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Tulip Poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera
WHAT: Collect leaves, twigs, and in some cases wood cores
WHEN: May 15 through December 31, 2023
WHERE: Public lands (forests, refuges, reserves, parks) throughout sampling range pictured above
DIFFICULTY: Easy/Moderate. May require off-trail travel for short or moderate distances. Multiple sample types. May require accessing leaves in the high canopy; Training and tools are provided to do so.
Green Ash and White Ash
Fraxinus americana and F. pennsylvanica
WHAT: Collect leaves
WHEN: May 15 through October 31, 2023
WHERE: Public lands (forests, refuges, reserves, parks) throughout sampling range pictured above. Priority locations below:
Alabama
- Paint Rock Forest Research Center, Paint Rock
- Gallant (private nature reserve)
Kentucky
- Gen Butler State Resort Park
- Cumberland Falls SRP
- Jenny Wiley SRP
- Lake Barkley SRP
- Nolin Lake SRP
Missouri
- Apple Creek Conservation Area
- Pelican Island Conservation Area
- Donaldson Point Conservation Area
- Black Island Conservation Area
- Bushwhacker Lake Conservation Area
- Sank Conservation Area
- Marshall Junction Conservation Area
- Tywappity Towersite
- General Watkins Conservation Area
South Carolina
- Conestee Nature Preserve
- Harbison State Forest (waypoint in permit)
- Palmetto State Forest (waypoint in permit)
Virginia
- Whitney State Forest
- Paul State Forest
- Loft Mountain Campground in Shenandoah National Park
- Pocahontas State Park
- Powhatan State Park
- Twin Lakes State Park
- Holliday Lake State Park
- James Madison’s Montpelier
- McCormack Farm Research & Extension Center
DIFFICULTY: Easy. May require off-trail travel short or moderate distances.