The birds, mammals, reptiles, and insects that inhabit our yards and gardens are overwhelmingly on our side—they are not our enemies, but instead our allies.
The Heather family is well represented on San Bruno Mountain with twelve taxa, and five are endemics.
We’ll meet at the Laguna Trailhead at Point Reyes National Seashore. The 5.2-mile field trip takes the Laguna Trail and the Fire Lane Trail to the Coast Trail.
Ginna will present photos, descriptions, and visiting information for a few of her favorite hiking places to see, appreciate, photograph, and learn about our beautiful native plants.
The Marin chapter is pleased to offer a 5-day online plant sale this fall.
Succulents, a hot topic in gardening circles, have brought new attention to California’s dramatic native succulents, the dudleyas.
Serpentine is less than 2% of the land area of California but accounts for about 15% of the rare plants.
Climate change threatens the health, biodiversity, and resilience of San Francisco Estuary’s tidal wetlands, including its native plant communities, through multiple mechanisms including sea level rise and changes in the timing, intensity, and duration of watershed runoff.
This annual outing showcases several of this Marin County Open Space Preserve’s rare plants, including the Tiburon mariposa lily (Calochortus tiburonensis).