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Southern Sierra Nevada Foothills – Vegetation Sampling Redux
The CNPS Vegetation Program was back in the southern Sierra Nevada Foothills this past spring for three months of vegetation sampling. -
Northern Channel Islands Vegetation Inventory
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. -
In Pursuit of Defining and Protecting the Mendocino Pygmy Forest
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. -
Inner Central Coast Ranges – Drought Effects on Native Plants
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? -
Sonoma and Mendocino County Pygmy Forest: Ecosystem Definition and Mapping Project
Mendocino pygmy forests are naturally rare, occurring only on very old elevated marine terraces within 1 to 5 miles from the sea. -
Fall’s Bounty of Seeds and Fruits
by Meghan Walla-Murphy
This article is part three in a four part series about seeds. Previous articles: Spring | SummerSupposedly, hitchhik…
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Summer Seeds
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…
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The Life Cycle of Seeds: Spring
By Meghan Walla-Murphy
(Part one of a four-part series about the physiology and life cycle of seeds) Part 2As vernal equinox approaches and sprin…
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CNPS Grassland Initiative Update (July 2011)
Non-native and invasive plant species detected in recent field surveys were analyzed at nine sites within the study area. -
Carrizo Plain National Monument Vegetation Project (October 2010)
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
