Botanist Eric Doucette collects a sample fern from a clump Sunday during a field trip that was part of the annual meeting of the Kennebec Land Trust in Fayette.

Deb Sewall and Bob Mohlar inspect a fern Sunday during a field trip that was part of the annual meeting of the Kennebec Land Trust in Fayette.

Susan Redmond examines a piece of a fern Sunday during a field trip that was part of the annual meeting of the Kennebec Land Trust in Fayette.

Botanist Eric Doucette describes the structure of a fern Sunday during a field trip that was part of the annual meeting of the Kennebec Land Trust in Fayette.

Susan Redmond, of Augusta, examines a fern Sunday during a field trip that was part of the annual meeting of the Kennebec Land Trust in Fayette.