Botanizing Along The Pennsylvania Turnpike

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In this video, we look at some beautiful plants that inhabit a gas pipeline right-of-way along the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
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[@kevinkingmaker7395]

Adam is a 9th level wood elf dual class druid/ranger

[@johndifrancisco3642]

Is that really a thing? Sounds cool though :)

[@AmanitaVersicula555]

*ADAM is most definitely **_Mystical_* An ELF i dunno+ E-hugs & o kiss goodbye

[@Sk00L]

Lol best comment!

[@TheVelvetLoungeLife]

.. and we LOVE it.

[@wreckofthehesperas8323]

Indeed!!

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

I get horrific anxiety riding down the highway where I live. Since I started learning about plants, it's a bit better. As I'm hurling down the road in a death-trap machine, I see the smiling faces of the flora lining the road. :-) LOL.

[@boomer3150]

As we went down the PA Turnpike in the 60s, I had my 'Trees' book (Golden/Zimm). I saw and identified Sycamores.

[@flowingtao]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Not only do you have a head chock full of botanical information, you excel at presenting it and are a wonderful videographer. And lastly, I love your enthusiasm!!

[@stardustxx278]

Isn't he great? I always learn something new and his enthusiasm is contagious even through the screen lol

[@mikethewoodworker6194]

I love your excitement about explaining Botany, I do much prefer the forest sounds LOL, thank you for the share.

[@wendym1111]

Thanks Adam for passing along the wisdom of foraging! Love all your work! 💕

[@WayPointSurvival]

Really enjoy the nature walks. I have learned a lot from you. Thank you!

[@LearnYourLand]

You're welcome, and thanks for watching!

[@JayMoreau]

I always find it so amazing how nature quickly overcomes any disturbance. Leave your land and house for 2 years and see what happens.

[@1fanger888]

Those highway cuts are pretty loud. But, they can be a natural resource goldmine. I hunted along highways for many years and learned things you talk about, in those days. Thanks Adam.

[@TheCulturalCompass]

I just love your channel and learning about PA flora n fauna

[@johnlord8337]

10* More of this is great. More people need to get out and know their local flora

[@tonymckee1944]

Thanks for another video and thanks for sharing your knowledge of the beautiful world around us.

[@bigpatman7846]

Peace and love to you and to all.✌️❤️

[@mikegraham4573]

Adam you knowledge astounds me another great video.

[@papermason]

I'm in Ontario Canada, today I was visiting our local pioneer village and I met a young man that I think was from Australia, with his young daughter, dipping candles and he recommended your channel -- he was very impressed -- so here I am and so am I.

[@johndifrancisco3642]

Usually the only time you get to see these plants is when you break down or get a flat and then you're probably too pissed off to appreciate them anyway. I know in NY you can get a fine if you mess with anything on the side of the highway. I saw a beautiful flowering tree I wanted to take a couple of clippings from and try to root them. Lucky I asked first. Thanks for doing this video of someplace most people don't even notice.

[@andytaylor5476]

I grew up in a Pittsburgh suburb right near the turnpike and spent a lot of time in woods and fields. I recognized most of what you identified but I never knew what they were. You opened up a whole new world of knowledge and I find it very interesting and intriquing! Thanks!

[@jflow5601]

I love this guy's passion for plants. Very inspiring. Stay safe on the turn pike.

[@YouHaveAGoodPoint]

What a super fun video. Thank u from an eastern Pennsylvanian.

[@stevemam3217]

I was born during the Cambodian genocide! My family escape into Thailand when I was 3yrs. There was a lot of plants and berries that I recognize from Thailand in the USA! I love foraging, thank you for sharing ❤️

[@Breezan65]

What can I say that hasn't been said! Great job. God Bless you.

[@diegocurry9884]

Thank you Adam.

[@MHarenArt]

I really enjoyed that. I drive the PA turnpike 4 - 6 times a year from Breezewood to Ohio, and find it to be a truly satisfying drive. Some have said it's boring. NO WAY! It's so beautiful along the way, even though I can't look around much while I drive. I perceive the different landscapes, and love the challenge of driving on the curvy, mountainous and often crowded roadways. Thanks for sharing.

