Marthaville Habitat is located just outside of our town and is a great place to walk in the spring. The small forest areas are covered with a variety of wildflowers that are ever-changing in the spring. One walk may feature a particular species and then a few days later another plant is starting to bloom and take over its own little area of the forest floor. It’s kind of a magical time to experience the process of spring rejuvenation.

There are several different ecosystems at Marthaville Habitat. There is a small mixed forest, a pine forest, meadows and ponds. In the pine forest is where you will find the Red Trilliums blooming in the spring. If you get there early in the morning, the light is spectacular.

In the small mixed forest is where you will find fields of Yellow Trout Lilies and an abundance of White Trilliums. Unlike the Red Trilliums, which seem to come up in small or individual patches, the White Trilliums are bunched together. They also seem to bloom later and last longer than the Red Trilliums. As you can see from the pictures, the White Trilliums are smaller and very few had opened yet.

There are many different beautiful wildflowers that can be seen at Marthaville throughout the spring. The trick is to visit often and look carefully because some of the flowers are very small and others only bloom for a short time.