Join The New England Botanical Club and explore interesting places with great plants, led by local expert botanists. Trips for June, July and August, 2017, are planned, and participants must contact the trip leader 1 week in advance. The third summer trip will take place Sunday, July 30 to Salmon River Cove in East Haddam, Connecticut.

NEBC will join with members of Connecticut Botanical Society to survey the shores and fresh water tidal wetlands of the lower Salmon River. We will paddle upstream as far as Machimoodus State Park where there is a boat launch area to come ashore for lunch. This site was recently bulldozed and may offer interesting pioneer plants. There may be time to botanize other parts of Machimoodus as well. Several State listed species are known from this area. Bring binoculars; this is a great birding area too. Participants must provide their own canoes, kayaks, and PFDs, or arrange for a space in someone else’s boat.  Level of Difficulty – Moderate. Trip leader: Bryan Connolly (bconnolly@framingham.edu). Bryan will send meeting time, location, and directions to those who register for the trip.