Chapter Meeting,
November 21, 2024

by Shasta Chapter CNPSPosted onAnnouncements
Ryan Morris and beaver lodge. J. Kelley.
Western Shasta RCD Field Coordinator Ryan Morris standing next to a beaver lodge that he found at the Lillian Nelson Nature Preserve, Redding. Photo taken February 20, 2024, by Jeremey Kelley.

We are delighted to invite you to join us on Thursday, November 21, 2024, for a presentation by Western Shasta Resource Conservation District (WSRCD) Field Coordinator, Ryan Morris, entitled, Monarch Fellowship. Ryan will discuss this volunteer program to get more native milkweeds and other nectar-producing plants in gardens, by focusing on his Spring 2024 project. By collaborating with Turtle Bay Nursery and WSRCD, Ryan grew and gave away over 100 native plants. Monarch Fellowship volunteers work to help save monarchs, increase the number of native pollinator gardens, and encourage our neighbors to begin their native gardening journey.

Ryan is a Redding local with a passion for native plants and restoration. He has been working with the WSRCD for a year and a half and, in that time, has worked on many habitat restoration, education, and outreach projects throughout Shasta County.

WSRCD booth & Ryan at Earth Day 2024. N. Cox.
Ryan organizing informational Monarch Fellowship flyers to give away with his California native plants at the Western Shasta RCD booth at the Earth Day Redding 2024 event in Caldwell Park. Photo taken on April 20, 2024, by Nicole Cox.

Do join us! That’s 5:30 or 6 PM on Thursday, November 21, 2024. Venue and time details are below. See you there! ~Shasta Chapter CNPS

The new meeting venue

With sincere gratitude to McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, we are delighted to announce that Shasta Chapter CNPS is now meeting in the brand new Turtle Bay Nursery Classroom, 1125 Arboretum Drive, Redding. There is lots of free, paved parking just steps away from the classroom building, and nice, curbed sidewalks. To get to the new venue, from South Market Street, turn east onto Arboretum Drive. Veer right at the first opportunity (so you don’t end up at Turtle Bay Elementary School!), and drive a short way to the “curvy” parking lot to the east of Arboretum Drive.

Map to classroom. Google Maps.
From South Market Street in Redding (upper left corner), follow the blue arrows to the parking area outside the gates of the new Turtle Bay Nursery Classroom, marked with a blue X (not yet built in this image!). Screenshot from Google Maps.

The Nursery Classroom is just inside a large wrought-iron double gate, which is just north of the entrance to the botanical gardens proper.

Classroom and gates. D. Burk.
The new Turtle Bay Nursery Classroom behind the McConnell Arboretum & Botanic Gardens Nursery gates at Turtle Bay Exploration Park, 1125 Arboretum Drive, Redding. Doors to the classroom are on the sides in the back. We will have bright yellow signs posted to help you find your way!
Photo taken August 30, 2024, by Don Burk.

The new meeting time

We will get the show on the road a little earlier than in the past. Please be ready to go no later than 6 PM for our short Chapter meeting and announcements, followed by our speaker’s presentation. Or come as early as 5:30 PM to socialize and see what sort of pre-meeting activity or display we might have for you!