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 to do their thing. As fall rolls in, all kinds of seeds are dropping, getting cached by birds and squirrels, and generally running their own operation without any help from us. Frelinghuysen Arboretum is leaning into that with a photo scavenger hunt called “Seedy Business,” where the goal is to track down seeds hiding in plain sight across the grounds. Complete the hunt and you’ll walk away with a prize, which is more than most Saturday plans offer. It runs 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on September 12, so you’ve got a solid window to poke around at your own pace.