Moist areas contain jewelweed, a cure for mosquito bites and a preventative for poison ivy. The edges of trails and overgrown areas abound in burdock, one of the few root vegetables in season from early spring to late fall. Sassafras grows in open woods, and this is the only park with prickly ash trees, used for the lungs in Chinese traditional medicine.

After a lunch break, we'll search for black raspberries growing in thickets in the woods, and along the edges of paths. This native species is among the best fruits in the world.