For January’s chapter meeting, Andrea Craig will take us on a tour of the rugged, remote, and richly biodiverse landscape of the Lassen Foothills. The presentation is titled Look and You Will Find: A Snapshot of Biodiversity in the Lassen Foothills of California. This conservation story will focus on Dye Creek Preserve and is about getting to know an elusive volcanic landscape, with over a century of grazing and development, and the diversity that has persevered.
Photo by Andrea Craig.
Andrea is the Lassen Foothills Stewardship Manager for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) of California. She has her undergraduate degree in Applied Ecology from UC Irvine and a masters in Rangeland Resources and Wildland Soils from Cal Poly Humboldt. She is Firefighter II and Wilderness First Responder certified, as well as a Master Gardener in Shasta County.
Photo by Andrea Craig in 2025.
Andrea has been working for TNC since 2006 helping manage conservation interests in the region. As you may know, land management comes with a variety of responsibilities—from property taxes and plumbing, to protecting plants and planning strategies that translate across diverse places. Andrea particularly appreciates the people with whom she works who help make day-to-day conservation action possible. In her free time, Andrea enjoys being outdoors with family and friends, hiking, traveling. and photographing the natural world around us.
Please join us Thursday, January 15, for a visual excursion to . Venue and time details are below.
~Shasta Chapter CNPS
The meeting venue
With sincere gratitude to McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Shasta Chapter CNPS continues to meet in the 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 there, from North 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.
The Nursery Classroom is just inside a large wrought-iron double gate, which is just north of the entrance to the botanical gardens proper.
The meeting time
We will get the show on the road 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! Please join us!