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Field Trip: Bilger Ridge in the North Myrtle Creek watershed
June 23 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, June 23, 9:00 am (leave Roseburg at 9:00 am) – mid-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 this a five-mile area. It grows on a special serpentine range on the ridges between Riddle and Myrtle Creek. It is listed on Oregon’s rare and endangered species list. Look for a variety of other species there including Brewer’s lupine, glaucus zigadenus, and broadleaf shooting star.
Meet us at the West Side Native Plant Garden in Roseburg. This garden is off Harvard at the First United Methodist Church, where the Saturday UV Farmers Market is held and just west of the Westside Community Gardens in Roseburg. From Harvard Avenue, turn onto W Keady Court. Just before you get to Fremont Middle School (850 W Keady Ct) turn left and drive a short distance through the parking lot to the garden area. Alternate meet-up locations along the route can be arranged.
Reservations are required; call Rod Trotter at 541-672-1907 or M. A. Hansen at 541-863-8111 at least one day before the field trip. It is imperative that you call Rod or M.A. again the night before the trip to confirm your plans to attend and to confirm the schedule has not changed. We occasionally have to change the date on short notice due to bloom or weather unpredictability, or country emergency road closures.