Nature

Story and photos by Jeff Tryon   On the morning of April 11, I led a wildflower hike along the trails at Heritage Preserve Park, on the border of Ewing and Hopewell. The long, narrow loop trail begins by going through a former farm field and it continues through young red maple forest, and then a mature beech forest. This preserve has outstanding spring wildflowers, and I’ve been monitoring them for several weeks prior. We had a nice group of 9 people in attendance, including