation Association, this hike is free and open to the public. Questions? Contact hmca@hogbackvt.org.