BSWP 2021 Zoom meetings
View BSWP's May 2022 Zoom meeting.
The Society meets monthly from September through June on every second Monday of the month at 7:15 p.m. For now, our meetings take place via Zoom.
Members who have joined the BSWP e-mail list will be contacted and e-mailed an invitation (link and password) to each monthly meeting.
Directions to in-person meetings, when held
To Ford Mateer Classroom of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History:
The entrance to the parking lot, which is gated, is just past the Museum at the intersection of Forbes and Craig Street. The Ford-Mateer Classroom is reached through the Portal Entry in the rear parking lot area. Once inside the building, the room is located just beyond the Security desk on the left. In addition to the Museum parking lot, which costs $6, there are metered spaces on Forbes Avenue opposite the Museum and along Craig Street that are free after 6 p.m. From there you will cross the street and walk through the right side of the gates to the parking lot. Continue on the sidewalk to the rear of the building where you will see the sign for “Portal Entry” ahead.
If you do not park in the Museum’s lot, from Forbes Avenue, walk along the right side of the parking toll gates to the parking lot. Continue on the sidewalk to the rear of the building where you will see the sign for "Portal Entry" ahead.
Directions to the Carnegie Museum
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/interior.php?pageID=36
Registration for Botanical Society field trips is not required. Everyone is welcome, including non-members. Trips last 3 to 4 hours but one can leave at any time. For questions, contact the field trip leader or Loree Speedy at (724) 518-6022 (cell) or loreespeedy@gmail.com. Add these BSWP field trips to your Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Ym90c29jd3BhQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ
Tuesday, January 20, 12:00 Noon
Irwin Run Conservation Area, Allegheny County
Leader: Meg Scanlon; Cell: 724-612-6192
Allegheny Land Trust’s Irwin Run Conservation Area is a 76-acre forest adjacent to North Park. Enjoy a lush winter forest and a rushing stream. As parking is limited, meet Meg at the Beaver Shelter of North Park along Babcock Boulevard just north of Pearce Mill Rd to carpool between 11:30 AM and 12:00 PM.
Beaver Shelter on Babcock Boulevard
GPS coordinates: 40.59914, -79.99656
Google Maps Link to Beaver Shelter
Irwin Run Parking Lot: GPS coordinates: 40.62538, -80.00676 Google Maps Link to Irwin Run
Saturday, January 31, 2026, 1:00 PM
Eliza Furnace Trailhead, Hazelwood Neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County
Leader: Yale Cohen; Cell:412-418-6950
Directions: The
trailhead is along (but not visible from) Second Avenue between the Hot
Metal Bridge and Hazelwood. From Second Avenue, turn onto Swinburne Street at a
flashing yellow signal and look for the trailhead parking on the
right.
GPS coordinates: 40.42646, -79.95280 Google Maps Link to Eliza Furnace Trailhead This
trip could be canceled due to unsafe driving conditions with ice and
snow; to learn if the trip is canceled when weather conditions are
uncertain, please call or text Yale at 412-418-6950 or Loree at 724-518-6022 the day of the hike.