JACKSON, Wyo. — On Tuesday, March 11, the Teton Plants Program’s free virtual hike, “Dry Knoll Plants of Spring,” will get community members ready for spring.
The Zoom-only event will take place at 6 p.m. Join the Zoom meeting here.
According to a press release from the Jackson Hole Bird & Nature Club, the first flowers to bloom in Jackson Hole are frequently found on south-facing slopes of buttes and exposed tops of dry hills. Frances Clark, program coordinator for Teton Plants, will take participants on a virtual hike to see these early, sturdy, colorful species and discover their key ID features, survival methods (including toxins) and interesting associates like fungi, pollinators and more.
“These sparse habitats feature relatively little snow and poor soils, yet a diversity of low-growing wildflowers from different plant families know how to survive,” the press release reads.
Viewers can just enjoy the colorful array of flowers to get them through March and into the spring. The program will also be recorded.
