Pack your overnight bag, garden journal, and camera to explore the landscape of Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve (BHWP) in New Hope, PA, home to nearly 800 native plants of PA, including more than 80 rare and endangered species. Join a guided walk of the Preserve trails that wind through woodlands, meadows, and along a pond and Pidcock Creek, and enjoy an abundance of seasonal wildflowers and other native plants, birds, and wildlife.

While at BHWP, learn about the Plant Stewardship Index, an analytical tool developed to provide the land preservation community with a quantitative tool to assess and evaluate open space and natural areas. Following the day's tour, participants will have the opportunity to relax, explore, and dine on their own in New Hope and/or Lambertville, NJ, located on opposite sides of the Delaware River.

On Thursday, travel 30 minutes to Grounds for Sculpture, a 35-acre magnificently landscaped public sculpture park located in Hamilton, NJ, founded in 1992 on the site of the former New Jersey State Fairgrounds by J. Seward Johnson to promote an understanding of and appreciation for contemporary sculpture for all people. The visit will include an hour-long docent-led guided walk, after which participants will have time to explore and lunch on their own until the afternoon departure for home.

Departure: Wednesday, September 22, 8 a.m. Return: Thursday, September 23, 6 p.m. Fee: $210 members, $230 general public for double room occupancy; $290 members, $310 general public for double room occupancy. Fee includes bus transportation, lunch on Wednesday, Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve guided tour and Plant Stewardship Index introduction, lodging, Grounds for Sculpture guided tour, and all admission fees. Registration deadline is Wednesday, September 8.

410.634.2847, ext. 0 or info@adkinsarboretum.org