DECEMBER 2017 P . Th e . ipevme Newsletter of the Mount Lassen Chapter CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY General Meeting DECEMBER 6, 2017 Wednesday 7:00 pm Butte County Library, Chico KF/7/L©M7/^/M in California Landscapes Presented by JIM BISHOP, retired CalFire F ire is a major influence on California’s plant landscapes. The behavior of wildfires is determined by the “fire environment”: terrain, fuels, and weather. It can vary from smoldering to raging, from benign to destruc¬ tive. Understanding how wildfires behave is basic to understanding fire control, fire effects, the beneficial use of fire, and the nature of threats to property such as homes. This overview will introduce you to how the fire environment affects fire behav¬ ior...the roles of humidity, solar heating, fuel type, seasonal drying, slope and wind. We’ll consider typical fire rates-of-spread values, how fire will respond to changing conditions, and some common weather processes. We’ll take a brief look at the role of fire behavior in such things as presumed “natural” fire levels and in fireline accidents. Jim Bishop retired from a career in CalFire, much of which was spent in wild¬ land fire control and training. He is trained as a Fire Behavior Analyst (FBAN) and has filled that position on major fires and prescribed burns, has taught in several national fire-behavior courses, served on the FBAN steering committee, and has developed materials used in those courses. M Trips MYSTERY WALK IN BUTTE CREEK CANYON December 3 Sunday Meet at Chico Park & Ride (Hwy 32 & 99) east lot at 9:30 am for an easy walk of about 3 miles. See what blooms in December! Bring lunch, water and good hiking shoes. Rain cancels. Leader: Marjorie McNairn 530-343-2397 or MLMcNairn@aol.com. SOUTH RIM TRAIL UPPER BIDWELL PARK December 9 Saturday We’ll walk from the parking lot of Peregrine Point Disk Golf Course to the south rim of Bidwell Park along a short loop trail with the expansive views of Upper Park. Infor¬ mation will be presented and discussed on opening of Upper Bidwell Park Rd to motor vehicles and mitigation of adverse effects of disk golf on native landscape by the City of Chico. Meet at 10 am, Chico Park & Ride (Hwy 32 & 99) west lot or at 10:20 am at Disk Golf Course Parking Lot on north side of Hwy 32, 4.5 miles east of Bruce Rd. Leader: Woody Elliott 530 588-2555, woodyelliott@gmail. com FERN CLIFF IN MIDDLE BIDWELL PARK January 7 Sunday Meet at 10 am at the middle Bidwell Park trailhead where Centennial Ave and Chico Canyon Rd join at their east ends. Wear sturdy shoes, bring water, and wear cool weather gear. We’ll walk for about a mile along the south side of Big Chico Creek. We’ll be looking at ferns and allies alongside the cliffs. End at noon. Rain cancels. Leader: Marjorie McNairn 530 343- 2397, MLMcNairn@aol.com. WINTER ©RSAIK THE NEXT Executive Board Meeting will be on January 17, 2018 General Meeting will be on February 7, 2018 and the Pipevine will be the February issue HAPPY HOLIDAYS NEW 2018 CHAPTER EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTED by JIM BISHOP, Nominating Committee Chair A t our November 1,2017 General Meeting the members present elected, by unanimous motion, the Mount Lassen Chapter Executive Board for 2018. President Vice President Secretary Treasurer PAUL MOORE CINDY WEINER CHRISTIAN SMIT NANCY PRAIZLER Members-at-Large MERYL BOND DODY DOMISH PAULA SHAPIRO TOM RESK Past President: WOODY ELLIOTT Nominations Committee: Jim Bishop, Ann Elliott, and Justine Devoe HOSPITALITY by KARROLYNN YELLS, Hospitality Chair T HANK YOU so much for your support this year. Many thanks to the dedicated bakers who provided snacks for the Mount Lassen Chapter of CNPS General Meetings: Suzanne Garrett, Meryl Bond, and Anne Ferrill for December General Meeting. In 2018 refreshments will be needed for the General Meetings between March through May 2018. Your help will be greatly appreciated. 