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  • Plant Science

    Southern Sierra Nevada Foothills – Vegetation Sampling Redux

    August 1, 2015March 26, 2018
    The CNPS Vegetation Program was back in the southern Sierra Nevada Foothills this past spring for three months of vegetation sampling.
  • Plant Science

    Northern Channel Islands Vegetation Inventory

    August 1, 2015March 26, 2018
    The CNPS Vegetation Program has been collaborating with the National Park Service since 2012 to categorize and describe the vegetation of the northern Channel Islands.
  • Plant Science

    In Pursuit of Defining and Protecting the Mendocino Pygmy Forest

    August 1, 2015March 30, 2018
    Members of the Dorothy King Young (DKY) chapter have a 40-year history of investigating the ecology of the Mendocino pygmy forest and promoting its conservation.
  • Plant Science

    Inner Central Coast Ranges – Drought Effects on Native Plants

    August 1, 2015March 26, 2018
    As this long dry summer comes to an end, we’re all reeling from four years of drought, but how are our Californian native plants affected by this extended dry cycle?
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    Plant Science

    Sonoma and Mendocino County Pygmy Forest: Ecosystem Definition and Mapping Project

    November 1, 2014March 26, 2018
    Mendocino pygmy forests are naturally rare, occurring only on very old elevated marine terraces within 1 to 5 miles from the sea.
  • photo by Meghan Walla-Murphy
    Plant Science

    Fall’s Bounty of Seeds and Fruits

    September 26, 2012March 21, 2018

    by Meghan Walla-Murphy
    This article is part three in a four part series about seeds. Previous articles: Spring | Summer

    Supposedly, hitchhik…

  • Grindelia stricta. photo by Meghan Walla-Murphy
    Plant Science

    Summer Seeds

    June 27, 2012March 21, 2018

    By Meghan Walla-Murphy

    The long languorous days of summer offer an opportunity like no other time of the year. The many day-lit hours present t…

  • Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) cones and seeds. Steve Canipe - Photo retrieved 28 Mar 2012, Pics4Learning.
    Plant Science

    The Life Cycle of Seeds: Spring

    March 28, 2012March 21, 2018

    By Meghan Walla-Murphy
    (Part one of a four-part series about the physiology and life cycle of seeds) Part 2

    As vernal equinox approaches and sprin…

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    Plant Science

    CNPS Grassland Initiative Update (July 2011)

    July 1, 2011March 26, 2018
    Non-native and invasive plant species detected in recent field surveys were analyzed at nine sites within the study area.
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    Plant Science

    Carrizo Plain National Monument Vegetation Project (October 2010)

    December 1, 2010March 29, 2018
    CNPS Vegetation Program staff and partners successfully completed a baseline of vegetation sampling across more than 240,000 acres of the Carrizo Plain National Monument
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