Tomorrow at 10 a.m., rise and shine and head west for a walk through wildflowers at Allamuchy Mountain State Park. Located west on 80 (about 35 minutes), the park is over 8,000 acres. The Musconetcong Watershed Association (MWA) will be hosting the wildflower walk with naturalist Dr. Royal Nadeau and also Dr. Gerry Moore, who is the Director of Science at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
The walk, on fairly even, wide trails will give you a glimpse at the diversity of flowers that grow in the areas – both in the forest and near the Allamuchy Pond.
Pink Lady Slipper (credit: flickr magarell)
According to the MWA, the starting point for this hike is located about three miles North of Hackettstown off CR 517 adjacent to the entrance and exit off I80 at Exit 19. MWA members are free, nonmembers are asked to donate $3. Bring a snack, water and binoculars if you’d like. All are welcome, novice and expert alike. Call (908) 455-1404 or e-mail beth@musconetcong.org for details or to register. For directions to the Allamuchy Hike, please go to GoogleMaps and type “Villa Madonna, NJ” in the destination box.
