Natural History Wanderings

This month the popular Wayne Roderick Lecture series of free public lectures, on a broad array of topics related to plants and natural history, returns. The series takes place on Saturday mornings starting at 10:30 AM and begin at the Garden’s Visitor Center auditorium.

• November 4: Bart O’Brien – The Botanic Garden’s Manzanita Collection part 1: East of Wildcat Creek. This will be a walking tour in the Garden.
• November 11: Bart O’Brien – The Botanic Garden’s Manzanita Collection part 2: West of Wildcat Creek. This will be a walking tour in the Garden.
• November 18: Bob Case – In person lecture: The Plants of the Lewis and Clark “Voyage of Discovery.”
• November 25: Thanksgiving weekend break

The Regional Parks Botanic Garden is located at the intersection of Wildcat Canyon Road and South Park Drive ( note South Park Drive is closed October 31 – March 31 each year) within Tilden Regional Park in the hills above Berkeley, California.