Natural History Wanderings

Northern California Native Plant Society Chapter April Field Trips:

(for more information on trips go to chapter websites; also check out late trip postings at chapter websites)

Bristlecone (Mono, Inyo and NE Kern counties) http://bristleconecnps.org/index.php

East Bay CNPS http://www.ebcnps.org/

• Saturday, April 4, 1 pm-about 3 pm, Warm Springs vernal pools (San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge)
• Saturday, April 4, 9:45 am, East Trail at Mount Diablo State Park, 9800 Marsh Creek Road.
• Sunday, April 5, 10:30 am, Chapter field trip to Jepson Prairie.
• Saturday, April 11, 9:45 am, Toyon Canyon at Briones Regional Park, Briones Road Staging Area
• Sunday, April 12, 9:45 am, Mount Diablo burn area.
• Saturday, April 18, Mt. Diablo Green Ranch Road
• Sunday, April 19, 9:45 am to 3:00 pm, Devil’s Elbow parking lot.

Marin CNPS http://www.marin.edu/cnps/

• April 13: Wild Foods and Medicines of Rock Spring 10 to 2
• April 16: Rare plants of Bull Point 2 to 4

Milo Baker (Sonoma county) http://milobaker.cnps.org/index.php/events/field-trips

• April 8, 2015 (Weds). 11am Redwood Regional Park (Oakland) Learn to Use Observer Pro App with Calflora and CNPS rare plant botanist Danny Slakey
• April 14, 2015 (Tuesday) 9:30 carpool meet, 10am – 4pm at the park
• April 18, 2015 (Saturday) 11 a.m.Oxford Tract Native Bee Garden Berkeley, CA 9:45 a.m. meet for carpool under Hwy 12 Park & Ride Santa Rosa, or 11a.m. Oxford Tract Bee Garden, UC Berkeley
• April 22, 2015 (Wednesday) 10am – 1pm Santa Rosa Plain Vernal Pools North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve
•  April 30, 2015 (Thursday) 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. or stay for optional afternoon walk Salt Point State Park, Stump Beach Wildflower Hike 8:15 a.m. meet for carpool at Park & Ride under Hwy 12, Santa Rosa

Napa Valley http://www.napavalleycnps.org/

North Coast http://northcoastcnps.org

• Apr 11 Sat 10 a.m.-12 noon. “Letting the Bay Back in: from Pasture to Salt Marsh,” a walk at Freshwater Farms. 707-822-2242 (Northcoast Regional Land Trust)
• Apr 12 Sun 1-3 p.m.. “Native vs Non-native Plants at the Edge of the Bay,” a walk on Hikshari Trail, Susan Penn. 707-825-1020 (Baykeeper and Hikshari kTrail Stewards)
• Apr 12 Sun 2 p.m. Old Town Native Plant Garden, 2nd & H, Eureka-
• Apr 12, Sun. South Fork Trinity River Trail Hike. Sierra Club.
• Apr 18, Sat. 10 a.m. Salmon River Trail Wildflower Day Hike.
• Apr 19, Sun. 12-3:30 p.m. Godwit Days walk at Male’l North. Friends of the Dunes
• Apr 25 Sat 10 a.m.-12 noon. “Ferns of the Dunes” walk at the Lanphere Dunes

Santa Clara Valley http://www.cnps-scv.org/

• Sunday, April 5, 9:30am  Edgewood Park, San Carlos
• Saturday, April 11  1:00pm – 4:30pm Alum Rock Park (East San Jose)
• Sunday, April 12, 9am – 3pm Calero County Park / Rancho San Vicente (south San Jose)
• Sunday, April 26, 9:30am – 2:00pm Sunol Regional Park, East Bay
• Sunday, April 26th 10AM-3PM Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve

Santa Cruz http://www.cruzcnps.org/field_trips.php

• Wednesday April 22, 9:30 am-1:30 pm Wilder Ranch
• Sunday April 26, 10 am-3 pm Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve with

Yerba Buena (San Francisco/Northern San Mateo) http://www.cnps-yerbabuena.org/

If you are interested in information on other chapters go to: http://www.cnps.org/cnps/chapters/