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 spring gets all the credit while fall is out here doing the real work. This photo scavenger hunt at Frelinghuysen Arboretum flips the script: many plants drop their seeds in autumn, giving birds, mammals, and apparently us a reason to go poking around looking for them. Grab your phone, find the seeds, complete the hunt, and you’ll walk away with a prize. It runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 22, so you’ve got a solid window to wander the grounds, feel smarter than you did that morning, and let a squirrel show you up anyway.