Chapter meetings and field trips are open to the public. *Field trips require an RSVP. Some trips may have unplanned updates or cancellations and changes will be communicated to those who RSVP directly with the trip leader.
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Upcoming Events
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RATTO RANCH OPEN HOUSE
DATE: Saturday, April 20, 2024
LEADER: Karen Orso/Tuolumne Land Trust/Sierra Rock Garden Society
LEVEL: Easy to moderate
DESCRIPTION: Karen Orso called our attention to the Ratto Ranch Open House which takes place every year… -
PLANTS of the BAGBY SERPENTINE
DATE: Sunday, April 28, 2024
LEADER: Peggy Moore
LEVEL: Easy
DESCRIPTION: In 2007, the California State Director for the Bureau of Land Management designated an area north of the Merced River at Bagby… -
HETCH HETCHY ENTRANCE to TUOLUMNE RIVER OVERLOOK
DATE: Saturday, May 11, 2024
LEADER: David Campbell
LEVEL: Moderate
DESCRIPTION: This quiet hike away from crowds is a steady climb that starts at Hetch Hetchy Entrance Station in Yosemite National Park. We’ll… -
HITE MINE ROAD and SIERRA BLADDERNUT
DATE: Saturday, May 4, 2024
LEADER: Doug Krajnovich
LEVEL: Moderate. ~1000 ft elevation gain and 2 miles one-way to the ridge; some obstacles, but not too bad. The distance to the first… -
REBECCA LANCE GARDEN TOUR with the SIERRA ROCK GARDEN SOCIETY
DATE: Sunday, May 19, 2024
LEADER: Ron Allen, Native Plant Gardening Chair, and Rebecca Lance, Sierra Rock Garden Society
LEVEL: Easy – Garden Visit
DESCRIPTION: We have the opportunity to join the Sierra… -
RED HILLS SERPENTINE CREEK and CHINESE CAMP BRODIAEA WORK PARTY
DATE: Saturday, June 1, 2024
LEADER: Doug Krajnovich – Red Hills hike along Serpentine Creek; Tom Reyes – Chinese Camp Brodiaea Work Party
LEVEL: Part 1 – Easy / Part 2 Moderate
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CARLON AREA ALONG EVERGREEN ROAD
DATE: Saturday, June 15, 2024
LEADER: Judy and Barry Breckling
LEVEL: Easy
DESCRIPTION: We’ll spend time botanizing along the north and south sides of the South Fork of the Tuolumne River. Some of… -
McGURK MEADOW, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
DATE: Saturday, June 29, 2024
LEADER: David Campbell
LEVEL: Moderate
DESCRIPTION: From Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park, we’ll hike to McGurk Meadow. This mostly flat hike, about two miles round trip,… -
WOODCHUCK BASIN to WHEELER RIDGE
LEADER: Louise Christy
DATE: Saturday, July 27, 2024
LEVEL: Moderate, some steep parts, altitude
DESCRIPTION: This high-elevation trail features expansive views, forest, meadows, wildflowers, and some interesting volcanic geology. The distance to the top of… -
CARSON PASS MEADOWS
DATE: Mid-July 2024, depending on best bloom period
LEADER: Bob Dean
LEVEL: Strenuous due to high elevation
DESCRIPTION: The destination of this hike is a small meadow with a lot of native plants.…
Past Field Trips
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RED HILLS and CHINESE CAMP BRODIAEA WORK PARTY
DATE: Sunday, April 14, 2024
LEADER: Elizabeth Vass – Red Hills; Tom Reyes – Chinese Camp Brodiaea Work Party
LEVEL: Part 1 – Easy; Part 2 – Moderate
DESCRIPTION: Elizabeth will lead a… -
WILDFLOWER WALK ALONG THE MERCED RIVER
DATE: Sunday, April 7, 2024
LEADER: Doug Krajnovich
LEVEL: Part One – Easy; Part Two – Moderately Challenging
DESCRIPTION: Part One will be geared toward children and adults who have little or no… -
UC MERCED VERNAL POOLS
DATE: Friday, April 7, 2023
LEADER: Joy Baccei, UC Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve Director, with David Campbell facilitating.
