This area spans the Foothill and Yellow Pine plant belts. The warmer, drier, northern canyon slopes are primarily covered with digger pine, manzanita, chapparral, poison oak, blue oak, and California Buckeye. Early in spring the property is adorned with the white blooms of the numerous Buckeye trees. The cooler, moister, southern canyon slopes support incense cedar, yellow pine, white fir, black oak, broadleaf maple, Douglas Fir, alder, and many other species of trees and shrubs. Transplants include Ceanothus, redbud, dogwood, and sequoia.
Native wildflowers are a highlight of a Mountain Lily springtime.
One of the earliest bloomers is the diminutive but beautiful Shooting Star . As the weather warms in early spring, an entire hillside is covered by these little gems. Later, the steep meadow above the access road is literally a carpet of white and blue wildflowers. A succession of wildflowers continues to bloom late into the summer. By far, the most entertaining birds on the property are the Dippers, or Water Ouzels .