Flowers of the woods.
Ever wonder exactly what the beautiful bloom you see while you run, walk or ride through Hitchcock Woods might be?
Now the guessing game is over as one local resident’s passion for the woods has led to a pocket guide dedicated to the wildflowers of the woods.
“Trailside Wildflowers of the Hitchcock Woods” includes photographs and descriptions of more than 220 species found within Hitchcock Woods. Author and photographer Kenneth Perrine, Ph.D. compiled the material for the book over a period of many years. The research has been an ongoing project for Perrine’s curiosity and passion for nature.
“The book was conceived as an educational resource for use by those who know and love the woods, people who, like me, would like to know the identity of plants and flowers they see in the woods,” said Perrine. “This was envisioned as a community service, a tool for those who ride, run, and walk in the woods and who might like to know what they are seeing. I love the woods and the flowers.”
Organized by color, the 160 page book includes photographs as well as commentary including scientific and common names of genera and species, botanical families, blooming dates and location of shots. The idea for the book began in 1998 and once Perrine discovered he had collected more than 100 different species for his own enjoyment, he knew it was time to move forward with the book.
“My goal everywhere I go is to know what I am looking at; the photos came secondary as a tool for research,” said Perrine.
He visits the woods typically five days a week and often twice each day; the first time to run or walk and the second with his camera.
Perrine fell in love with Hitchcock Woods first as a runner in the 1980s. Full story.
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