First annual national Botanist Day!

Field trip May 23, 2008

In honor of the first annual national Botanist Day this coming May 23, Northern California Botanists, in cooperation with the Plumas National Forest, is sponsoring a field trip to low elevation Butte County serpentine.  We plan to visit National Forest land in Magalia, at the end of Hollywood Drive, and then travel to the serpentine near Sawmill Peak.  We expect to see the following endemic serpentine taxa: Cupressus macnabiana, Allium jepsonii, Eriogonum umbellatum var. ahartii, Calycadenia oppositifolia, Packera eurycephala var. lewisrosei, and Erigeron petrophilus var. sierrensis. We will discuss management concerns for McNab Cypress and serpentine plant communities as well as collaboration and present and future monitoring projects.

This is a free event but requires a reservation (see below).
-- FIELD TRIP IS FULL, WAITING LIST ONLY--

We plan to meet at 9:00 am at the Chico Genetic Resource Center, 2741 Cramer Lane, Chico.  We will car pool because of limited parking at the two serpentine locations.  We will have several 4 wheel drive vehicles available, but if you have one please let us know since we may need to use it also.  Please bring a lunch and water, wear field gear including boots, have a hat and sunscreen.  We plan to return to the Chico GRC around 3:30-4:00 pm.

This is a free event but requires a reservation, with Northern California Botanists president Linnea Hanson, so that we know how many people will be needing car pool space.  Attendance will be limited to 30 participants. Please let Linnea know if you plan to attend, by May 21, 2008, so we can coordinate vehicles.

Linnea Hanson, Ecosystem Manager
Feather River RD, Plumas NF
875 Mitchell Ave, Oroville, CA 95965
Lhanson@fs.fed.us
(530) 532-7425