[@apelincoln1616]

Construction sites are another great place to find interesting plants. I do concrete work and i always see cool plants

[@nathansnavely1351]

Only read the title and I’m excited to watch more of your very informative videos! Thank you Adam for spreading your wisdom of these amazing wonders!!! 🙏🙏

[@sonofabear]

I found pink indian pipe for the first time the other day, so cool! I also have been finding a lot of immature hazel nuts!

[@scottkers.4225]

Hi Adam, thank you again for your time and help. Thumbs up to you.

[@pprehn5268]

I Enjoy Your Enthusiasm

[@Vbluevital]

Pleasurable Adam, Appreciative Plant Natives!

[@kirbycorbitt1705]

Not only a pharmacological botanist, but an english teacher as well. Whorl is so much more correct than whirl. I did not know that until today.

[@plantbee333]

Yet another informative video. Pennsylvania is fantastic. Anyone who hasn't been there, put a few of their national forests on your bucket list. Hello from Buffalo!

[@blenderbenderguy]

Just found some Indian Pipe earlier today and was delighted that I recalled it from an earlier video of yours. Appreciated all the rest also Adam.... Thanks!

[@errorASMR]

oooh can i come? i'm in NJ by new hope, pa i see Indian pipe alll over my area, the mycellium must be strong :D

[@GrumpyGrunt]

You are always an inspiration, Adam. Thanks for making it easier to learn.

[@kennethgardzinski]

...Along the road again. The life i love is identifying species in biodiverse habitats with my friends...

[@dougvogt8058]

Your enthusiasm is truly inspiring. Thank you for your time and effort.

[@fishhooks100]

Just kool! So knowledgeable and well spoken. Enjoyed!

[@tuanhoang-id7um]

Thank you for all that you share!

[@ildiko1vt]

Nice to see the Indian pipe growing there! WOW! great video as usual!

[@chadshokrollahzadeh6300]

Watching your channel has given me a new perspective. I used to see many of the plants you discuss as "weeds" or something to be ignored. What I learned, however, is that the even most unassuming and common roadside flora can have tremendous medicinal and/or ecological importance. Thank you for all that you do, keep up the good work!

[@wonderabout1267]

Just astounding how you can keep all this information in your head and thanks for sharing it with us.

[@AmanitaVersicula555]

Hey Adam~thanks for getting back to me~know you are busy~ *be well* regena

[@curtthechameleon]

The Indian trumpet is amazing. Only ever seen it once. Good video once again.

[@michaelkreiger8818]

Thanks for the shingle oak details, I love learning new plant details

[@chriskwammie2773]

Really Enjoy the content, would like more of this, probably could have your own nature show on network tv 😃

[@richardbidinger2577]

Much different than the other videos, I want more. Loved this. Its nice to learn about native species of plants and the wildlife that they support. We need more of this to help increase habitat and food sources for our furry friends of the forest.

[@raymunger928]

because of this video I am now able to identify the type of berries I saw last year. It was a group of pagoda dogwoods. I tasted a berry and it was sweet and herbal. slightly bitter. I wasn't sure if they were safe, but they were so beautiful and inviting. I've been trying to figure out what it was for a year. thanks Adam. I know the one you were looking at isn't the same, but it gave me enough clues to finish the research.

[@betsyburton538]

Your enthusiasm is so refreshing. When I come up to our mountain house at raystown lake the first thing I do on Saturday morning is go out and pick the wild flowers that grow at the edge of the woods and put a small vase of them on my table. I wish I had the memory to forage the mushrooms you talk about in your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙂

[@NS-pf2zc]

I thought that was jopie weed! One of the first wild plants I learned to identify. Thanks for showing nature showing her strength in spite of our disruptions.

[@rosierose6008]

Nice educational adventure just off the turnpike

[@rachelann6706]

My 8 year old planted a silky dogwood near a swamp at our house, too

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

Interesting! We have silky dogwood here.. I didn't realize it was part of the dogwoods though. Interesting on the difference in germination between white and red oak.. I didn't know that either. Thanks for detailing the leaf difference between the 2 also. I am planning on some mushroom cultivation soon and have white and red oak here. I am planning on using the white as I understand that to be one of the best mediums for Lion's Maine and Shitake mushroom. We have a TON of the Indian Piper here! Excellent info as always! Ours are in Pine Forest.. but there are beech and oak nearby among others. Thank you!

