The experience of the Grizzly Ranch Botanic Gardens interlaces botanic learning with the human story of the Sierra's. Not only will the visitor to the gardens learn about native plants and ecosystems, but also about Native Americans, pioneers, and settlers to the area and their reliance and use of the indigenous plants. The central spine of the Botanic Garden is a pathway that transports the visitor through a variety of landscapes similar to what pioneer Jim Beckwourth would have encountered and experienced as he traveled through the Sierra's. Six different ecosystems are featured: Quaking Gallery; Pineleaf Place; Maidu Meadow; Mountain Meadows; High Sierrascape and Grizzly Transitions. Art and interpretation is woven into the fabric of the gardens through environmental sculpture, interpretive elements and signage. A central interpretive and learning area is centered at "Beckwourth Knoll" which features detailed plant identification, of the six ecosystems and turf plots, a small amphitheater, for storytelling and learning, and a replication of the Beckwourth cabin -- which could be used as an interpretive and gift shop, maintenance area, or used by volunteers for plant propagation, seed collection, or research.