Summer Wildflowers

Come and explore mid-summer blooming wildflowers with “Boot” Boutwell. The Reserve has seven miles of trails through a rich variety of habitats, but we won’t have to walk very far to see a host of flowers. Among the highlights of the walk will be our strolls through the meadows and wet meadows where we expect to see a host of flowers in bloom. We will enjoy their beauty, learn some basic identification characteristics, and also learn some wildflower natural history and lore.

The Wells Reserve operates in accordance with orders from the Governor of Maine and instructions from the Maine Center for Disease Control. Reserve leadership will monitor, evaluate, and adapt as needed to ensure all programs operate safely and effectively.

Please have a mask on hand if you are not vaccinated and/or feel safer being masked in a group setting.

Please note: Program fee does not include site admission fee.

About the Presenter

Roland “Boot” Boutwell is a freelance itinerant naturalist who taught the core course in “Native New England Shrubs” and lead field trips for the New England Wild Flower Society for nearly 20 years and was a part time teacher/naturalist for the Massachusetts Audubon Society. He teaches nature programs and leads nature walks for a number of other organizations including: Arlington, MA Community Education; Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester, MA, The Winchester, MA public schools; The Friends of the Middlesex Fells (Greater Boston) and numerous other organizations. His hobbies include photography, acting in community theater, and the guitar.