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>Map >Satellite This is one of the better isolated serpentine areas within the North Coast Range.
Much of the area is forested by Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi, with some incense cedar, Calocedrus decurrens. There is also a red-fir forest, with Abies magnifica, dominant. On some of the south-facing slopes there is a montane chaparral with Arctostaphylos sp. and Ceanothus sp.
This is the type locality and one of the three known sites for the rare AIlium hoffmanii. Other species of interest occurring here are Fritillaria glauca and an undescribed species of Lupinus.
Animal life is typical of the region.
This area is a serpentine intrusion in the surrounding Franciscan formation. There are some vernal pools on the northeast side of Red Lassie and a perennial pond at the head of Bear Creek, a tributary of the Van Duzen River.
Integrity: There are low-quality roads in the area but most of the vegetation is relatively undisturbed.
Use: Research, educational, observational.
August 1977
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2008 Steven Louis Hartman
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