According to Dr. Barry Rice, expert botanist focusing on carnivorous plants, Butterfly Valley in the Plumas National Forest is a great place to observe some of California’s most interesting animal-consuming flora. Dr. Rice clued us into the lives of these fascinating plants with his captivating talk last November in the chapter program entitled “Murderous Plants-Botanical […]
Where: Five field trips within 3 units of the Pine Hill Preserve, western El Dorado County What to see: These tours will bring you up close and personal with not only the 8+ rare plant species that the Preserve was established to protect with habitat conservation, but you’ll also see the diverse habitats of the […]
What to know: Lava caps are late seral communities of annual herbs, perennial shrubs, and a few depauperate (a kind of semi bonsai) tree species. They are open rocky areas on ridgetops or ridge ends within the forest, and especially on Peavine Ridge. These ridges are formed by pre-historic volcanic mud flows (Mehrten Formation) and […]
Where: Five field trips within 3 units of the Pine Hill Preserve, western El Dorado County What to see: These tours will bring you up close and personal with not only the 8+ rare plant species that the Preserve was established to protect with habitat conservation, but you’ll also see the diverse habitats of the […]
Where: Five field trips within 3 units of the Pine Hill Preserve, western El Dorado County What to see: These tours will bring you up close and personal with not only the 8+ rare plant species that the Preserve was established to protect with habitat conservation, but you’ll also see the diverse habitats of the […]
Where: Five field trips within 3 units of the Pine Hill Preserve, western El Dorado County What to see: These tours will bring you up close and personal with not only the 8+ rare plant species that the Preserve was established to protect with habitat conservation, but you’ll also see the diverse habitats of the […]
Where: Five field trips within 3 units of the Pine Hill Preserve, western El Dorado County What to see: These tours will bring you up close and personal with not only the 8+ rare plant species that the Preserve was established to protect with habitat conservation, but you’ll also see the diverse habitats of the […]
What to see: From the BLM Red Hills Webpage: “The Red Hills is a region of 7,100 acres of public land located near the intersection of State Highways 49 and 120, just south of the historic town of Chinese Camp in Tuolumne County. The Red Hills are noticeably different from the surrounding countryside. The serpentine-based […]
The date for this field trip has been moved up to Tuesday, April 7! What to see: Our trip to the “Mather Pools” in February will be an awesome preview and contrast with a wonderful opportunity to see a different type of vernal pools at Jepson Prairie Preserve south of Dixon. The pools at Rancho […]
Note! This field trip has been postponed to Wednesday, March 11th What to see: Vernal pools are some of the most fascinating and increasingly threatened wetlands in California. They are seasonal, meaning that they have standing water in part of the year, and are dry during the summer and fall months. The interesting thing about […]
