Napa After the Fires
Guest Speaker: Mike Palladini
Stewardship Program Manager,
Land Trust of Napa County
The fires that roared through Napa and Sonoma in October 2017 left behind major devastation in both counties.
Category: 2019 Chapter Meetings
The Chapter’s meetings take place eight times each year on the second Monday of the month (January through June plus October and November). The meeting starts at 7:30 P.M. and generally last about an hour-and-a half. There is a welcome and sale session starting at 7:00 and an optional, no-host dinner with the speaker at 5:30 (details below).
5:30 p.m. Join friends and meet our speakers for a no-host dinner at The Cantina, 651 E Blithedale Ave., Mill Valley. Please call Gerd or Kristin Jakob at 415.388.1844 at least one day ahead to be assured of a seat with our group.
7:00 p.m. Meet at the Redwoods retirement home, 40 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. Books, posters, and cards will be for sale before as well as after the meeting.
7:30 p.m. Presentation starts.
California Desert Superbloom 2019
“In the winter of 2018-2019 heavy rains in the California desert prompted a “superbloom” of desert plants, leading to a flower display seen only once or twice a decade.
“The Flora of the Borders”
Guest Speaker: Dick O’Donnell
The flora of the desert Southwest changes dramatically from north to south and east to west.
Tree Ecology—The Rhizosphere—Tree Anatomy Below Ground
Guest Speaker:Ted Kipping
Ted Kipping will share the amazing insights and
lab work of the late Dr. Alex Shigo, a giant in
tree research.
Native American Uses of California Native Plants
Guest speaker: Kurt Rademacher
California’s great diversity of plant communities and species affords us countless hours of beauty, intrigue, and pleasure!
“Weeds in the Wildlands”
Guest speaker: Eva Buxton
Eva Buxton grew up in Sweden and was introduced to plants by her mother at an early age.
“Wildflowers of China Camp, Marin County”
Yes, China Camp is not usually mentioned as one of our more remarkable wildflower areas, but there are some trails that are botanically diverse, fairly level, not bicycle-busy, and good for seeing some of our attractive local species.
CNPS Members’ Photos from 2018 Botanical Adventures
Our January membership meeting program will be a potluck medley of your best pictures from botanical forays in California and beyond.