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D. ida-maia (Firecracker Flower) Photo by Hartmut Wisch

CNPS Shasta Chapter

Shasta Chapter is based in Redding, California, and serves Shasta, Siskiyou, Modoc, and parts of Trinity and Tehama counties.

Monthly meetings and free programs: Held third Thursdays of the month, except for December, July, and August.

• Monthly Meeting Location: Redding Library, 1100 Parkview Ave, Redding, CA (Community Room)
• Time: 6 pm

Everyone is welcome to attend all meetings, programs, fieldtrips, and events. You do not have to be a member to attend.

• Fieldtrips: At least one free outing per month to nearby sites. See newsletter for details.
• Members’ Picnic: September
• Plant Sales:
  Spring sale in April, at Shasta College, Redding, CA
  Fall sale, second Saturday of October, at Shasta College, Redding, CA
• Special Events:
  Native Plants in the Landscape: A Garden Tour: May 5, 2007; Redding, CA
  Mother’s Day Wildflower Show, free, Mother’s Day 2007, Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds, Yreka, CA
  Display booth at Shasta District Fair, mid-June 2007, Shasta District Fairgrounds, Anderson, CA
  Display booth at McConnell Arboretum & Gardens plant sales, spring and fall 2007, free at Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding, CA

Shasta Chapter promotes appreciation for California native plants. Our area has diverse and unique plants in 17 microclimates within half an hour’s drive from Redding. Destinations include Mt. Shasta, Mt. Lassen, Trinity Alps, Cascade and Sierra foothills, Sacramento Valley, forests, and vernal pool wetlands.
We specialize in designing year-round field trips featuring seasonal wildflowers, mountain meadows, vernal pools, and mushrooms.
Our outings include hiking treks, as well as drive-by wildflower tours.

Please join our chapter! Contact Martin at (530) 474-1732.