Category: Field Trips
You are welcome to join the Marin chapter of the California Native Plant Society on hikes to see seasonal native plants in the field.
- All hikes are free and open to the public, so please invite your friends.
- Beginning plant enthusiasts welcome on all hikes.
- Come prepared for any type of weather or conditions, dress in layers, have non-slip footwear, and bring rain/wind protection just in case. Although it may be sunny and warm when you leave home, the weather could be cold and foggy when we reach our destination. Bring lunch and plenty of water, binoculars and/or hand lenses, and your favorite field guides. Please contact hike leaders with any questions about individual hikes.
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New Guidelines
- With COVID 19 thankfully receding, we can now allow 15 participants on each outing. Additionally, state CNPS has instituted an on line system for liability waivers, which is really very easy to use.
- Please sign up for any hikes you wish to attend by emailing Susan Schlosser at SCSchlosser52@ gmail.com Susan will send you a link to the waiver.
Updated Plant Lists for Marin County locations
Upcoming Field Trips
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.