Name: Forensic Botanizing: Fall Fruits ID
Start: 2025-09-27T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-27T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Anchor Diamond Park at Hawkwood

***PLEASE NOTE:*** ***To attend***, **you must (1)** ***[RSVP](https://www.meetup.com/capital-region-native-plant-society/events/)*** *to reserve your spot (as this event will be limited to 21 participants) **AND (2) send an email request** to [david.behm.curiousbynature@gmail.com ](mailto:david.behm.curiousbynature@gmail.com)**for directions** as to where we will meet. My reply will also include a link for you to download my Forensic Botanizing: Fall Fruits ID digital guide onto your personal mobile device for your use trailside during this unique outing.*

Join me for a fun guided walk at [Anchor Diamond Park at Hawkwood](https://curiousbynature.wordpress.com/area-nature-preserves-parks-and-trails/anchor-diamond-park-at-hawkwood/) (Town of Ballston) to search for and identify a variety of the fruits now on display.

Without flowers (and sometimes no leaves as well), it can be a challenge to identify plants – particularly forbs – in an autumn landscape. The likely answer to the question, “*What is that?*”, is often revealed by observing any (and preferably more than one) of the following clues:
• the color, texture, hairiness, and thickness of certain plant parts;
• the plant’s branching or leaf pattern;
• the type of fruit present (and possibly its scent) such as nuts, berries, or seed pods; or
• the habitat in which the plant is growing.

Please wear proper footwear for muddy conditions.

Come along for a fun outing to search for and identify a variety of the fruits now on display.

***Weather cancellation***: This event will be cancelled if any of the following is occurring or is forecast for this destination at that time:

* thunderstorms (or any other severe weather),
* moderate or heavy rainfall (i.e., more than drizzle/mist or intermittent showers), or
* gusty or sustained winds (i.e., treetops are noticeably swaying back and forth).

Dave Behm

Capital Region Native Plant Society

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