Forest Park
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Forest Park Trail
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Forest Park's woodlands, cultivated areas, and thickets make it a great place for mid-summer foraging, when there's so much in season. There are great-tasting berries in season. We'll look for savory elderberries, bittersweet black cherries, and tart wild blackberries. |
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The bittersweet flavor of this native fruit seems strange at first, but eat a handful and you'll find that you've become addicted. Cooked, thickened, and sweetened, the strong flavor puts them far ahead of any fruit you can buy. And in a good year, they're super-abundant! |
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Wild herbs and vegetables abound in partially sunny areas in the woods and in thickets. We'll be hunting for burdock root, wood sorrel, field garlic, jewelweed, Asiatic dayflower, lady's thumb, mullein, black birch, and sassafras. If it has rained beforehand, we may also find gigantic chicken mushrooms, brittle russulas, prized chanterelles, and strange-looking black-staining polypores, as well as prized bolete mushrooms. |
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The 4-hour walking tour begins at 11:45 AM, Saturday, August 9, at the stone wall at Union Turnpike and Park Lane, near the Parks Dept.'s Overlook building.
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Call (914) 835-2153 at least 24 hours ahead to reserve a place.
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