Hike Mt Eddy with Expert Botanist Dana York
Saturday, August 23, 2025
8 am to 6 pm
Leader: Dana York
Register: Click this link https://forms.gle/cKKuQNFgMDDm3UzG9
At 9,037 feet, Mount Eddy is the highest peak in the Klamath Mountains. Be prepared to be enchanted by its dazzling botanical treasures while hiking to its summit! The serpentine habitat is home to an extraordinary number of wildflowers including some that are found nowhere else in the world, such as Mt. Eddy skypilot. We will see stunning lakes and meadows with oddballs such as California pitcherplants. Saturday’s roundtrip hike is nearly 12 miles with a 2,400-foot gain in elevation at the summit. Participants will be given a comprehensive plant species list for the Mt. Eddy area.
Mt. Eddy sky pilot (Polemonium eddyense)
Dana York received his M.S. in Botany from California State University, Fresno, and his B.S. in Forest/Natural Resource Management from Cal Poly Humboldt. For 35 years he has worked on floristic and special-status plant species surveys throughout California and Oregon on both public and private lands. He’s the lead author of The Plants of the Pacific Crest Trail (both the Southern & Northern CA volumes) and author of an Illustrated Flora of Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks. He has discovered new plant species in the Oregon Cascade, Klamath, and Sierra Nevada ranges, and while the botanist at Death Valley National Park. He retired (2021) after 25 years as an Environmental Unit Supervisor for the State Department of Transportation and is now a botany research associate with the California Academy of Sciences located in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. He has led botany workshops (Jepson Herbarium & Siskiyou Field Institute) in the Mojave Desert, Sierra Nevada, and Klamath Mountains. He lives with his family in Arcata, California. Follow him on IG @ pct_botanist.
WORKSHOP DETAILS & REGISTRATION: Mt Eddy Fieldtrip
When: Saturday, August 23, 2025, 8 am to 6 pm
Where: Meet at Parks Creek Trailhead on Forest Hwy 17, about 45 minutes from Weed, easy access from I-5.
What to Know & Bring: Must have the ability to hike over 10 miles in exposed high-elevation conditions) all day to summit of Mt. Eddy, breaking for lunch along the way. Water is available until mile 4. Backpacking water filters are a convenient way to ensure sufficient water for your needs.
Advance Registration Required.
$100 for active members of the Friends of Ahart Herbarium
$135 for non-members
$50 for students (2 seats available).
Class size is limited to 30 participants (class cancelled for full refund if fewer than 10 registrants by August 18). It is recommended that you register early; registration processing will not occur during July. If paying by check, we may not be able to confirm your reservation until the check is received.
Registration Questions? (530) 898-5356
Workshop Questions? amoenus1@netscape.net
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Please register in advance
Size is limited to 30 participants, without minimum of 10 enrolled by 8/18/25, event is cancelled.
Payment by credit card (preferred) is NOT automatic. After registration review, a secure online payment link is manually generated. Payee will receive email from "Clover" with payment link within 3 business days of registration submission.
If you need additional assistance with workshop registration, please contact Sandra Scholten at sscholten@csuchico.edu or at the Biology office (530) 898-5356.
You will receive more information on workshop logistics closer to the date of the workshop!
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