Natural History Wanderings

The 3rd week of April, each year, as California Native Plant Week and encourages community groups, schools, and citizens to undertake appropriate activities to promote the conservation, restoration, and appreciation of California’s native plants.

California Native Plant Week recognizes the vital historical, artistic, and economic contributions California’s native plants have made to our State, and points out that California native plant gardening and landscaping have tremendous positive impacts to our watersheds, to habitat recovery, and to curbing catastrophic wildfires. Home landscaping and gardening with native plants can cut residential water use from 60 to 90% over conventional gardening.

2013 Events: California Native Plant Week calendar of events around the state