Old Baldy RNA

Old Baldy Research Natural Area (RNA) was established to represent a fire-maintained southern Cascade chaparral community dominated by chinquapin (Chrysolepis chrysophylla) and manzanita (Arctostaphylos spp.), in addition to the habitat for the northern spotted owl. The RNA includes predominantly south and southwest-facing slopes. Plant communities include: high elevation white fir (Abies concolor), chaparral of golden chinquapin and manzanita, and coniferous forests of Shasta red fir (Abies magnifica var. shastensis), mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana), Pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis), and western white pine (Pinus monticola).