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Fall Field Trips

All of our field trips are open to the public and are free of charge. Bring water, lunch/snack, hand lens, wildflower book, and sun protection and/or rain gear, as needed. Children are warmly welcomed, but please arm them with a whistle! No pets are allowed on any of our field trips. We suggest ride sharing, as parking space at most trailheads is limited. We also suggest that you contribute some money to the driver for gas -- perhaps $5 for less than 40 miles round-trip, and $10 for more than 40 miles round-trip... Unless stated otherwise, our trips are easy, as we usually travel very slowly and stop to view, identify, talk about, and enjoy each plant or fungus species. Most of our trips are led by more than one botanist.

For most of our trips we will meet at the Rood Center on Highway 49 in Nevada City, in front of the main building -- NOT at the library. We will then form car pools and drive to the trailhead. In many cases you can meet us at the trailhead if this is more convenient for you.

Our newly published book “Wildflowers of Nevada and Placer Counties, California” will be available for purchase at the meeting place before each field trip. Retail price is $29.95 plus tax; Redbud Chapter members (including brand new ones) are entitled to a 15% discount. We can accept cash and checks. This book will be very helpful on all of our field trips!

The field trip will be canceled if heavy rain (or snow) is predicted. If in doubt, call 530-265-4173 after 7AM on the morning of the trip for a recorded message.

Wildflowers In Fall?
Saturday, September 11
Meet at 9:00AM at the Rood Center, or 10:15AM at the junction.

Well, yes, there are some late bloomers. Please join us for a trip up Pole Creek to hopefully view them. We will be hiking a couple of miles cross-country into the headwaters of Pole Creek. Although there is no trail, it is a fairly easy walk.

If you wish to join us near the trailhead, we will meet you at the junction of Highway 89 between Truckee and Tahoe City, and the unnamed road into Pole Creek. From Tahoe City it is 9.5 miles to this junction. If you pass the Goose Meadows campground, you have gone too far. From Truckee, head for Squaw Valley and watch for the Goose Meadows campground. The unnamed road into Pole Creek is on the right, 1.5 miles beyond the campground. If you see the road into Squaw Valley, you have gone too far. From both directions, you will see a sign with a picture of a cross-country skier just before the unnamed road. Park at the junction of Highway 89 and this unnamed road into Pole Creek. You will see a forest service map posted about 100 feet from the junction. At this point we will leave behind any cars with low clearance and will shuttle people up to the trailhead. The dirt road is narrow and rutted, but should be passable by all but the most "clearance impaired" cars.

Mosses and Liverworts (Bryophytes)
Saturday, October 16, 8:00 AM
Leader: Carl Wishner

Meet in Nevada City at the Rood Center, off Highway 49, in front of the main building, for a short carpool to an undetermined field location. Carl will present an introduction to the life history, morphology, and classification of bryophytes, and field identification of local genera and species. His experience spans 35 years as a professional consultant, broadly trained as a field biologist, including botany, mycology, bryology, zoology and ecology.  Persons of all ages and levels of botanical experience are invited to attend. We plan to return to the Rood Center by 3:00 PM. Bring lunch and water.  A hand lens is highly recommended.  Contact Carl at cbwishner@sbcglobal.net with any questions, or for recommendation on purchasing a good hand lens.

Mushroom Walk
Sunday, November 21
Meet at the Rood Center at 1:00PM

Mushrooms are the visible parts of fungi. Inside each mushroom, nuclear fusion (sex) occurs, leading to the production of spores. Mushrooms are highly varied, often beautiful, sometimes gross, and always exciting to find. Since there is no mycological society here, we will include a Mushroom Walk on our field trip calendar. Since it is hard to predict where mushrooms will be abundant, we will meet at the Rood Center and proceed to the best area.

More Field Trip Information . . .

All of our field trips are open to the public and are free of charge. Bring water, lunch/snack, hand lens, wildflower book, and sun protection and/or rain gear, as needed. Children are warmly welcomed, but please arm them with a whistle! No pets are allowed on any of our field trips. We suggest ride sharing, as parking space at most trail heads is limited. We also suggest that you contribute some money to the driver for gas—perhaps $5 for less than 40 miles round-trip, and $10 for more than 40 miles round-trip. Unless stated otherwise, our trips are easy. We travel slowly and stop to view, identify, talk about, and enjoy each plant species. Our trips are often led by more than one botanist.

For most of our trips we will meet at the Rood Center on Highway 49 in Nevada City, in front of the main building—NOT at the library. See map below. We will then form car pools and drive to the trail head. In many cases you can meet us at the trail head if this is more convenient for you.

Our book Wildflowers of Nevada and Placer Counties, California will be available for purchase at the meeting place before each field trip. Retail price is $29.95 plus tax; Redbud Chapter members (including brand new ones) are entitled to a 15% discount. We can accept cash and checks. This book is very helpful on all of our field trips!

For more information call Roger at 530-265-4173 or email him at rogm@SBCglobal.net. At 7:00 AM in the morning of the trip, you can call his answering machine for updates — especially if the weather looks “iffy.”

(If this info is stale, sometimes it helps to see the current newsletter (if it's not stale) for field trip information.)

Other Groups' Field Trips

The Sacramento Valley chapter of CNPS may have field trips.

Last updated
August 16, 2010