mccormicks creek

A SHORT HISTORY OF

WILDFLOWERS OF MCCORMICK'S CREEK STATE PARK

McCormick’s Creek Has a long history

of study of wild Flora.

Records from the Nature Center show

Blooming dates and species information

From the 1930’s .

One of the first to record plant information was

EDNA BANTA a naturalist at McCormick’s creek in the 1940’s she is mentioned in writings related to Charles Deem

Banta, Edna (1889-1975).

Did her undergraduate work at Hanover College and her graduate work at Indiana University, where she earned an M.A. in botany and had completed most of her work towards a Ph.D. School teacher at high schools at Madison, Spencer, and New Castle. Worked as a seasonal naturalist at McCormick's Creek State Park. Retired in 1952 when she became the first resident naturalist and caretaker at Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary.

Spring Beauty - Claytonia virginica

William “bill” Overlease made many studies of plants during the 1950’s .At McCormick's Creek Bill was a well known botanist and published works on invasive plants, weeds and trees.

Dr. William R. Overlease. October 2, 1925, - November 30, 2007

Maryanne Newsom-Brighton also contributed many entireties into the flora list for McCormick’s creek she was the full time naturalist during the late 1980’s to early 1990’s

Marquita Manley is the Current naturalist and Started her work at the Park in 1993

Regular programs about wildflowers and flowering plants started longer ago than the 18 years I have been a volunteer for McCormick’s Creek.

What was known as “WILDFLOWER WEEKEND” provided an opportunity to learn more about flowering plants . Hiking trails in the park. Some years craft project programs were included. In 2007 The Owen County SWCD and the IDNR-Division of Forestry had a wildflower event at the Owen Co. SWCD Demonstration Forest.
In early 2008 a committee was formed to create the "OWEN COUNTY WILDFLOWER WEEKEND'. It was determined there were other areas in Owen County

with unique habitat that should be included in a spring event. McCormick's Creek State Park would remain the hub of activities. Members of the 2008 committee include
* Gwen Deter - Owen County SWCD.
* Marc Evans - volunteer, webmaster of "Wildflowers of McCormicks Creek and Southwest Indiana".
* Marquita Manley - Naturalist, McCormick's Creek State Park.
* Cathy Meyer - Naturalist Monroe Parks and Recreation.
* Andrea Oeding - Seasonal Naturalist,McCormick's Creak State Park.
* Ralph Unversaw -District Forester,Indiana Department of Natural resources,Division of Forestry

The first Owen County Wildflower Weekend occurred on April 18-20,2008.

Some highlights of 2008 - Kay Yatskievych - (publications Consultant,Missouri Botanical Garden Press , Author of Field Guide To Indiana Wildflowers )

was a special guest and provided her expertise during some of the wildflower hikes.

Marc Evans and Kay Yatskievych

2008 Owen County Wildflower weekend

FRIDAY APRIL 18 ,2008
7:00 pm

Wildflower image presentation by Marc Evans , a look at the weekend events , refreshments

SATURDAY APRIL 19 ,2009
8:30am

Two hikes starting at the nature center

10:00am-4:00pm

ANNUAL NATIVE PLANT SALE -Nature Center

10:30am

Using nature as art - nature center

1:00pm

Indiana Demonstration Farm Tour -

Owen County SWCD Property

4:00pm

Hike starting at the Canyon Inn
to see Virginia Bluebells

6:00pm

Pitch-in Dinner@RedBud Shelter

7:00pm

RedBud Shelter
"THE MAKING OF WILDFLOWERS OF INDIANA"
Maryrose and Fred Wampler

http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/images/books/9780253365736_med.jpg

Sunday April 20
7:30am

Carpool from Nature Center to Greens Bluff Nature Preserve Join Jess Gwinn of the Sassafras Audubon Society

11:00am

Canyon Hike starts from Wolf cave Parking Lot

1:00pm

Butterflies and Bloom - Flatwoods Park Join Sandy Belth ( Naturalists from Monroe County Parks and Recreation Department)

CANCELED
DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS

1:00pm

Bog Life. Carpool from Nature Center to Jordan Seeps Nature Preserve join

Ralph Unversaw - (District Forester,Indiana Department of Natural resources,Division of Forestry)

Sponsored by:

-McCormick’s Creek State Park

-Friends of McCormick’s Creek, Inc.

-Owen County Soil and Water

Conservation District

-Monroe County Parks and Recreation

-IDNR Division of Forestry

-Sassafras Audubon Society

-The Nature Conservancy

-IN Native Plant and Wildflower Society

APRIL 17-19 2009

Sponsored by:

-McCormick’s Creek State Park

Canyon Inn

-Friends of McCormick’s Creek, Inc.

-Owen County Soil and Water Cons. District

-Monroe County Parks and Recreation

-IDNR Division of Forestry

--IN Native Plant and Wildflower Society

-ECO Logic

PDF FOR THE 2009 OWEN COUNTY WILDFLOWER WEEKEND

Owen County Wildflower Weekend 2009 pdf

WILDFLOWER IMAGES 2009

Join us again next year:
Owen County Wildflower
Weekend
3rd Weekend in April 2010

mccormicks creek

McCormick’s Creek Has a long history

of study of wild Flora.

Records from the Nature Center show

Blooming dates and species information

From the 1930’s .

One of the first to record plant information was

EDNA BANTA a naturalist at McCormick’s creek in the 1940’s she is mentioned in writings related to Charles Deem

Banta, Edna (1889-1975).

William “bill” Overlease made many studies of plants during the 1950’s .At McCormick's Creek Bill was a well known botanist and published works on invasive plants, weeds and trees.

Dr. William R. Overlease. October 2, 1925, - November 30, 2007

Maryanne Newsom-Brighton also contributed many entireties into the flora list for McCormick’s creek she was the full time naturalist during the late 1980’s to early 1990’s

Marquita Manley is the Current naturalist and Started her work at the Park in 1993

Regular programs about wildflowers and flowering plants started longer ago than the 18 years I have been a volunteer for McCormick’s Creek.

The first Owen County Wildflower Weekend occurred on April 18-20,2008.

Some highlights of 2008 - Kay Yatskievych - (publications Consultant,Missouri Botanical Garden Press , Author of Field Guide To Indiana Wildflowers )

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Owen County SWCD Property

Bog Life. Carpool from Nature Center to Jordan Seeps Nature Preserve join

Ralph Unversaw - (District Forester,Indiana Department of Natural resources,Division of Forestry)