Dunsmuir City Park and Botanical Gardens is a 10-acre (4 ha)

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maintained by Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens Inc., a

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501(c)(3)organization of volunteers within Dunsmuir City Park in the city of

Dunsmuir, California Dunsmuir is a city in Siskiyou County, northern California. It is on the upper Sacramento River in the Trinity Mountains. Its population is 1,707 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,650 from the 2010 census. Dunsmuir is currently a hub for tourism ...

near

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. The Gardens are on City of Dunsmuir property under the general control of

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via the Board of Directors of the Dunsmuir Park & Recreation District.

Gardens

The Botanical Gardens encompass about ten acres (4 ha) of a hilly, wooded area with a meadow, a playground area, and picnic sites bordering the Upper

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. Native

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is prolific in the park and blooms in the spring. There are many Shasta lilies growing on the hillsides and native azaleas grow along the river. In addition to the many native species, a variety of other perennial plants and shrubs have been introduced. These include rhododendrons, hostas, ferns and Japanese maples. During the spring and summer, various

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are cultivated. Numerous walking trails are found in the park, from which the plant material may be viewed. The meadow is the venue for the 'Tribute to the Trees' concert and other events throughout the year.

Events

The Gardens host weddings, concerts and group picnics. Each summer, the annual Tribute To the Trees concert presents an outdoor dinner concert on the lawns and stage along the upper Sacramento River. Member-donors from

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, attend the concert. Educational programs included the Elder Hostel's Road Scholars program for Grandparents and Grandchildren and river education programs hosted by the River Exchange.

Fishing

Trout fishing is allowed off season year around on a catch and release basis.

Animals

River otters can be seen in the river, where the Cantara Loop trail derailment and chemical spill once sterilized this section of the river—the area upstream from the spill gradually restored much of the river's biosphere, and the fishery is healthy, though crayfish and frogs have yet to reappear. Mink, cougar, bear, fisher and martin are sometimes in the immediate area.

Babe Ruth

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played an exhibition

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game in the park, against the Dunsmuir locals. The original grandstand was recently repaired and repainted after suffering damage in a winter storm. There is a

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plaque commemorating the event outside the grandstand.DP&RD "History" http://www.dunsmuirparks.org/history.html

Southern Pacific Locomotive #1727

In the park may be found Locomotive 1727, a class M-6 Mogul built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1901. It served Southern Pacific in California and Oregon until 1956. 1727 is one of seven Mogul engines now in existence, out of 355 originally built.

Management and funding

The Botanic Garden is a member of the American Public Gardens Association. The Park is dependent upon concerts, contributions and grants.

References

External links

Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens
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