“Opt outside” on the day after Thanksgiving: Join our President for a guided walk through our newest nature preserve.
About this event
CILTI President Cliff Chapman is back for our popular #optoutside Black Friday hike. This time he will lead a guided nature walk through Fern Station, near Greencastle. Protecting this 570-acre Putnam County property was the highlight of CILTI’s year. Enjoy a chance to see a stunning property that is not yet open to the public.
All Ages
Please RSVP so we know to expect you.
What to Expect and Bring:
- Fern Station trails are not clearly marked. This hike is considered moderate difficulty as there will be loose rock and slopes. The trails will be a little more challenging and you may have to use your hands occasionally for balance. You may want to have trekking poles.
- Dress for the weather and be sure to wear pants thick enough to stand up to thorns, brush, poison ivy, ticks, and mosquitos (unfortunately leggings aren’t very protective).
- Wear closed-toed shoes that can stand up to mud.
- Bring a water bottle, preferably refillable.
- No restroom facilities available on site.
Directions and Parking:
This information will be shared via email the week of the hike.
More Information:
Fern Station is a stunning unbroken forest, the largest piece of land ever protected by CILTI. It offers unparalleled forest interior habitat for wildlife, including cerulean, worm-eating, and hooded warblers; broad-winged hawks; and Eastern box turtles. With creeks loaded with amphibian life, the lushly wooded ravines support a rich understory of native shrubs. Countless species of ferns thrive here, including maiden hair, broad beech, fragile, glade, sensitive, Christmas, silvery spleenwort, and crested ferns.
