Come help document the presence of Sudden Oak Death in Marin – even in ‘your own backyard’.
Attend a one-hour training session at Dominican University and then ‘go out in the field’ wherever you like in Marin County to collect samples!!
Come help document the presence of Sudden Oak Death in Marin – even in ‘your own backyard’.
Attend a one-hour training session at Dominican University and then ‘go out in the field’ wherever you like in Marin County to collect samples!!
January’s program will feature the botanical trips and activities of several of our chapter members, including a special presentation by Doreen and Vernon Smith: “Plant Safari Expeditions in 2015 on the Lands of the MMWD on Mt. Tamalpais.”
Carl von Linné, the King of Flowers, as he is known in Sweden, is sometimes called the Father of Botany. Linnaeus was convinced that God had created all species and that his own role was to classify plants by putting them in classes based on the number of stamens, and within the classes, in orders based on the number of pistils.
There will be no membership meetings in July or August; look for notice of a September membership event in the September newsletter.
Come learn about studies regarding how the shape and color of native plants relates to the plant’s pollinators.
Learn about some father-son duos who were famous botanist, including John & William Bartram, William Jackson and Joseph Dalton Hooker, and others. Understand better their roles in Western Botanical Science, Art, and Exploration.
Come join us for an intimate look at this amazing place. The area has a phenomenal concentration of native plant species, with possibly as many as 300 species present.