Natural History Wanderings

April 2017 Field Trips:

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

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

• April 8, Saturday, 9am: Division Creek and Sawmill Trailhea

East Bay CNPS http://www.ebcnps.org/

• April 1-6 Death valley, Amarogosa and Panamint Ranges botany trip
• April 8, Toyon Canyon
• April 15-20 Joshua Tree National Park Botany trip
• April 29-May 5 Mojave National Preserve 8 day trip

Marin CNPS http://www.marin.edu/cnps

• Mt. Hamilton Field Trip 15 Apr 2017 08:00AM –
• Wildflower Mountain Bike Ride on Mt. Tam  15 Apr 2017 09:00AM
• Talk: Marin Spring Wildflowers  15 Apr 2017 05:00PM – 06:00PM
• Field Trip: Chimney Rock 17 Apr 2017 10:00AM – 02:00PM
• Field Trip: Mt. Burdell 20 Apr 2017

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

• Monday 4/10      Marilyn Goode Preserve, Sonoma
• Monday 4/10-4/17  Carrizo Plain to E Mojave Camping Trip
• Thursday 4/20    Lake Soulajule, Marin/Sonoma border,
• Saturday 4/22     Vernal Pools, Pepperwood
• Wednesday 4/26  Fog Lichens at Bodega Head

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

• Saturday, April 8: SKYLINE PARK short hikes. Meet at Wildflower Show.
• Saturday, April 15: MOORE CREEK in Chiles Valley
• Saturday, April 29: SNELL VALLEY MISSIMER WILDFLOWER PRESERVE Land Trust of Napa County

North Coast http://northcoastcnps.org

• April 15, Saturday. Humboldt Redwoods Day Hike.
• April 22, Saturday. 12:30-3:30 p.m Native Plants in Gardens and Forest. a walk from the Arcata Community Center to Arcata Community Forest
• April 29, Saturday. 10:00 a.m.-12 noon. Ferns by the Dunes
• April 30, Sunday. 12 noon. Benjamin Creek Plant Walk, Happy Camp.

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

• Sun April 9  10am – All Day, Red Hills Area – BLM (Chinese Camp)
• Sun Apr 16  9:30am – 4pm  Serpentine Loop Trail in Calero County Park (San Jose)
• Sat April 22, 2017 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. Come see the wildflower blooms around some of the last intact vernal pools in the East Bay, at the Warm Springs Unit of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Fremont!
• Sun Apr 23  10am – 2pm  Spring Butterflies on Coyote Ridge (San Jose)
• Sun Apr 30  9am – 5pm  Henry Coe State Park Backcountry Walk (Morgan Hill)

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

• Sunday, April 9,  9:30am – 12:30pm  Franklin Point State ParkSaturday, March 18, 10am-2pm  Bryophytes of the UCSC Arboretum

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

• Saturday, April 08, 2017 10:00am to 1:00pm  San Bruno Mountain: Saddle, Old Guadalupe and Bog Trails
• Sunday, April 16, 2017 starting at 11:00am Butterfly Walk
• Saturday, April 22, 2017 10:00am to 2:00pm San Bruno Mountain: Summit Trail

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