Calendar

No Chapter meetings in July or August! See you on a summer fieldtrip or on September 16th for the first meeting after summer break.

Fieldtrip: Lake Eleanor to Shimmy Lake in the Trinity Alps. See California pitcher plant and Sadler oak (endemic to the Klamath Range) at Lake Eleanor. Walk through mixed conifers to tiny Shimmy Lake. Moderately difficult 7-mile walk with 1,500 feet elevation gain. Bring plenty of water (64 oz. isn't too much!), lunch, hat, and sunscreen. Meet at 8 AM at the Redding City Hall south parking lot (Parkview Avenue side), 777 Cypress Avenue. Return about 4 PM. Trinity County hhikers should call for an alternate meeting place. For further information, call David Ledger at 355-9442.

Plant Propagation/Weeding Session: One- to two-hour work session starting at 10:00 AM at the Shasta College greenhouses. The greenhouses are located near the back of Shasta College, where the livestock barns are. We will be weeding and potting up any remaining rooted plants. Bring clippers and any other tools you might need. Please call Susan Libonati at 530/347-4654 for further information.

Fieldtrip in the Trinity Alps: Susan Erwin and Shauna Hee, botanists with Shasta-Trinity National Forest, will lead us on a fieldtrip to the beautiful Parker Meadows/Fosters cabin in the Trinity Alps Wilderness. This will be a moderately strenuous fieldtrip of up to 9 miles roundtrip, at the 5,000- to 6,000-foot elevation. Be prepared for a hike taking all day. There will be open meadows with lots of wildflowers and an old historic cabin. Bring lunch, water, sun protection, and sturdy boots. Meet in Redding at 7:30 AM at the back side of City Hall (Parkview Avenue side), 777 Cypress Avenue, or meet at the Rush Creek Visitor Center (kiosk) at the intersection of State Highway 3 and Rush Creek Road in Trinity County, at 9:00 AM. Call Susan Erwin at 530/778-9884 for more information.

Fieldtrip in the Klamath Mountains: Marla Knight, botanist with Klamath National Forest and long-time member of CNPS, will lead us on a fieldtrip to the meadows of Cabin Meadow Creek near Kangaroo Lake in the Klamath Mountains. We will drive by car to several meadows and along the creek, with a possible side trip to the top of a ridge at about 5,200 to 6,000-foot elevation. Expect to see such species as several gentians, showy raillardella, Siskiyou fireweed, darlingtonia and other meadow species. At the top of the ridge is Potentilla cristae and Eriogonum alpinum, if we get up there. Be prepared for an all-day fieldtrip if you are coming from Redding or points south. It is about a 2.5-hour drive to the meeting place from Redding. We will meet at the US Forest Service office parking lot in Fort Jones in Scott Valley at 8:00AM, or at the junction of the Gazelle-Callahan Road and Rail Creek Road 41N03 (the turn-off road to Kangaroo Lake) at 8:45-9:00AM. If you want to come up the night before, camping is available at the improved campground at Kangaroo Lake (16 spaces), or at the primitive campground at Scott Mountain summit. Bring lunch and water. Call Jay & Terri Thesken at 530/221-0906 for more information.

Fieldtrip to Paradise Meadows, Take Two! This fieldtrip was attempted in June, but had to be cancelled due to snow. August should be a safe bet. Member David Ledger will lead a fieldtrip in Lassen National Park, along Hat Creek to Paradise Meadows and Terrace Lake. This will be a strenuous 5- to 6-mile hike at elevations of 6,400 to 7,600 feet. The hike will be through lodgepole, red fir and mountain hemlock forests, with beautiful wildflowers expected at Paradise Meadows and Terrace Lake. Bring hiking footwear, lunch, and plenty of water. Meet in Redding at 9 AM at the south City Hall parking lot (Parkview Avenue side), 777 Cypress Avenue. Call David Ledger at 355-9442 for details.

Plant Weeding Session: One- to two-hour work session starting at 10:00 AM at the Shasta College greenhouses. The greenhouses are located near the back of Shasta College, where the livestock barns are. We will be weeding and getting ready for the Fall Plant Sale, which will be Saturday, September 25th this year. Bring clippers and any other tools you might need. Please call Susan Libonati 530/347-4654 for further information.

Chapter Meeting: Welcome back to the first meeting after the long summer! Meet Greg Suba, Conservation Director for CNPS. Greg will come up from Sacramento to inform us of some of the statewide conservation programs and conservation goals of CNPS, including the progress of the proposed massive renewable energy projects on thousands of acres in the Mohave Desert and other areas of California. Greg may also address a proposed wind generation facility on Walker Ridge, where north state Chapters of CNPS conduct fieldtrips. Greg has strongly and effectively represented CNPS at all levels of government, with politics and the media, and we appreciate his willingness to travel to the north state to share his knowledge and experiences. Meet at our new time and location: 7 PM at the Shasta College Health Science & University Programs building in downtown Redding, 1400 Market Street, Community Room 8220 (clock tower building at the north end of the Market Street Promenade; enter on south side of building). A Board meeting will be held before the regular meeting, at 5:30 PM at Angelo’s Pizza Parlour in the Foundry Square, 1774 California Street, Redding.