From Marin CNPS
“Stark Beauty: Klamath-Siskiyou Serpentines”. Guest Speaker: Julie Kierstead
Monday, November 13 @ 7:30 pm
The Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains of northwest California and southwest Oregon are the largest serpentine area in North America. We will look at three distinct areas of serpentine geology in NW California: the Josephine ophiolite, the Rattlesnake Creek Terrane, and the Trinity Ultramafic Sheet, and learn about their similarities and their differences. We will take a landscape level look at each of these areas, and touch on their endemic plant species, many of which are rare. For a preview, see https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/beauty/serpentines/
Bio: Julie is a retired Forest Botanist for the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. From 1989-2019, she conducted rare plant surveys and managed the botany program for that 2.2 million acre federal property.
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