LEVEL: Easy
DESCRIPTION: Explore the phenomena of vernal pools and their unique assortment of plants… -
RED HILLS
DATE: Sunday, April 16, 2023
LEADER: Doug Krajnovich
LEVEL: Part 1 – Easy / Part 2 – Moderate
DESCRIPTION: For Part 1, we will botanize the unique serpentine flora of Red Hills, Jamestown, starting around… -
STOCKTON CREEK PRESERVE
DATE: Saturday, April 22, 2023
LEADER: Peggy Moore
LEVEL: Easy
DESCRIPTION: Come see what is flowering at Stockton Creek Preserve. With 250+ species documented through iNaturalist and plenty of moisture this year, we should be able… -
HITE COVE TRAIL
DATE: Saturday, May 6, 2023
LEADER: Tom Reyes
LEVEL: Moderate – crowded narrow trail along a steep slope
DESCRIPTION: Join us for a hike along the Hite Cover Trail in the Sierra National Forest… -
SOILS OF THE MOTHERLODE
DATE: Postponed to Fall 2023.
Please Note: The field trip to visit and discuss soils of Tuolumne County with Soil Scientist Theresa Kunch (originally scheduled for May 27th) has been postponed… -
CHAPTER MEETING! Mariposa Creek Parkway – Native Plant Restoration Project
DATE: Saturday, June 3, 2023, 2:00 pm
LOCATION: Creekside Terrace, Community Room
Please join us! The Mariposa Creek Parkway is being developed into a linear park in the town of Mariposa. The project,… -
ACKERSON MEADOW
DATE: Saturday, June 10, 2023
LEADER: Barry & Judy Breckling, with Tim Kuhn or Mel Steller, Yosemite National Park Restoration Ecologists
LEVEL: Easy
DESCRIPTION: Four hundred acres of Ackerson Meadow, an area of critical… -
CLARK FORK to BOULDER LAKE
DATE: June 25 or July 8, 2023
LEADER: Doug Krajnovich
LEVEL: Strenuous 8 mile roundtrip, starting at 6,500 ft. and ending at 8,200 ft
DESCRIPTION: Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) grows profusely around the border… -
CARSON PASS MEADOWS
DATE: July 8-22, depending on best bloom period
LEADER: Bob Dean
LEVEL: Strenuous due to high elevation
DESCRIPTION: The destination of this hike is a small meadow with a lot of native plants.… -
HIGH SIERRA DOUBLE HEADER: SADDLEBAG LAKE / TWENTY LAKES BASIN and GREEN CREEK TO WEST LAKE
DATES: August 19 and 20, 2023
(Please note: this was originally scheduled for July 29 and July 30, 2023, but has been rescheduled for later in the season!)
MOTIVATION: We are bringing… -
SADDLEBAG LAKE / TWENTY LAKES BASIN
DATE: Saturday, August 19, 2023
[Note: This has been rescheduled from July to later in the season. RSVP to Tom Reyes ASAP!]
LEADER: Tom Reyes
LEVEL: Strenuous due to elevation of 10,000 ft.
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GREEN CREEK TO WEST LAKE
DATE: Sunday, August 20, 2023
[Note: This has been rescheduled from July to later in the season. RSVP to David Campbell (below) today!]
LEADER: David Campbell
LEVEL: Strenuous due to elevation, mileage, and… -
MERCED RIVER TRAIL – Briceburg (Past)
DATE: Saturday, April 1, 2023
LEADER: David Campbell with BLM Ranger, David Greenwood
LEVEL: Moderate – Flat Trail along railroad grade turned trail to start, then hiking up steeper foot trail with…
Past Hikes
2020 Field Trips
This is the original 2020 Field Trip schedule. Unfortunately, almost all of the field trips got canceled because of COVID-19.
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2018 Field Trips
2017 Field Trips
2016 Field Trips
2015 Field Trips
2014 Field Trips
