Events

Saturday, April 5, 2025 Spring Wildflower Events

1pm Slide show at Scientists’ Cliffs Association (SCA) Community House

2pm Walk on a nearby ACLT trail to identify ephemeral spring wildflowers

Please join us for a Spring Wildflower Show and Tell followed by a walk in the American  Chestnut Land Trust (ACLT). It will be a great time to review the wildflowers in our area and hopefully identify some not so common native species. Several knowledgeable “botanizers” will be present to help answer questions and identify our ephemeral (fleeting) wildflowers during the walk.

We will meet at the Scientists’ Cliffs Community House for the slide show, then walk to ACLT. Wear sensible walking shoes and garments to fit  the weather. ACLT has miles of trails, but we normally only walk about a half mile as the plant identification tends to slow us down greatly.

Non-SCA participants will need to request a parking pass by April 3 ([email protected] or 703-258-4998). We will need to process the pass, and it will need to be displayed on your car’s dashboard. The pass will be distributed to the drivers that day. If it is raining heavily, we will have the slide show on April 5 at 1 pm and the walk on April 6 at 2 pm, providing the weather cooperates.

Directions to the Community House at Scientists’ Cliffs

From the north and south, take MD Route 2/4, Solomons Island Road, toward Prince Frederick. Turn east onto Parker’s Creek Rd (left from the N, right from the S).

In .5 miles, turn right onto Scientists’ Cliffs Road.  

Continue about .8 miles and turn right onto Aspen Road, the Gate A entrance.

In .25 miles, bear left onto Alder Road (sign for Community House).

In .1 mile, arrive at the Community House, 3500 Alder Rd, Port Republic, MD 20676

This event is co-hosted by Scientists’ Cliffs and Maryland Native Plant Society event.