Field Trip: Bilger Ridge in the North Myrtle Creek watershed
June 28 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Saturday, June 28, Leave Roseburg at 9:00 am- early afternoon
Field Trip: Bilger Ridge in the North Myrtle Creek watershed
It is time for our yearly trek to BiIger Ridge to see our very own rare and beautiful mariposa lily, Calochortus coxii. We have special permission from the Bureau of Land Management to visit this location. The walk is slightly uphill but easy, and there is ample parking near the flowers. This Calochortus is one of the rarest flowers in the world, and it was discovered and named after one of our Umpqua Valley Chapter members. It grows only in a 5-mile area on a special serpentine range on the ridges between Riddle and Myrtle Creek, Oregon. It is listed on Oregon’s Rare and Endangered Species List. Look for a variety of other species there including Brewer’s lupine, death camas (Anticlea elegans) and Henderson’s stars.
Erica, a botanist with the Bureau of Land Management, will accompany us on this trip.
South county folks can meet us at Dollar General Store, 649 N Myrtle Rd at 9:30.
