Fern Hike at Pixley Falls State Park

Distance: 1-3 miles Duration: 2 hours
Rating: stage 1 is easy to moderate; stage 2 (optional) is moderate to difficult
Meeting place/time: Pixley Falls State Park front parking area; 10:00 a.m.
Coordinator and leader: Steve Kinne (315-882-3684), with Mike Serviss, a botanist with a special interest in ferns who is a Regional Conservation Project Coordinator for NYS Parks.
Description: Pixley Falls State Park, in Boonville, is on route 46, 18 miles northeast of Rome. With Mike Serviss we’ll hunt for different species of ferns as we hike the woodland trail the Chapter has been renovating and building at Pixley. Stage 1: Starting at the falls, we’ll proceed along the creek and eventually climb higher until meeting the Red Trail. Stage 2: At this point, some may choose to return to the falls and the parking area, while others continue climbing the trail to the upper ridge of the escarpment.

Coordinator: Steve Kinne at2hike@yahoo.com 315.882.3684
PLEASE RSVP TO STEVE KINNE IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND (AND HERE ON MEETUP)