Native Plants for Your Nipomo Garden

Nipomo Library 918 West Tefft Street, Nipomo, CA, United States

This presentation will introduce you to California native plants that do well in the soils and climate of Nipomo, and to pollinators you can attract to your native plant garden. Zach Tanner with CNPS-SLO will discuss how to select and grow these plants in your garden with photos of the recommended plants and a question […]

Tour of Clearwater Color Nursery

Clearwater Color Nursery 2335 Jacaranda Lane, Los Osos, CA, United States

Join us for a tour of Clearwater Color Nursery, a family owned and operated wholesale plant nursery in the town of Los Osos and learn about their vast selection of plants suitable for the Central Coast including many California native plants. Enter the property from the back of the greenhouses and park in the open […]

Hike to Coreopsis Hill

Coreopsis Hill 2763 Oso Flaco Road, Arroyo Grande, CA, United States

Join us for a Hike to Coreopsis Hill in the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Wildlife Refuge. This hike is sponsored by the San Luis Obispo Chapter of the California Native Plant Society and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and will be led by Jenny Langford, Dirk Walters, and other local botanists and volunteers. The hike will […]

Spring Family Sketching Hike

Three Bridges Oak Preserve 9930 Carmelita Ave, Atascadero, CA, United States

Spring has sprung and everything is different at Three Bridges Oak Preserve in Atascadero. The plants are sprouting leaves, flowers are blooming, and birds are singing. There are plenty of textures, leaves, lichens and maybe mushrooms are still mushrooming. This is an opportunity to slow down and really look at what’s around us. This easy […]

April Membership Event

The April 2024 general membership event is likely to be a spring wildflower hike on a weekend day. Details to follow. Meetings of the general membership of the San Luis Obispo chapter of the California Native Plant Society are held every first Thursday of the months February, March, April, May, June and September, October, November, […]

May Membership Meeting

SLO Veterans Memorial Building 801 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo, California

The May 2024 membership meeting will be held at the San Luis Obispo Veterans Memorial Building. Details on the speaker to follow. Meetings of the general membership of the San Luis Obispo chapter of the California Native Plant Society are held every first Thursday of the months February, March, April, May, June and September, October, […]

Plant ID in the Field – 2024

Johnson Ranch Open Space 5190 Ontario Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States

Local botanists Kristen Nelson and Dena Grossenbacher will lead a field workshop to help biologists improve their plant keying skills. We will use the meadows at Johnson Ranch Open Space in the City of San Luis Obispo as our classroom. Participants will key plants in the field to family, genus, and species using the new […]

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June Membership Meeting

SLO Veterans Memorial Building 801 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo, California

The June 2024 general membership meeting will be held at the San Luis Obispo Veterans Memorial Building. Details on the speaker to follow. Meetings of the general membership of the San Luis Obispo chapter of the California Native Plant Society are held every first Thursday of the months February, March, April, May, June and September, […]