Scavenger Hunt: Seedy Business
Everyone thinks that spring is the time for planting seeds but plants have it all figured out. Many plants drop seeds in the fall giving seeds the chance to get used to the cold of winter, and gives both birds and mammals opportunity to cache seeds for winter. It’s also the perf…
Turns out plants don’t wait for spring, and neither should you. Frelinghuysen Arboretum’s photo scavenger hunt “Seedy Business” runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 10, sending you around the grounds to track down seeds that fall-blooming plants are already busy dropping, caching, and scattering for birds and mammals to squirrel away (sometimes literally). Complete the hunt and you’ll walk away with a prize, which is a better return on a Thursday morning than most of us manage. The Morris County Parks listing has the full details on registration and what to bring.