Events

Bring your notebooks and cameras for this participant-driven program. We’ll make our way through the Gardens with frequent stops for discussions about (what else?) plants! Meet at the West Entrance of Gardens 1155 Arboretum Drive (located off of Arboretum Drive next to the McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Nursery). Read More

Mount Shasta is one of the largest of the High Cascade stratovolcanoes and has an eruptive history that spans the past 700,000 years. This course will introduce the tectonic setting, eruptive history, and potential hazards of Mount Shasta as well as briefly exploring the ancient basement rocks that may underlie it and influence the chemistry of some of its lavas. Although basement rocks are poorly exposed on and around the mountain, scattered outcrops and the chemistry of some flank lavas suggest it stands atop serpentinite and marine sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Eastern Klamath terrane. Read More

Join us for a botanical exploration on the spring-fed slopes of Mount Shasta, rich with summer flowers. Using the paintings of Edward Stuhl and the field guide Mount Shasta Wildflowers, students will learn to identify local flowers by common and scientific names as they hike and become familiar with botanical nomenclature. During our trip to a wildflower-filled meadow at the base of the mountain, we’ll also learn some of the medicinal uses, ecology, propagation, restoration and symbiotic relationships of native plants, and our guide will provide general information about backcountry stewardship, local history, and bird identification. Read More

Bring your notebooks and cameras for this participant-driven program. We’ll make our way through the Gardens with frequent stops for discussions about (what else?) plants! Meet at the West Entrance of Gardens 1155 Arboretum Drive (located off of Arboretum Drive next to the McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Nursery). Read More

Sep

6

The California River Quest is a paddling event held on the Upper Sacramento River. It provides a variety of course options that makes it interesting for competitive paddlers as well as accessible to adventure paddlers -- 25, 50, 100-mile courses. The California River Quest provides a unique opportunity to paddle special piece of the Sacramento River that remains natural and clean. The course begins at Sundial Bridge and flows through riparian forests and oak woodlands teeming with wildlife and plants as well as a section that runs through a lava canyon. Read More

Bring your notebooks and cameras for this participant-driven program. We’ll make our way through the Gardens with frequent stops for discussions about (what else?) plants! Meet at the West Entrance of Gardens 1155 Arboretum Drive (located off of Arboretum Drive next to the McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Nursery). Read More

We’ll have a unique opportunity to observe fall bird migration in a wilderness area “where the waters come together…” Located in eastern Shasta County, California, Ahjumawi derives its name from a large system of freshwater springs created by the mingling of Big Lake, Tule River, Ja- She Creek, Lava Creek and Fall River. This wilderness area of lava rock and flowing waters features both sagebush and juniper populations as well as coniferous and oak forests. It is accessible only by boat. We will hopefully observe resident and fall migratory birds, including Lewis’s and Nutall’s Woodpeckers, Oak Titmice, Short-eared and Northern Pygmy Owls, as well as ducks and possibly Lawrence’s Goldfinch. We may also glimpse other wildlife including mule deer, bear and cougar as we travel by kayak and on foot within view of Mount Shasta and Lassen Peak. We'll camp in one of three primitive campgrounds. Kayaks provided by Eagle Eyes Kayak Guiding Service. Read More

Bring your notebooks and cameras for this participant-driven program. We’ll make our way through the Gardens with frequent stops for discussions about (what else?) plants! Meet at the West Entrance of Gardens 1155 Arboretum Drive (located off of Arboretum Drive next to the McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Nursery). Read More

Bring your notebooks and cameras for this participant-driven program. We’ll make our way through the Gardens with frequent stops for discussions about (what else?) plants! Meet at the West Entrance of Gardens 1155 Arboretum Drive (located off of Arboretum Drive next to the McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Nursery). Read More

Bring your notebooks and cameras for this participant-driven program. We’ll make our way through the Gardens with frequent stops for discussions about (what else?) plants! Meet at the West Entrance of Gardens 1155 Arboretum Drive (located off of Arboretum Drive next to the McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Nursery). Read More