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.
When Covid 19 restrictions are not in place meetings take place at the Redwoods retirement home. 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 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.
Marin county native plants include many delicious edible native fruits, vegetables, herbs and nuts that are adapted to our local soils and weather.
Mr. Holt will take us on a photographic journey through his new book, Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates: Plants for a Lush, Water-Conscious Landscape.
The global climate is changing rapidly, and stochastic events like droughts are becoming increasingly frequent and severe. It is important to understand how communities are affected by climate, especially in rare, fragmented habitats.
In all the universe, we know of just one living planet. Today, the mass extinction crisis threatens all that life.
Spend a gorgeous evening with renowned botanist and photographer Jeff Bisbee, enjoying and discussing this genus of bulbs native to California and elsewhere on our continent.
In Marin County’s tidal marshes and shorelines, most of the native plant species diversity is narrowly distributed along the highest edges.
Grasses have the reputation for being hard to differentiate. Bruce will show you a novice-friendly approach to grasses.
Dr. LeBuhn will review recent work from her laboratory at San Francisco State University on the factors influencing solitary bee communities.
One of Pete Veilleux ‘s goals as a landscaper is to help people make the connection between their yards and the greater, wild world around us.
The overwhelming majority of plants have a mutually beneficial association with fungi in their roots.