Category: In the Wild
In this section we offer opportunities and resources to experience the wonderful array of native wild plants in Marin County for all ages and levels of botanical expertise. Field trips are held throughout the year, but especially during the Spring and Summer when many native plants have their peak bloom. Please join us and experience what a wonderful bounty Marin has to offer.
Hemizonia congesta ssp. lutescens (Spring yellow tarplant) on Nicasio Ridge – (photo by Vernon Smith)
Plant lists for many locations in Marin are available as an aid to identifying the plants that you may see. Flower Sheets offer a single page of twenty thumbnail images of plants for selected areas and can be downloaded. Species Guides are available for Marin and the San Francisco Bay Area which have photos and descriptions for various species and communities. Many other resources, such as Rare Plants of Marin, Plant of the Month, Marin Flora, Plant Identification, Wildflower Reports, Native Plant Books, and Plants of the Season are listed under the “In the Wild” menu.
San Bruno Mountain: Ericaceae on Kamchatka Point and Other Things
Date: Saturday, October 15, 10am to 1pm
Leader: Doug Allshouse
The Heather family is well represented on San Bruno Mountain with twelve taxa, and five are endemics.
Laguna and Coast Trails at Point Reyes National Seashore
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
Time: 9 am to 3 pm
Field trip leader: Susan Schlosser
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.
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Carson Ridge Serpentine Flora
Carson Ridge Serpentine Flora
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 – 9 am to 1 pm
Field Trip Leader: Sherry Adams
Serpentine is less than 2% of the land area of California but accounts for about 15% of the rare plants.
Wildflowers of Ring Mountain Preserve
June 5, 2022 3:00 – 5:00 pm – Sunday
Leader: Kristin Jakob
This annual outing showcases several of this Marin County Open Space Preserve’s rare plants, including the Tiburon mariposa lily (Calochortus tiburonensis).
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Kent Pump Road
Kent Pump Road
Sunday May 8, 2022 10 am to 1 pm
Field trip leader: Marin botanist David Greenberger
Kent Pump Road offers a beautiful, gentle, and biodiverse hike through the Lagunitas Creek Watershed and the upper reaches of Kent Lake.
Old Stage Road to West Point Inn
Saturday May 21, 2022 10 am to 3 pm
Field Trip Leader: Terry Gosliner
The Old Stage Road passes through mixed evergreen forest into a chaparral area that alternates between serpentine rock and greywacke sandstone with sharp contrast between the different rock and soil types.
Selected Highlights of the April 16, 2022 Field Trip to Jepson Prairie
Field Trip Leaders: Charlie Russell and Russ Huddleston, Solano Land Trust
Field trip Report: by Susan Schlosser
Report on the March 5, 2022 Field Trip to the Novato Baylands Nursery & Hamilton Wetlands Restoration
Field Trip Report: by Susan Schlosser
Saturday, May 14: 10am-1pm
Field trip leaders: Doug Allshouse and David Nelson
This field trip is an easy walk with East Bay, Marin, and San Francisco views. We will walk the Saddle and Bog Trails.