Hanging Rocks along Rt. 28 North of Romney

 

Hurricane Erin affecting places far inland

 

Summer Dendrology

 Dendrology is the study of woody plants and trees identification and taxonomy, and a really big part of the foundational knowledge for field researchers, naturalists, hunters and fishermen, canoeists and kayakers, and especially those who are all of the above.

Here is a list of trees someone might find on the lower South Branch of the Potomac and surrounding areas in Hampshire County (WV) or Allegany County (MD).

Visit our source for these data (hyperlinked) by visiting Virginia Tech's Dr. Dendrology pages at 
https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/factsheets.cfm

 = nonnative, planted and a wildland component, commonly "escapes" cultivation
 = a North American native, may naturalize outside its native range

•   Acer campestre - hedge maple

•   Acer ginnala - Amur maple

•   Acer negundo - boxelder

•   Acer nigrum - black maple

•   Acer platanoides - Norway maple

•   Acer pseudoplatanus - sycamore maple

•   Acer rubrum - red maple

•   Acer saccharinum - silver maple

•   Acer saccharum - sugar maple

•   Acer spicatum - mountain maple

•   Aesculus flava - yellow buckeye

•   Aesculus hippocastanum - horsechestnut

•   Ailanthus altissima - tree-of-Heaven

•   Akebia quinata - fiveleaf akebia

•   Albizia julibrissin - mimosa

•   Alnus glutinosa - European black alder

•   Alnus serrulata - hazel alder

•   Amelanchier arborea - downy serviceberry

•   Amelanchier canadensis - shadblow serviceberry

•   Amelanchier laevis - Alleghany serviceberry

Waterkeepers Chesapeake promoting Community Science

 from https://waterkeeperschesapeake.org/be-a-scientist-in.../, online resources promoting watershed science, citizen science, under the term Community Science.

From being an observer to an educator and to joining cleanups with your local Waterkeeper, there are many ways to get involved and make a real impact. Look for:

• a full list of Waterkeeper organizations near you;
• how to volunteer and get hands-on with water monitoring; and
• tips to turn your curiosity into action