Week Two of our Master Naturalists Level II training at Goodwin State Forest.  Today's class covered Swamps, Bogs, and Wetlands.  I was especially interested in the soils and indicator plants for wetland designation.

After class, I took a run through some more of the trails Goodwin offers.  I took a short run in to join up with my end point along the Natchaug Trail from last Saturday, and continued on from there.  I was fortunate to see a nice single-track trail that is not on the official Connecticut DEEP trail layer data, and I explored and enjoyed it.  There were two others that I did not have time to explore.  I ended up with 3.8-miles for the day.

Black Spruce Pond

 Black Spruce Pond (geese in middle left)

Stonewall prior to White Pine stand eastside of Nutmeg Lane

Stonewall prior to White Pine stand eastside of Nutmeg Lane

White Pine stand eastside of Nutmeg Lane