2 . The Pipevine December 2017 Legislative Notes by DAVID ANDERSON FEDERAL LEGISLATION THREATENS T here are many bad public land bills pending before Congress. Fortunately Congress has been so preoccupied with health care and tax bills that the bad bills have remained in Committee to this date (11-10). It is doubtful that Congress will get to them until after the first of the year. After the first of the year environmentalists will have their hands full opposing them There are far too many bills to be summarized in this article, but if you want to see them Google: H.R. 232, H.R. 622, S 132, S 335, H.R. 3117, S. 33, H.R. 2950, H.R. 2661, H.R. 2907,H.R. 2907, H.R. 2936, H.R. 2074, H.R. 2167, H.R. 2284, H.R. 2613, H.R.1106, H.R.1349, and H.R.1489. FALL OUTREACH EVENTS by JANNA LATHROP, Events Chair President’s Message by WOODY ELLIOTT, President A s I finish two years as President of Mount Lassen Chapter, I am reminded of all the wonderful things we did together. • the biennial Wildflower Show & Plant Sale • Water-Wise & Habitat-Friendly Garden Tours • tending our CCNC native plant garden • sharing our native plant conservation mission at numerous local events • Field Trips to northern California wildlands • commenting on Conservation issues in our area • informative presentations at General Meetings complete with scrumptious refreshments, • and all of it faithfully documented in The Pipevine, https://mountlassen.cnps.org/, Facebook and Meetup.com The energetic involvement of our members and their monetary support continue to make these events possible. Our latest an¬ nual funding effort, Support Our Chapter, collected over $3000. I look forward to Paul Moore, President Elect, guiding our hearty group next year. Thanks to all of you for making Mount Lassen Chapter, CNPS so vital and inspiring. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! W e participated in two back-to-back weekend outreach events. The first was held at the Home and Garden Show on Oct 28 - 29 at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds. Our chapter was represented by members Karen Smith, Cindy Weiner, Ann Elliott, Woody Elliot, Michele O’Neill and Janna Lathrop at our display table featuring “Garden with Natives” in the Flower Building. The following Saturday we were at the Farm City Celebration Harvest Festival in front of the Bidwell Mansion. This was a rain or shine event. This year we were under rainy skies and the turnout was somewhat smaller. We had a combined outreach table and native plant sale with Native Springs Nursery and Floral Native Nursery each contributing a percentage of their day’s sales to our chapter. Again, with the help of chapter volunteers we were well repre¬ sented. A very special and heartfelt thank you to our members who braved the elements and helped staff; Paula Shapiro (invalu¬ able help with the setup and coordination of the plant sale), Jim Bishop, Catie Bishop, Dody Domish, KarroLynn Yells, Meryl Bond and Woody Elliott who retrieved the all-important canopies from storage. Thanks again to Nancy Schleiger, Native Springs Nurs¬ ery and Germain Boivin, Floral Native Nursery for the excellent selection of native plants and making our day a success. The Pipevine December 2017 3. FALL HIKE ALONG DEER CREEK by ANN ELLIOTT E arly fall colors along Highway 32 and Deer Creek delighted about a dozen CNPS hikers on the last Saturday in October. We descended gradually following the creek and enjoying leaves in fall color: red dogwood, yellow big leaf maple, and golden black oak. On dry slopes we found gold back, bird’s foot, and lace ferns. The only bloom at this time of year was slender-stemmed lessingia, a pinky- purple composite. When we reached Lower Deer Creek Falls, we spoke to and watched the construction contractor for the new fish ladder. U.S. Fish and Wild¬ life Service finally found funding to replace the 1940’s era fish ladder to enhance access to spawning areas for endangered spring-run Chinook salmon. The contractor was pouring the last few walls connecting the zig-zagging met¬ al-caged fish ladder to the hole in the rock face were the old fish ladder had been. Construction started in 2016, but the ladder had to be redesigned when the cliffside that it was to be built on slid into the creek. Most of our crew were back in Chico mid-afternoon. One car took the back road to Colby Mountain Lookout to extend the adventure and returned home through Jones- ville. This perfect fall day hike, even with few flowers, is the reason I love to take advantage of Mount Lassen Chapter outings. 