Saturday, June 10: Carpool to the Butterfly Valley Botanical Area (10 mile drive from Quincy) and search for rare carnivorous plants including the California pitcher plant (Darlingtonia californica), English sundew (Drosera anglica), and other unique plants. Following lunch, search for the pointed broom sedge (only two known populations in California!) in the Snake and Smith Lake areas nearby.
Sunday, June 10: Carpool to Bucks Lake (20 mile drive from Quincy) and search for the only known CA populations of a rare orchid called northern coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida). Other interesting rare plants nearby include the buttercup-leaf suksdorfia (Hemieva ranunculifolia) and closed-throat-
beardtongue (Penstemon personatus).
Sat., June 16: Butterfly/Botany Walk
with Plumas NF deputy forest supervisor Laurence Crabtree and natural resource specialist/botanist Courtney Rowe. Meet at Gansner Park in Quincy at 9:30am. Bring water, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and wear comfortable walking shoes. This program is child-friendly. For more information about the program or for any special needs, call (530) 283-7810
For more information on above events go to Plumas County Bloom Blog
Natural History Wanderings 
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