Registration is not required to participate in this FREE guided trail walk. However, to ensure you receive a free native plant at the conclusion of Town of Perryville 515 Broad St. PO Box 773 Perryville, MD 21903 Phone: 410-642-6066 Fax: 410-642-2677 E-mail: Townhall@perryvillemd.com the walk please call Town Hall, or stop in, to add your name to the list of participants. In Partnership with The University of Maryland Extension Perryville Guided Save the Date for our next trail walk Trail September 18, 2016 “The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Equal Access Programs.” Walks Presented by The Town of Perryville, MD Join us for a leisurely guided trail walk thru the Perryville Community Park with Professional Horticulturist , Christy Michaud. Learn more about the importance of our native plants, why invasive plants unbalance our ecosystem and how we can help the recovery of the Chesapeake Bay watershed with Bay wise gardening practices at our residences, and businesses. BEST NATIVE TREE SPECIES FOR WILDLIFE SUPPORT ~Canopy trees are the largest plants in the region. Oaks, Acers, Prunus Virginiana, Plantanus Occidentalis, Lirodendron Tulipfera, Betula Nigra, Ulmus Americanaetc NATIVES WE WILL VISIT 1. Lirodendron tulipifera tulip popular 2. Platanus occidentalis- Sycamore 3. Acer saccharinum - Silver maple 4. Liquidambar styracflua- Sweet gum 5. Acer rubrum- red maple 6. lex opaca- America holly (Red Maple) 7. Quercus - oak species TBA 8. Fagus grandifolia- American beech When: 9. Juniperius virginiana - Eastern redcedar (2) locations May 22, 2016 10. Fagus grandifolia - American beech 1PM Where: The Perryville Community Park Trail Loop ~ Substory Trees live under the canopy and at the edges of the forest and roadways. Malus, Carpinus Caroliniana, Hammelis , etc 100 Marion Tapp Parkway, 11. Betula nigra- River birch 12. Amelanchier- shad bush, serviceberry 13. Quercus rubra- Northern red oak Perryville, MD 21903 (Witch Hazel) Starting point will be at the Community Park and VA Gate entrance ~ Native Shrubs and Perennials are important for This walk is 1.5 miles long and will last approximately 90 minutes providing food and habitat. Lindera Benzoin, Aronia Arbutifolia, Solidago, Asters, etc Trail map