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Led by JENNIFER JEWELL, host of “Cultivating Place” on NPR and ADRIENNE EDWARDS, Adjunct Faculty at Chico State; botanist, ecologist and arborist. You will create a fragrant and beautiful wreath appropriate for the holidays. Please register in advance. For more information about upcoming workshops please contact: www.friendsofthechicostateherbarium.com/eventsviewcalen- dar/ For more information about registration please contact the Biology office at (530)898-5356 or ssholten@csuchico.edu February 1-3,2018 Workshops & Field Trips January 30-2 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Airport Marriott MEMBERSHIP MLC If you have changed your . . . address, phone number or e-mail or leave temporarily please notify Mount Lassen Chapter CNPS Membership Chair, MERYL BOND at 530 487-7312 or merylbond@sbcglobal.net This will help eliminate returned Pipevines from the Post Office. THANK YOU Keep up with MLC Activities on our website and Facebook California Native Plant Society, Mount Lassen Chapter and LIKE US facebook mountlassen.cnps.org ( 530 ) ELECTED OFFICERS President Past-President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Members-at-Large WOODY ELLIOTT 588-2555 woodyelliott@gmail.com CAT IE BISHOP cjbishop1991@sbcglobal.net JIM BISHOP cj bish op 1991 @sbcg lobal.net CHRISTIAN SMIT 815-5892 christian.pt.smit@gmail.com NANCY PRAIZLER 899-1333 HESH KAPLAN heshelak@gmail.com 892-9938 MERYL BOND 487-7312 merylbond@sbcglobal.net CINDY WEINER 588-1906 wildflowermaven@comcast.net CHAIRS Conservation / Web Administrator WOODY ELLIOTT Education Events 588-2555 woodyelliott@gmail.com JUSTINE DEVOE 917-7891 justinedevoeca@gmail.com JANNA LATHROP 228 0010 jlathrop4mlc@comcast.net Field Trips Horticulture Hospitality Invasive Plants Membership/Mailing MERYL BOND MARJORIE MCNAIRN mlmcnairn@aol.com OPEN KARROLYNN YELLS karrolynny@att.net OPEN 343-2397 534-3551 487-7312 merylbond@sbcglobal.net DENISE DEVINE 345-8444 dsrdevine@hotmail.com JIM BISHOP cj bi shop 1991 @sbcg lobal.net WOODY ELLIOTT 588-2555 woodyelliott@gmail.com CINDY WEINER 588-1906 wildflowermaven@comcast.net OPEN NANCY PRAIZLER 899-1333 praizlermom@gmail.com Vol. Recognition / Chapter Council Delegate CAT IE BISHOP cj bish op 1991 @sbcg I obal.net CHRISTIAN SMIT 815-5892 christian.pt.smit@gmail.com ANN ELLIOTT 521-4402 annonfire@gmail.com Newsletter Editor Programs Co-chairs Publicity Rare Plants Sales Yahi Trail CCNC Gardens The Pipevine December 2017 5. MOUNT LASSEN CHAPTER CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY P. O. BOX 4067 CHICO, CA 95927-4067 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Chico, CA Permit No. 553 Time Value DECEMBER 2017 issue DEC 6 Pipevine Phyllis would say Join Today ! MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY I wish to affiliate with the Mount Lassen Chapter Name Address City _ State new renew Zip Phone Email Send Membership Application to: CNPS 2707 K STREET, SUITE 1 SACRAMENTO, CA 95816-5113 mountlassen.cnps.org Student / Limited Income. $25 Individual. $45 Family / Library. $75 Plant Lover. $100 Patron. $300 Benefactor. $600 Calendar December 3 - Butte Creek Walk 6 - General Meeting 9 - South Rim Bidwell Park NO Ex Board Meeting January 7 - Ferns Bidwell Park 17 - Ex Board Meeting 27 - 29 - Snow Goose Festival February 1 - 3 - CNPS Conservation Con 7 - General Meeting 21 - Ex Board Meeting