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April 2021
Virtual Native Plant Events and Webinars
Have Qs or want to add events, email Elizabeth ekubeycnps.org. Virtual events have made it possible to hear speakers from all over CA! Open the event to see upcoming webinars/events and see recordings.
Find out more »Plant for Birds: Using Native California Plants to Create Habitat at Home Speaker: Scot Pipkin
For many of us, gardens are more than places to grow food or pretty flowers. If we want to create rich, diverse, and resilient habitats in our yards and communities, we have to start with the appropriate native plants. They provide an opportunity to attract a variety of local wildlife and cultivate healthy natural systems. One of the best indicators of a successful habitat garden is the bird life it attracts. In this talk, we will look at the important…
Find out more »Using Coast to Cactus as a Field Guide to the San Diego Outdoors
SPEAKERS: Jim Varnell, Canyoneer Training Team & Diana Lindsay, Author The speakers, editors on the team of Coast to Cactus: The Canyoneer Trail Guide to San Diego Outdoors, will discuss using the book as it was designed: to teach appreciation and understanding of the great biodiversity found in San Diego County.
Find out more »Vegetation Study Guided Walk at Barnett Ranch County Preserve
Join chapter Vice President and Field Trips Chair Justin Daniel for a botanic walk that will focus on floral foundations of the food web and emphasize wildlife commonly seen in the area. Limited capacity for current CNPS members. The walk will follow all COVID safety guidelines. Learn more and email Justin to register here
Find out more »Facebook Live Interview with Garden Owner Judie Lincer
Spring is in swing and you will follow Judie Lincer, Native Garden Committee Co-Chair and Garden Tour Director 2018-2020, through her California native plant garden to learn how she created it and what she found along the way. Learn more here
Find out more »Naming Contest for Chapter Dudleya Mascot
Bring your creative side to help the chapter name its new mascot, a Dudleya pulverulenta, and create a slogan for it as part of the CNPS Dudleya Protection campaign. Register here
Find out more »Our City Forests Lawn Busters DIY Workshop (2-part series)
Learn how to design and convert your own lawn if you do not qualify for our program! 1 hour each day, 2 days total. Day 1, Tuesday April 20, 4-5 pm covers trenching, soil cover and shrub selection/placement. Day 2, Wednesday April 21, 4-5 pm covers planting and mulching. Register here
Find out more »A New Era of Plant Conservation at the San Diego Botanic Garden
SPEAKER: Tony Gurnoe, Director of Conservation Horticulture at the San Diego Botanic Garden After decades of showcasing endangered plant species from our region, the San Diego Botanic Garden is making significant institutional investments to dramatically elevate the garden's conservation and research programs. Learn about its long term conservation storage in seed bank projects and how it is reintroducing and reinforcing threatened populations of plant species such as Baccharis vanessae and Quercus dumosa. Learn more
Find out more »Coastal Dune Restoration–When is Removal of Invasives Simply not Enough?
Lorraine Parsons is the Vegetation Wetlands Ecologist at Point Reyes National Seashore. She has worked on several large restoration projects in the Park. Joining information will be added to Milo Baker chapter's website
Find out more »Propagation Committee Meeting: Asclepias fascicularis Propagation
Amy Huie, CNPS-SD Propagation Committee Chair, will talk about Asclepias fascicularis propagation from seed and rhizome cuttings. Learn more
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