Moses Coulee Preserve Plant Walk 

Who: Washington Native Plant Society-Wenatchee Chapter

Leaders:  Tiffany Theden, Susan Ballinger

Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate

Length of Walk: 2-5+ miles depending on interest and goals of the group

Limit: 20

Come join us on a plant walk at the spectacular Moses Coulee Preserve with Joe Veverka from the Nature Conservancy! The spectacular landforms of Moses Coulee reflect some of the most dramatic geological history on Earth – steep-walled coulees carved by Ice Age floods, pothole lakes, haystack boulders, waterfalls and scablands. We will start our walk heading up to a lithosol area up behind the field station. We will walk along an old 2-track road, covering ~200ft in elevation gain over a little more than half a mile. If we’re lucky, the bitterroot will be in full bloom! We are also likely to see an abundance of different buckwheat, penstemon, and milk-vetch species. We will then head over to gated Old Todora Rd. to see an area not typically accessible. If we have time and interest we can also head up to Dutch Henry Falls which has a short 0.9 mile (roundtrip) trail and some wetter areas.

From Cashmere, the drive to Moses Coulee takes a little over an hour. Since it might be getting pretty hot by mid-June, this walk will start earlier in the morning, with the aim of us being in the coulee at 8am. Be sure to bring sun protection, snacks, and lots of water. Long pants and hiking shoes are important, since we may travel off trail and some plants can be quite prickly. If people want to carpool, we can set that up once we have the list of  attendees.

To see a plant list for the area, go to this link https://www.wnps.org/plant-lists/list?Moses_Coulee

Register for this workshop by sending an email to Tiffany Theden at the.myco.den@gmail.com