Join IATC Board Member David Kappler on a winter identification of trees and shrubs on the Tradition Plateau! We will meet at the Senator Bill Ramos Memorial Trailhead and identify flora on the Tradition Plateau. From the trailhead, we will climb about 300 feet in elevation to the Lake Tradition Plateau. Once on the Plateau, we will be on level, well-maintained trails mostly in a forested setting. 

Plant lists will be provided.  Evergreen trees and shrubs will be easier to identify than the deciduous varieties, but with careful observation we will figure them out!

The Plateau has had a protected status for many decades, even before the Issaquah Alps Trails Club came into existence.  Springs leaking out of the east side of the plateau were a major source of the town’s water supply for decades. Over time the city switched to wells and now supplements their well water supply with Cedar River water supplied by the Cascade Water Alliance, which purchases the water from the City of Seattle! 

Trailhead: Senator Bill Ramos Memorial Trailhead (free parking)
Distance: ~3 miles
Elevation Gain: 300 feet
Time: 3 hours
Hike Leader: David Kappler, 425-652-2753

Registration required. No pets allowed.

Feel free to contact events@issaquahalps.org with any questions about this event.