Check the calendar for the latest field trip schedule and details of the events.
Sign-up for most field trips is now through EventBrite. Typically registration opens at 6pm on the second monday of the month before the field trip. Registration closes at 6pm the evening before the date of the field trip.
Details and direct links to field trip registration can also be found in the chapter calendar.
2026 FIeld Trips
Feb. 21 @ 10am - Tomoka State Park
The February field trip will be a walk on the nature trail plus a trek around the point and the area near Chief Tomokie to check out some of the interesting plants. Afterwards we can also visit the park’s native plant garden.
Tomoka State Park, 2099 N. Beach St., Ormond Beach FL 32174
We will meet near the north end of the Tomoka Outpost concession building. Parking is available next to the concession building, across the street next to the recreation hall and in the boat ramp parking area.
You will have to pay the State Park admission fee (unless you have a state park pass).
$5 per vehicle (for up to 8 people), $4 for a single occupant vehicle,
$2 for pedestrians, bicyclists, extra (more than 8) passengers & passengers in vehicle with holder of an Annual Individual Entrance Pass
Trip leader: Paul Rebmann NaturePaul@wildflphoto.com
Bring water, bug and sun protection and appropriate clothing for the weather. Closed-toed shoes are recommended.
Rest rooms are available at the concession building near the boat ramp.
Register for this field trip at EventBrite - Registration ends 6pm Friday Feb. 20
March 21 9am - Ponce Preserve
The March Pawpaw Chapter field trip will be to Ponce Preserve in Ponce Inlet.
Ponce Preserve, 4401 S. Peninsula Dr., Ponce Inlet
Meet at the parking area on Peninsula Drive by 9am.
A leisurely 2.5 mile hike from river to ocean through several ecosystems including tidal marsh, maritime hammock, and coastal strand. At the parking lot on Peninsula Drive, Barbara Davis will present a brief history of the preserve and the work that has occurred there, including extensive invasive plant removal. Then we will split into two groups to take turns exploring the park. One group will walk over a 1,000-foot long boardwalk to the river first. The other group will enter the maritime hammock area to visit the 3 designated historic trees and learn of the invasive plants removed from this area, then we will proceed to the east side of the Preserve and the dune boardwalk which leads us to the beach. The maritime hammock area includes labels on the native plants with QR codes that access the Florida Native Plant Society website for each plant. Then each group will visit the other portion of the preserve.
Trip Leader(s): Barb Davis, Sonya Guidry & Karen Walter
Wear: Clothing/shoes suitable for uneven dune trails & weather
Bring: drinking water, insect repellent
Restrooms are available at the parking area on Peninsula Drive.
Trip Lunch option: There are picnic tables near the Peninsula parking lot or enjoy lunch at any of the 4 waterfront restaurants in Ponce Inlet
Please register for this field trip through EventBrite. (Registration opens at 6pm Feb 9 & ends at 6pm Mar 20.)
For more information, contact Barbara Davis barbaracdavis@gmail.com
Plant lists for many of the field trip destinations can be found on the Plant Lists page.
