St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Brockport invites anyone interested in the Bergen Swamp to attend a special presentation on Sunday, September 28, at 11:30 a.m. in the church Parish Hall, 14 State Street, Brockport.
Steve Locke, past president of the Bergen Swamp Preservation Society and Vestry member of St. Luke’s Church, will present noteworthy aspects of the Society dedicated to conserving the flora and fauna of the five properties it owns.
The Bergen Swamp, established as a society in 1936, is a wet woods with a complex of alkaline and acid soils that favor a richness of plants uncommon in the area.
This presentation will be in preparation for an actual “walkthrough” next spring when the orchids, in particular, will be in full bloom.
This program is sponsored by St. Luke’s Stewardship Committee.
For further information, contact Karen Baase at 315-569-5029.
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