CANCELLED! This field trip has been cancelled due to potential impact of the Gold Complex Fire.

This will be a dual location trip, lead by John Weiser and John Dyer.

Location 1: Madora Lake, in the Plumas Eureka State Park, trip leader John Weiser. This will be an easy 1.9 mile walk on nearly level ground. There is a bathroom but no drinking water. Expect to see Chimaphila umbellata, Lilium washingtonianum, Pterospora andromedea, Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys, Lilium pardalinum, and other forest gems.

Location 2: Greagle Lodge Meadow, in the Lakes basin Recreation Area, trip leader John Dyer (contact: 775.420.2197, moondog@gbis.com). This location features a lush plant
habitat from free-flowing stream to springs to dryer forested ground. We will disperse to the various habitats with little actual hiking.

Expect to see a wide variety of dry soil to wet to saturated soil type plants. These may include at the very least Saxifraga oregana, Habenaria dilatata, Aconitum columbianum, Lilium pardalinum, Menyanthes trifoliata, and hopefully many more.

Directions: Parking at the trailheads is limited so carpooling is
advised. Those traveling from Reno should meet at the McDonalds at US 395 and Lemmon Drive at 9:00 am. The second meeting place is in the parking lot on the north side of the Junction of CA 70 and CA 89 where you turn right to Blairsden and Graeagle at 10:15 am. We should be in the Madora Lake parking lot by 10:30.

Bring water, sun-screen, lunch and insect repellent. We plan to include a stop at Millie’s Ice cream and Coffee Co. (formerly Buckaroo’s). This location and the stop for ice cream was a favorite of former NNPS member Gary Monroe.