The Brodhead Creek Watershed Association will host another in a series of Get Outdoors Poconos hikes on May 20 to Lake Lacawac in Wayne County.

On the journey to the 52-acre lake, guided by Carol Hillestad,hikers will enjoy an easy, well-marked, wide and mostly level trail. Wildlife sightings may include nesting ospreys, hooded mergansers, turtles and beavers.

Flora includes wildflowers such as trout lilies, columbine, elderberry and Quaker ladies – as well as rock tripe, reindeer moss and many other varieties of lichen.

After Lake Lacawac comes another reward for hikers – a spur in the trail leads to a lichen-covered rock ledge and a bench with a view of Lake Wallenpaupack, a sheer drop of 250 feet below.

Hikers should meet at the Lacawac Sanctuary parking lot in Lake Ariel at 10:00 a.m.

The hike is free, but registration is required.  The hike is also limited in size.  To register Call 570-839-1120 or 570-629-2727 or send email to: info@brodheadwatershed.org.

For information on this and other hikes in this series, visit the Get Outdoors Poconos webpage.  For more information on programs, initiatives and other upcoming events, visit the Brodhead Creek Watershed Association website.

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