[@LindasDomain]

I love your videos! I had a local conservancy come out and show me the invasives and recommend natives. I'm glad that you're pointing out the native species (I'm in Central PA). It helps so much with identification.

[@brylorbs69]

So well done! Thank you for showing us the beauty of Nature and its amazing ability to adapt.

[@survivortechharold6575]

Areas like that are pretty much people free, leaving the plants to naturally develop, other than some occasional mowing in some parts. Good for diversity.

[@logoseven3365]

I was looking at these plants on my drive home from Wexford today. Cool video.

[@Nanamowa]

I like to guess what the plant is out loud before you say it. Most of the time, I'm not right, but when I am, I get excited

[@ohdannyboy4727]

I dont know u personally but you seem like a really good dude. Thanks for all the fun videos. Zaaaaaaaaaaa dude

[@Noob-en7bj]

The butterflies here absolutely LOVE the Joe Pye Weed!

[@shadodragonette]

I actually identified the white oak as an oak tree by the bark. I don't know if we have white oaks in Missouri, but we have lots of oak trees. I'm a little bit proud, because mostly I haven't seen the plants/mushrooms you show in your videos. I have the feeling many don't grow in Missouri. I still learn a LOT from your videos, please keep making them?

[@itmaslanka]

I've seen the Indian pipe up in the Poconos in NE Pa. But they were pure white with no black blemishes. Really special! Thanks

[@briandawson9796]

Thanks for another awesome video.

[@trailtl5543]

Very interesting video Adam! Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge.

[@lisabooker6405]

Hello dear friend! So happy to see a video from you. I just noticed I missed one a couple weeks ago and am watching it now. I am officially moving to your beautiful state Oct. 5/6th. That weekend. We’re going to the Denver area. Very excited for the move though a little nervous. I guess change does that to most of us. Thanks so much for the BRILLIANT information. You amaze me every video! Have a wonderful week. Blessings always ~Lisa

[@kenycharles8600]

Thank you for this presentation. I have seen Indian Pipe in Oklahoma a few times. I didn't know it's name. Now that I do, I can share the name if I encounter it while I'm out with the youngsters. I appreciate your diligence.

[@flyfishing1776]

Boy do I remember.,,Got my 1st ticket on that pike🥴. Totally enjoy your vids. Your a wealth of info. Please keep the vids rolling.. Blessings to you and yours

[@sarahflanagan9345]

Adam, as always a fantastic video where I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. Speaking of disturbed areas, it would be fascinating if you could consider doing a similar video, but this time in the vicinity of electric utility pole corridors. These are also permanently disturbed areas and depending on how the utilities control the plant growth, are fascinating habitats, especially where they cross extensive wooded areas, such as national forests. Thanks again.

[@chezmoi42]

Very true, we visit a mowed corridor with some unusual species. It's the only place I've found Plantago media in our part of Touraine/Anjou.

[@valleahtraversie1736]

Since I've moved to the east coast, I'm finding more of a holistic understanding of the natural world from local sites and naturalists. That is to say, as your brand is named, I am learning more than just mushroom ID but also about the web of life, the health and history of where I live. Coming from southern California, my education was more urban and, though much more of a desert, I was still able to enjoy edible/medicinal flora while watching the fauna. I appreciate every time you remind us that nature is right outside our door, ready to teach us new things every day. Thank you for giving us a technicolor window that pulls those heartstrings of curiosity drawing and inspiring us to get out and figure it out. All we need is time and effort. Can't wait to see what's next.

[@coogshunt3626]

I've been on that highway a few times.Cool stuff...

[@dawnmorning]

I have ironweed and now know it's name. Thanks. Adding to my #PlantsandNature playlist.

[@atshmh5]

Thank you! Love your videos!

