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Lassen Ntl. Forest

Activities

Animals

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Steller's Jay

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 Northern Pacific Rattlesnake

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Mountain Chickadee

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Coyote

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Western Fence Lizard

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 Mule Deer

Plants

Appearance

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  • Long needles in bundles

    Thick, orange-brown bark that smells like vanilla or butterscotch

  • Tall, straight trunk (can grow over 150 feet)

  • Large pinecones (3–6 inches long)

Ponderosa Pine

Facts

  • Its bark helps protect it from wildfires

  • It’s one of the most common trees in Northern California forests

Appearance

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  • Soft, flat needles with a silvery underside

  • Needles curve upward, giving branches a “swept” look

  • Smooth gray bark when young

  • Tall and narrow shape​

Facts

  • Often used as a Christmas tree

  • More shade-tolerant than many pine tree

White Fir

Appearance

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  • Smooth, reddish bark

  • Small, oval evergreen leaves

  • Pink, bell-shaped flowers in spring

  • Produces small red berries

Greenleaf Manzanita

Facts

  • Its berries were eaten by Native American tribes

  • The twisting red branches are easy to spot year-round

Appearance

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  • Small rounded leaves

  • Pale pink flowers

  • Clusters of white berries

  • Low-growing shrub (2–4 feet tall)

Mountain Snowberry

Facts

  • Birds eat the berries in winter

  • Often grows in open forest clearings

Appearance

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  • Blue-green color

  • Tall seed heads that stick upright

  • Grows in bunches

  • Common along forest edges

Blue Wildrye

Facts

  • Provides food for deer and small mammals

  • Often used in habitat restoration projects

Appearance

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  • Fine, thin leaves

  • Grows in tight clumps

  • Light green to bluish color

  • Shorter than many other grasses

Idaho Fescue

Facts

  • Very drought-tolerant

  • Important grazing grass for wildlife

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