County Grounds Park / Sanctuary Woods - Forest Tour 10/12/24 @1pm

**Important location information in bold below**

Get to know the magnificent big old native trees.

This tour will help participants identify and appreciate the most significant and handsome species in this remnant of “old growth” forest that survived the rampant deforestation of the 1800s. You will see fine large specimens of sugar maple, white oak, burr oak and basswood, many of them hundreds of years old. Also to be noticed are smaller trees, shrubs and ground cover.

The tour is guided by Jim Thielke - a graduate of UW La Crosse with a degree in plants and fungal biology. Jim is also a Naturalist at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center. In 2023 he co-led this same tour as a guide with his grandfather Charlie Mitchell. Jim carries on this fine tradition in 2024!

Tours are free, donations are appreciated. The tour guides are volunteering in support of the non-profit Friends of County Grounds Park (initiatives include conservation, invasives removal, signage, trail building, and communications). Donations to the Friends group of any amount are appreciated and $5/person per tour is a wonderful value. If so inspired, donations can be made:

• Anytime online at: PayPal (including all credit cards)
• In person at the tour in cash, or checks made out to “The Park People of Milwaukee” with “County Grounds” in the memo

Again, these tours are free, any donations are based on your inspiration.

County Grounds Park has no formal address, but can be found and navigated to via Apple/Google/Waze Maps searching “Sanctuary Woods Parking”. That parking circle is 0.5 mile north and west of 87th & Watertown Plank Road. Eventbrite requires an address, but this address only gets you close. The tour begins and ends at the parking lot in the center of the park, see park map at:

Dress for the weather, there are no onsite restrooms. Tours are suitable for people of all ages.

~1 mile, with regular stops. The paths are not suitable for mobility impaired. Special access tours can be facilitated by contacting the email below.

Friendly pets on leash are welcome .

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