The California Timberlands Division of Green Diamond Resource Company (GDRC) manages thousands of acres of forest in Northern California in accordance with the Forest Stewardship Council’s Principles & Criteria. The Botany Department is a part of a wider Conservation Planning Department that consists of professionals who conduct both forest and watershed research to help protect California water quality, soils, fish, sensitive plants, and wildlife species. The GDRC herbarium is a collection of vascular plant species collected across the property during floristic surveys, and contains both rare and common species.