This will be a nice afternoon stroll in Forest Park to enjoy the outdoors and learn a little natural history. The Pacific Northwest is the land of evergreen trees, but can you tell them apart? Along this woodland trail are good examples of all four major northwest conifers. There are various size trees of each species so we can see everything from foliage details to how the mature crowns look at a distance. After this you'll surely recognize them planted around town but also on your next forest hike.

• What to bring
Rain gear, a ziplock bag to keep your mobile device dry, hand lens (I'll have extras to loan) and a rubber band for taking close-up pictures (I'll show you how), a bike if you have it.

• Important to know
The walk is easy, three miles total, 1.5 mile each way, only 200 ft elevation gain. Limited parking along neighborhood streets, so consider transit or bicycle. The trail is an old road bed, wide and good for slow biking. If there's heavy rain we'll reschedule, but a few showers just adds to the ambiance. Dress for the weather.
Sorry, no dogs. This is posted at the trailhead.