Monthly Archives: April 2018

Directions to Brady’s Run State Park

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Sunday, April 22, 2016, 1:00 PM
Bradys Run Park, Beaver County
Leaders: Judy Stark 412-363-0462 (home); 412-327-9537 (cell); starkj2@aol.com and Loree Speedy – 724-518-6022 cell; loreespeedy@gmail.com

Directions: Travel I-376 west to Exit 31 for PA 51/Chippewa. Turn right onto PA 51-Constitution Blvd. Continue 2.7 miles to Bradys Run Rd and turn right into the park. Continue about 1 mile and turn left into the road for Bradys Run Lodge (this is below the spillway of the dam). Continue past the lodge to the right to Picnic Pavilion #8, behind the lodge, where we will meet.
We will walk the forested roads behind the lake.
GPS coordinates: 40.73090, -80.35190

Directions to Linn Run State Park

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Friday, April 20, 2018, 1:00 PM
Linn Run State Park, Grove Run Trail, Westmoreland County
Directions: From Pittsburgh, take the PA Turnpike east to Exit 91/Donegal. Turn left onto PA 31 and then, after a short distance, left onto PA 711. Continue on PA 711 north for about 9 miles. Turn right onto Darlington Road (this may be unmarked) and travel about 1 mile to its junction with PA 381. Continue straight onto PA 381 for a short distance, and then turn right onto Linn Run Rd. Once you enter Linn Run State Park, continue about 1 ½ miles to the Grove Run Picnic Area on the right, where we will meet.
GPS coordinates: 40.15330, -79.22680
Join Rare Plant Forum attendees for a spring wildflower walk.

Directions to Trillium Trail

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Sunday, April 15, 2018, 1:00 P.M.
Trillium Trail, Fox Chapel Borough
Allegheny County
Leader: Loree Speedy – 724-518-6022 cell; loreespeedy@gmail.com
Directions: Take PA 28 to Exit 8 in Fox Chapel. At the exit, turn left and follow Fox Chapel Rd for 1 mile. After passing Delafield Rd, make a left turn into Squaw Run Rd. Follow Squaw Run Rd for 1.6 mile. Turn left into the parking lot of the Trillium Trail, where we meet.
GPS coordinates: 40.52030, -79.90060
Trillium Trail is a 1 3/4 mile loop on Squaw Run Road in Fox Chapel. The parking lot is very small, so park carefully. There are pull-offs along the highway nearby.

April 12, 2018 Meeting

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Thursday, April 12, 7:30 pm. Kirsi Jansa will present How to Face the Challenges Climate Change Presents Us Without Becoming Overwhelmed. Sustainability Pioneers, locally produced short documentaries, showcase individuals, communities and states in the US and in Europe taking bold climate action. The screening will be followed by a community conversation led by the Sustainability Pioneers director Kirsi Jansa.

Directions to Core Arboretum April 8, 2018

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Sunday, April 8, 2018, 2:00 PM
Core Arboretum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Leaders: Core Arboretum staff and volunteers

Pittsburghers can reach Core Arboretum in 1 hour and 15 minutes, so there is no reason not to get a jump on spring by heading south to a mostly old-growth forest on a steep hillside and level floodplain of the Monongahela River.
Visit www.arboretum.wvu.edu for more scheduled trips and information if you cannot attend this one.
Directions: From Pittsburgh, take I-79 South to Exit 155 towards WV-7 / West Virginia University. Turn left onto Chaplin Rd. Chaplin Rd. turns slightly right at the Sheetz and becomes US-19 S / Monongahela Blvd. Travel US 19 S for 1.6 miles to the parking lot for Core Arboretum on the right. We will meet at the parking lot.
GPS coordinates: 39.64690, -79.97740.