Bog Walk on the Rensselaer Plateau

PLEASE NOTE: To attend, you must (1) RSVP to reserve your spot (as this event will be limited to 16 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 trail map for this unique outing.

We’ll explore a small portion of a bog located on the Rensselaer Plateau (Town of Grafton). Before heading out onto a bog, please be sure to become acquainted with “myth vs. fact” about them. Come along for a fun outing to search for and identify plants in this unique type of wetland.

For those joining me, I recommend rubber knee boots or waterproof boots as we will be walking on water-soaked sphagnum moss and other mat-like bog vegetation. It is unlikely that we will be walking through any standing water, but most, if not all of your steps, will likely result in wet shoes because your feet will sink into the wet spongy vegetation beneath you.

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).