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
Sunday, October 5, 2025, 1:00 PM
Conemaugh Gap in S.G.L. 153, Indiana County
Leader: Loree Speedy, loreespeedy@gmail.com, 724‑518-6022 (cell)
We will hike to an overlook of the Conemaugh River’s Packsaddle gap. Interesting plants include a straggly hackberry and leather-leaf meadow rue. We will join the Botanical Society of Westmoreland County.
Directions: From Pittsburgh, travel US 22 east toward Blairsville. After passing the Blairsville Walmart, take the exit on the right for US 119 Indiana. At the end of the ramp, turn left toward Blairsville. Then make an immediate left onto Pine Ridge Road. Passing the parking lot for Hampton Inn/Chestnut Ridge, after 1000 feet, bear to the right onto Strangford Road (unmarked). Travel Strangford Rd for 1.25 mile and make a sharp left onto Oaks Point Road. Continue up Oaks Point Road (which becomes a gravel road) for a little over 1 mile to a S.G.L. 153 parking lot.
GPS Coordinates: 40.4239, -79.1987.
Google Maps Link to Conemaugh Gap Parking
The coordinates will take you a slightly different way to Oaks Point Road.
Google Maps Link to Conemaugh Gap Parking
The coordinates will take you a slightly different way to Oaks Point Road.