BSWP 2021 Zoom meetings
View BSWP's May 2022 Zoom meeting.
The Society meets monthly from September through June on every second Monday of the month at 7:15 p.m. For now, our meetings take place via Zoom.
Members who have joined the BSWP e-mail list will be contacted and e-mailed an invitation (link and password) to each monthly meeting.
Directions to our museum meetings, when they resume:
Directions to Ford Mateer Classroom of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History:
The entrance to the parking lot, which is gated, is just past the Museum at the intersection of Forbes and Craig Street. The Ford-Mateer Classroom is reached through the Portal Entry in the rear parking lot area. Once inside the building, the room is located just beyond the Security desk on the left. In addition to the Museum parking lot, which costs $6, there are metered spaces on Forbes Avenue opposite the Museum and along Craig Street that are free after 6 p.m. From there you will cross the street and walk through the right side of the gates to the parking lot. Continue on the sidewalk to the rear of the building where you will see the sign for “Portal Entry” ahead.
If you do not park in the Museum’s lot, from Forbes Avenue, walk along the right side of the parking toll gates to the parking lot. Continue on the sidewalk to the rear of the building where you will see the sign for "Portal Entry" ahead.
Directions to the Carnegie Museum
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/interior.php?pageID=36
Registration for Botanical Society field trips is not required.
Everyone is welcome, including non-members. Trips last 3 to 4 hours but one can
leave at any time. For questions, call the field trip leader or Loree Speedy at
(724) 518-6022 (cell) or loreespeedy@gmail.com.
Stay informed about staying safe outdoors at cdc.gov.
Add these BSWP field trips to your Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Ym90c29jd3BhQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ
Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 11:30 AM The
North Park Arboretum is almost 25 acres of native and non-native trees
and shrubs, with an ever changing understory. Migrating birds utilize
this area for feeding and shelter. Grass and dirt pathways and deer
trails crisscross throughout. Plantings include older varieties and
weeping cultivars, with most specimens surpassing 100 years old. Walk
will include some moderate inclines, but most are relatively level.
Trails can be wet even without rain. Directions:
North Park is an Allegheny County Park and can be reached by McKnight
Road/Babcock Boulevard or PA Route 8/Wildwood Road. We will meet at
the Juniata and Forest Glen Shelters on Old Babcock Boulevard. Old Babcock
Boulevard is a park access road off of Wildwood Road across from the Kool
Cones / 7-Eleven. Arrive
at 11:30 AM to eat lunch at the pavilion, weather permitting. We will
start walking at 12 noon. Juniata Shelter has an ADA accessible
portable restroom. GPS coordinates: 40.59262, -79.99533 Google Maps Link Sunday, November 24 , 1:00 PM We
will look for urban vegetation in little forgotten spaces in the city’s
newest brownfield redevelopment. Meet along Tecumseh Street at Second
Avenue by the Carnegie Library in the Hazelwood Center (5006 Second Avenue
- parking entrance on Second Avenue). Park on the street or at the
library. North Park Arboretum, Allegheny County
Leader: Meg Scanlon; 724-612-6192
Hazelwood Green’s Tecumseh Street, City of Pittsburgh
Leader: Loree Speedy; 724-518-6022; loreespeedy@gmail.com