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The Team

Meet the Team

Volunteers comprise the entire small but mighty team that stewards GPNPN and gardeners onwards

Ghost Pine Native Plant Nursery

President

Doug Mandel

The founder of GPNPN, Master Gardener, Naturalist, past Turtle Bay Arboretum & Nursery Council Member, past Executive Board Member of Shasta CNPS, and chief pot washer:)

Gardening Together

Susan Wilson

Board Member

Susan brings a tremendous amount of nonprofit and master gardener experience and enthusiasm to the GPNPN mission.

Ghost Pine Native Plant Nursery at Shasta College Fall Plant Sale

Secretary

Margaret Widdowson

Margaret is a Botanist extraordinaire, the chief propagator,  a wealth of studied information, and the source of good humor even on gloomy days:)

Bud

Bud Widdowson

Volunteer

Bud is a Wildlife Biologist extraordinaire, a fountain of sage information, and a team player.

Ghost Pine Native Plant Nursery Booth at 2023 Redding Earth Day

Treasurer

Susan Parry Mandel

Sue is the stratification, scarification, and encouragement that sprouted the GPNPN seed.

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