California Native Plant Society 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
East Bay CNPS http://www.ebcnps.org/
Marin CNPS http://www.marin.edu/cnps/
- Ring Mt. Thursday, April 4, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Mt. Burdell Sunday, April 14, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m
- Chimney Rock Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m
- Spring Bounty: Native American Uses of Native Plants Saturday April 27, 10:00a.m. – 2:00p.m. Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve, Tiburon
Milo Baker (Sonoma county) https://milobaker.cnps.org/index.php/events/field-trips
- Jepson Prairie Preserve (Dixon), Sunday April 14, 2019; 10:30-3:00 RSVP Required
- Healdsburg Ridge Open Space Preserve, Saturday April 20, 2019 10am- 2pm
- Sonoma Horticultural Nursery – Rare plants in the Hidden Forest at Sonoma Horticultural Nursery With Mike Boss, the new nursery owner, founder of an award-winning landscape company, plant ecologist, and former docent at Strybing Arboretum April 25, 2019; 10:00 – 2:00. Tour 10-12. Lunch 12-1; Shopping and wandering 1:00 till closing.
- Stump Beach Spring Wildflowers- Salt Point State Park, Monday, April 29 10:00am – 2:30pm (approx.)
Monterey https://montereybay.cnps.org/events/field-trips
You must register for field trips online through the Monterey Bay Area Hiking Group on http://www.meetup.com
- Sunday, April 7 Fort Ord National Monument Spring Wildflower Tour
- Wednesday, April 10 Williams Canyon Hike to Mitteldorf Preserve
- Wednesday, April 24 Fort Ord Spring Wildflower Hike
- Saturday, April 27 Garzas Creek Broomrape Hike
- Sunday, April 28
Upper Garzas Creek Hike BBQ/Potluck
Napa Valley http://www.napavalleycnps.org/
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Saturday, April 6 HILLSIDE HIKE off Coomsville Road
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Saturday, April 13 Skyline Park Hikes meet at Wildflower Show
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Saturday, April 20 TUTEUR RANCH
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Saturday, April 27 SKYLINE PARK
North Coast (Eureka, Arcata and McKinleyville area ) http://northcoastcnps.org/
- Apr. 10, Wed. 7:30 p.m.”Native Plants: the Wild among Us”
- Apr. 14, Sun. 1-3 p.m. Botanizing the Hammond Trail Loop,
- Apr. 20, Sat. 12:30-3:30 p.m. Native Plants in Arcata’s Gardens and Forest. A Godwit Days walk
- Apr. 27, Sat. 10 a.m.-12 noon. Ferns of the Dunes. A very short walk
Santa Clara Valley http://www.cnps-scv.org/
- Wed Apr 3 – Thu Apr 4 North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve and Feather Falls (Butte County)
- Sun Apr 7 10am – 4pm Uvas Canyon County Park (Morgan Hill) PRE-PAID PARKING ALERT : There is a $6 fee per car
- Sat Apr 13 10am – 12pm Vernal Pool Wildflower Walk (Fremont)
- Sun Apr 14 10am – 2pm Beginners Wildflower Id Walk @ Stile Ranch Trailhead, San Vicente Ave (at Fortini Rd), San Jose
- Thu Apr 18 10am – 3pm Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve (Cupertino)
Santa Cruz http://www.cruzcnps.org
- Mt Madonna Serpentine area Tuesday, April 2, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
- Calero Park Lower Serpentine area Sunday, April 7, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Calero Serpentine Loop Wednesday, April 17, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
- Fort Ord National Monument Sunday, April 21, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Yerba Buena (San Francisco/Northern San Mateo) http://cnps-yerbabuena.org/calendar/field-trips/
- April 20, SATURDAY 10am- 2pm San Bruno Mountain: Summit Trail
- April 26, FRIDAY 10am- 3pm Biodiversity Big Walk and Bioblitz
Links to southern California CNPS Field Trips
CNPS Channel Islands Chapter Activities
CNPS Los Angeles-Santa Monica Mountains Chapter
CNPS Orange County Chapter Field Trips
CNPS Riverside-San Bernardino Chapter
If you are interested in information on other chapters go to: http://www.cnps.org/cnps/chapters/
Southern California Botanists Field Trips http://socalbot.org/trips.php
California Botanical Society Upcoming Field Trips https://calbotsoc.org/
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