Mountain Wetlands of the Cowpasture River Valley (Field Trip)

Explore these rare habitats and their unique wildflowers at the Ft. Lewis shale barrens in Bath County. Shale barrens are unique environments that are endemic to the Allegheny Mountains and harbor some of the state’s rarest plants.
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continue readingJoin John Cowden, the owner of Fort Lewis Lodge, and John Wright, Area Forester from the Virginia Department of Forestry, as you tour sections of the Fort Lewis Lodge property where these riparian buffer areas have been put into place as part of the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP).
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