Natural History Wanderings

East Bayhttp://www.ebcnps.org/
Sunday, February 13, 9:30 am, Mount Olympia at Mount Diablo State Park
February 23, 2011 Alison Whipple Exploring components of the historical landscape: From oak woodlands to freshwater tidal wetlands
Sunday, February 27, 2 pm, Redwood Regional Park

Marin http://www.marin.edu/cnps/
Sunday, February 6 Field Trip Muddy Hollow to Mount Vision
Monday, February 14 Chapter Meeting Wildflowers of Edgewood Park, Ken Himes
Sunday, February 13 Field Trip Rock Spring to West Point Inn
Monday, February 14 “Wildflowers of Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve”
guest speaker Ken Himes
Wednesday, February 16 Field Trip Early Wildflowers at Chimney Rock
Sunday, February 20 Field Trip Early Serpentine Wildflowers of Mt. Burdell
Saturday, February 26 Field Trip Pine Mountain

Mile Baker (Sonoma County) http://www.cnpsmb.org/
February 05, 2011 10:00 am Introduction to Fungi of Salt Point State Park

Monterey http://www.montereybaycnps.org/
Saturday Feb. 5 1:00p Marks Addition, Point Lobos East
Sunday Feb. 6 10:00a -2:00p Ferns of Fall Creek
Thursday Feb. 10 7:00p -9:00p Monthly meeting at Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
Saturday Feb. 12 9:30a Del Monte Forest Exploration
Saturday Feb. 19 10:00a -2:00p Henry Cowell State Park
Sunday Feb. 20 9:00a -3:00p Toro Park Early Spring Wildflowers
Sunday Feb. 27 9:00a Seasonal Wildflowers at Marks Ranch

North Coast (Eureka, Arcata and McKinleyville area)  http://northcoastcnps.org/
Wednesday Feb. 9 ““Chemicals-The Language of Plants” evening program,

Sacramento Valley http://www.sacvalleycnps.org/
Wednesday February 9, 2011, 7PM  Chapter Meeting “Raising Environmental Literacy in California Classrooms” by Kay Antunez, California Project Learning Tree

Santa Clara Valleyhttp://www.cnps-scv.org/
Sat. Feb. 2 Water in the Valley: What’s Being Done? What Can YOU Do? 6:00 pm at Martin Luther King Library
Thursday, Feb 3 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Native Plants for Sunny Slopes, a talk by Ken Himes at San Carlos Public Library
Sat Feb 5 10 am Serpentine Chaparral at Edgewood County Park & Preserve
Sat Feb 12 10am Coal Mine Ridge (Portola Valley)
Wednesday, February 16 Native Plant Gardening for Beginners, a talk by Stephanie Morris 7:00 pm–8:30 pm at Campbell Library
Saturday, February 19 California Gardens: Beauty & Sustainability With Native Plants, a symposium 8:30 am–6:00 pm at Foothill College Appreciation Hall (Room 1501)
Thursday, February 24 Gardening for Birds, a talk by Toby Goldberg and Arvind Kumar 7:00 pm–8:30 pm at San Carlos Public Library
Saturday, Feb. 26 10am-3pm, Sunol Regional Park (Fremont)

Santa Cruzhttp://www.cruzcnps.org/
Saturday Feb 5, 1:00 p.m. Marks Addition, Point Lobos East
Sunday Feb 6 , 10am-2pm Ferns of Fall Creek w/ Deanna Giuliano
Saturday, Feb 12, 9:30am Del Monte Forest Exploration
Saturday Feb 19, 10am-2pm  Treasures of Henry Cowell SP
Sunday, Feb 20, 9am Toro Park Early Spring Wildflowers
Sunday Feb 27, 9am Sensational Spring Flowers at Marks Ranch

Shasta (Shasta, Siskiyou, Modoc, and part of Trinity and Tehama counties) http://www.shastacnps.org/
Saturday  Feb 5 Mule Mountain Pass trail in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Thursday Feb 17 Chapter Meeting presentation by Baldo Villegas, Senior Environmental Research Scientist with the California Department of Food & Agriculture
Saturday Feb 19 3-to-4-mile hike on the Cloverdale Loop trails of the BLM Clear Creek Greenway area/

Yerba Buena (San Francisco/Northern San Mateo) http://www.cnps-yerbabuena.org/
Saturday, Feb. 19 10AM to 1PMSan Bruno Mountain, Saddle and Bog Area
Saturday, February 19  10AM to 1 San Pedro Valley County Park, Hazelnut Trail