05/18/2026
Welcome to the WFL WORD OF THE DAY posting.
In keeping with May, we're introducing the plant that inspired the name gracing the 17th-century English merchant ship, famous for transporting 102 passengers (the Pilgrims) and about 30 crew members from England to the New World. On November 21, 1620, after a treacherous 66-day voyage, the Mayflower debarked, facilitating the founding of the Plymouth Colony.
Keep your eyes open, and you may find the Arbutus plant on a walk/hike. A low-growing, spreading plant with waxy flowers, it can be found along trails in Myles Standish State Forest and other locales in NE