Field Trip to View Northern California Wild Orchids in their Natural Habitat - Feather River Canyon (East of Oroville/Chico)
Date: June 20th.
Meet at the Odd Fellows Hall at 7:45. Leave at 8:00. Regroup at the Oroville Walmart, 355 Oro Dam Blvd. (Off of Highway 70) near the Nursery at about 9:15.
Leave Walmart parking lot at about 9:30. ( Oro Dam Blvd is an off ramp from Highway 70, you will turn right and go about one block to the Walmart Parking Lot) The first orchid stop is about a one hour drive up Highway 70 through the Feather River Canyon.
Bring Lunch, snacks, and drinks. Hiking shoes, hats ,sunglasses, sunscreen, repellant, and a camera are also recommended. There is poison oak in this area!
The leader of the trip is Curtis Gean. Dick and Donna Murrill are also contacts.
Dick and Donna; (530) 343-8900 ddmurrill@gmail.com Curtis Gean; (559)696-7397 sierravista333@yahoo.com