[@Wanna.Wander]

I love learning from you... great channel!💜 were in PA as well, near our hometown of Reading right now, but nomadic... I love to forage, so I’m going to look 👀

[@Bookhardtsbooks]

I live in pa! I really appreciate seeing plants in my area!

[@Quarton]

Great video, Adam! Awesome video, and you have some great native species. I grew up on a farm in western central Illinois, and we have most of what you presented. The one I've not seen was the last one, Indian pipe. Thanks for that introduction - I'd always heard (and read) of it, but never have encountered it. Keep doing what you do -- making it fun!

[@firewindrefuge]

Very informative! As a fellow herbalist I appreciate your attention to detail with the botanical names!

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks!

[@davidwhitten928]

Thanks for teaching a old dog the plant life of pa whish I knew all you do I appreciate your help showing me what is in my neighborhood

[@mikehajdu6154]

You are awesome Adam! Your videos are super informative and I love your enthusiasm and energy! I also LOVE how you explain the etymology of the names of the plants you are explaining. You have taught me alot about the environment that I live and I "see" alot more when I go for nature walks with my kids. THANK YOU SIR! Don't stop being you.

[@ksbrook1430]

Revisiting one of your older episodes. Always good to watch your content.

[@LearnYourLand]

Thank you!

[@LezaRay]

I always feel like I'm back home in NJ whenever I watch your enjoyable, informative videos! Next time I'm driving back to the east coast, I'll have to explore around some of the rest stop areas! Thanks, Adam! 😃

[@robertmray]

Thanks for the tour Adam. So many of your videos translate directly to here in E. Tennessee. Your enthusiasm is amazing. I always learn something new. Keep them coming. R.

[@loboalamo]

What a treat! Thank you. We have really short Joe Pye Weed, it likes to be upland of wetlands or closer to the edge of wetland, they like fens too.

[@manyasterisks]

Excellent content as always, my friend!

[@deeringkendrick8388]

How cool is this, a plant nerd. This should be a state job. Every state should have at least one. I wish we had one in washington dc.

[@chezmoi42]

You have offices full of them at the USDA (if they haven't all been fired yet). plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/java/ But srsly, I just googled 'naturalist groups washington dc' and came up with lots of results. Good luck finding kindred spirits!

[@HTTstory_by-tip1]

Thanks so much Boy very nice video 🙏💟

[@JodyMilholland]

Great presentation, Adam! I was looking for info on native plants for western PA and came across this. Excellent work!

[@trash.picker]

Fantastic video.. I'd love to see more of this series. There are pipelines all over Pennsylvania to explore

[@olgakuchukov6981]

So wonderfully enjoyable, thank you!

[@alanamccool7409]

Thank you from SW Ohio. We have many the same plants!

[@armtgshnks]

These are great. You should do more of these urban videos. Super interesting!

[@jojow8416]

The floor of my property is covered in Indian Pipes. I didn't know their name, or if they had a medicinal purpose. You've inspired me to do some research. thank you!

[@Ka-gd1tn]

I see Indian Pipe everywhere also.... glad to hear it is plentiful in other areas. Near North Ontario Canada...

[@linklesstennessee2078]

Good information Adam

[@chriskerns810]

Another terrific video! Maybe a video about wild plants that can benefit native pollinators and non-native pollinators (honey bees) could be in your future? I always enjoy and learn from your videos and vast knowledge.

[@nancydudash6671]

Thank you! I always enjoy your videos and your enthusiasm! Love nature!

[@williamjohnson5777]

Great vid, Thanks! Now I will be looking for a shingle oak in Michigan! Doesn't look like they make it wide and far in this state, but just maybe...

[@northeasthardytropicals541]

Great video man, I like how you did this on the side of the road. Tons of great stuff to find in unique places

[@richki.24]

good info, good video ...

[@mitchellkrouth5083]

Very interesting specially with the network of fungi is supplying nutrition to the other vegetation and mushrooms.

[@danielfegley2735]

Great video I get to see everything your talking about in great detail there's no way to get it mixed up I wouldn't pick the plants near the road or down hill because of runoff, I picked this video cause I thought it was about harvesting road kill

[@davidwhitten928]

You are a smart fella

[@luciodelgado]

Amazing, interesting another successful video! *******