CNPS Chapter Council Activities
Kernville and Lake Isabella – hosted by Kern Chapter

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updated 6/7

FRIDAY 6/7 Morning
  • 8:00a - Field trip Meet at Nuui Cunni Native American Intertribal Cultural Center, 2600 CA-155, Lake Isabella, CA 93240. Greenhorn Mountains, Rancheria Road south of junction with Hwy 155, generally around 6k ft elevation. Probably three stops in the area along Rancheria Road. Burned and less burned mixed conifer forest, older and dominant trees of white fir and ponderosa pine with more abundant younger incense cedar. Expect to see many herbaceous fire followers in bloom, including both native and nonnative species.
Afternoon
  • 2:00p - BOARD of DIRECTORS MEETING - Kern Valley Museum 49 Big Blue Rd, Kernville, CA 93238. Contact Board president Vivian Neou if you wish to attend.
Evening
  • 6:00p - Meet and Greet at Kern River Valley Elks Lodge #2358, 6708 Wofford Blvd, Wofford Heights, CA 93285. Food, wine, and beer courtesy of Kern Chapter.
    • 6:00p - Happy Hour
    • 7:00p-9:00p - Buffet
SATURDAY 6/8
Morning & Afternoon - Kernville Chamber of Commerce, 11447 Kernville Rd, Kernville, CA 93238
  • 8:00a - CHAPTER COUNCIL - Agenda
    • 8:00a Light breakfast
    • 9:00a-5:00p - Council Meeting - Lunch in town at your choice of eateries.
Evening - Kernville Masonic Lodge, 562 James Rd, Kernville, CA 93238.
    • 5:30p – Happy Hour with hors d'oeuvres
    • 6:30p – Dinner with wine and beer (Select preferences when you register.)
    • 7:45p - Speaker Courtney Matzke: A Vascular Floristic Study of the Piute Mountains (Kern County, California)
SUNDAY 6/9
photo: Suzanne Weller
  • 9:00a - Field trip Meet at Nuui Cunni Native American Intertribal Cultural Center, 2600 CA-155, Lake Isabella, CA 93240.
    • Piute Mountain and Saddle Springs Road - led by Courtney Matzke and Richard Spjut. Vehicles should have high clearance and good tires. From around 3800 ft in Douglas oak woodland, the road ascends through various vegetation alliances, a few of which are shown in Mimulus Memo. At the higher elevation, Jeffrey pine forest is common, and on limestone ridges along the north slope of Piute Peak one may see the rare Eriogonum breedlovei, though we probably won't go that far.
    • Other options may include Shirley Meadows or other areas in the Greenhorn Range.
Council Chair - Judy Fenerty Hosting chapter - Richard Spjut website issues - Larry Levine