Upper Salt Creek
October 10, 2026

David Ledger leading a hike at Upper Salt Creek
David Ledger leading a hike on the Upper Salt Creek Trail on October 10, 2026.

This plant identification field trip of approximately 3.2 miles was organized by the Sierra Club Shasta Group and the Shasta Chapter of the California Native Plant Society. Remnants of past gold mining activity were visible along the trail. Walk leader David Ledger identified many native plants, including several types of oak trees.

(Photos by Brigitte Robertson, 2026)

Interior Live Oak
Interior Live Oak, Quercus wislizeni
Naked Buckwheat
Naked Buckwheat, Eriogonum nudum
Fremont's Western Rosinweed, Calycadenia fremontii
Fremont’s Western Rosinweed, Calycadenia fremontii