Join us for a bike ride along Shell Creek Road to view the spring wildflowers. This will be an out and back ride of approximately 10 miles and 2 hours on a paved road which is mostly flat with little elevation gain. Please sign the liability waiver HERE to register for this event. Event starts […]
A huge selection of California native plants will be available for our Spring Plant Sale. You can preorder on our website here from April 11 through April 18 and pick them up on the plant sale date of Saturday, April 20 at the Pacific Beach High School parking lot near Target in the City of […]
See hundreds of fresh wildflowers under one roof at the 16th Annual Cambria Wildflower Show and get ready for your future spring wildflower adventures in our many local natural parks. A remarkable range of floral colors, scents and sizes will be showcased representing the floral diversity of northern San Luis Obispo County from the Monterey […]
Sunday, April 28 is the second day of the Cambria Wildflower Show. See hundreds of fresh wildflowers under one roof at the 16th Annual Cambria Wildflower Show and get ready for your future spring wildflower adventures in our many local natural parks. A remarkable range of floral colors, scents and sizes will be showcased representing […]
Prior to the May 2, 2024 membership meeting, we will be having a free mini-keying workshop for the family of Asteraceae from 6 to 7 pm but arrive a few minutes early to get a good seat and to set up for these popular workshops. Aster flowers of the local area will be provided for […]
This will be a docent-led visit to Sedgwick Reserve in the Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County. The Sedgwick Reserve is part of the University of California Natural Reserve […]
REGISTRATION IS NOW FULL AND A WAIT LIST HAS BEEN CREATED. Local botanists Kristen Nelson and Dena Grossenbacher will lead a field workshop to help biologists improve their plant keying […]
We will visit the the Milpitas Special Interest Area (the “Indians” Memorial Park), Los Padres National Forest, near Jolon, CA (GPS point 36.1178611, -121.4650278). This will be a joint field […]
Sudden Oak Death Blitz: If you are interested in tracking the health of oaks and California bays in SLO County, join the SOD Blitz May 24-27, 2024. No experience necessary, we provide short online training, advice as needed, even recommended places to survey. If you enjoyed Dr. Chipping's presentation last month on the Botanic Riches […]
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, […]