Natural History Wanderings

California Native Plant Society Chapters:

Bristlecone (Mono, Inyo and NE Kern counties) http://bristleconecnps.org/index.php
July 17, Saturday – CNPS Field Trip: Bloody Canyon, Sierra Nevada. Leader: Jerry Zatorski.
July 23, Friday – CNPS Field Trip: Minaret Summit Ridge. Leaders: Cathy Rose and Steve McLaughlin.

El Dorado (Sierra foothills around Placerville) http://www.eldoradocnps.org/chapterPages/home.html
July 21 Wednesday, Chapter Meeting 7:00 pm at the Placerville Library, 345 Fair Lane, Placerville
July 31 Field Trip Schneider Cow Camp  with option to continue to Little Round Top, Eldorado National Forest. Meeting time and location: 8:00 AM, Raley’s parking lot, Placerville

Marin http://www.marin.edu/cnps/
July 31 Saturday Field Trip Lagunitas Lake Loop

North Coast (Eureka, Arcata and McKinleyville area ) http://northcoastcnps.org/
July 9-11, 2010 (Friday-Sunday). – Poker Flat and Kelly Lake day hikes and campout. In the heart of the Siskiyous
July 31, 2010 (Saturday), 10 a.m.-12 p.m. – “Orchids in the Dunes”. Explore the Lanphere

Redbud (Placer and Nevada Counties) http://www.redbud-cnps.org/
July 9 (Friday)— Azalea and Flora Lakes Wildflower Walk  Meet at the Rood Center at 9:00 AM or at the trailhead at 9:45 AM
July 18 (Sunday)— Wildflower Walk to Salmon and Loch Leven Lakes  Meet at the Rood Center at 8:00 AM or at the Yuba Gap exit at 8:30 AM

Santa Clara Valley http://www.cnps-scv.org/
July 17 Sat 9:30am Point Lobos State Reserve
July 14 Wed. 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Best Kept Secrets: Native Plants for the Garden, a talk by Pete Veilleux at Fremont Main Library
July 19 Mon. 7:00 pm–8:30 pm  Native Trees for the Garden at Belmont Public Library
July 21 Wed. 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Native Plants for Containers, a talk by Pete Veilleux at San Carlos Public Library
Sat-Sun  July 31-Aug 1 Butterfly Valley-Red Hill

Santa Cruz http://www.cruzcnps.org/
July 12 Monday 7:30 pm  Program: Heath Bartosh  Flowery Aftermath of the Great Big Sur Burn of 2008 Post-Fire Floristic Study of North Coast Ridge Road

Shasta (Shasta, Siskiyou, Modoc, and part of Trinity and Tehama counties) http://www.shastacnps.org/
July 24 Saturday Field trip in the Trinity Alps.

Yerba Buena (San Francisco/Northern San Mateo) http://www.cnps-yerbabuena.org/
July 01 Thursday 7:30pm Program: Bay Area Early Detection Network (BAEDN): Solving Tomorrow’s Problems Today

For other chapters go to: http://www.cnps.org/cnps/chapters/