Leader: Bradley Simpson There are very few mature forests in our urban space that boast a healthy array of plant species throughout all forest layers. Buck Lodge Community Park is one such area despite being a small MNCPPC property flanked by the 495/95 interchange, a middle school, a new elementary school, two neighborhood developments, and powerlines. Chestnut oak, Allegheny chinquapin, mountain laurel, pinxterbloom azalea, blueberries, huckleberries, pink lady's slippers, and many more plants, thrive in this acidic, gravel-based soil. It is also home to one of the globally rare Magnolia Bog ecosystems that only exist in the upper coastal plains of Maryland and Virginia. Come explore this unique space with Nature Forward's Habitat Manager, Bradley Simpson. The main trail is flat and paved and parking is plentiful at the site. There are no restrooms on site.