Palo Cedro ranch to host vernal pool workshop

The Vaca Creek Ranch on Golden Lane will be the site of a workshop on vernal pools tomorrow involving experts from various resource agencies.

From the University of California Cooperative Extension:

Local experts from the US Fish Wildlife Services, California Fish and Game, Western Shasta Resource Conservation District, and the University of California Cooperative Extension will conduct a FREE field workshop at Vaca Creek Ranch, near Anderson, California on Saturday, May 12, 2012. This session will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude at 11:00 p.m.

Come spend a spring morning learning about these unique ecological systems. Vernal pools are sometimes called “Rangeland Oasis.” These systems are teeming with invertebrates and wildflowers. This is an opportunity to spend a morning with experts in the field. Topics will be lead by resource experts and will feature range management, vernal pool invertebrates, vernal pool plants and the importance of livestock grazing and maintaining these systems.

To get to the site, travel east on Dersch Road, past Hawes Farm and Ranch to Golden Lane. Take Golden Lane to the north about 1/4 of a mile, cross the cattle guard and travel on the ranch road to the site (about 1 mile). Please drive slowly. If you have any questions, please contact Larry Forero at 530-224-4900