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 […]

Malcom McLeod Field Trip : Shell Creek & Environs

Santa Margarita Park and Ride Lot 99MC+7Q, Atascadero, CA, United States

The April 2024 general membership event will be our annual Dr. Malcom McLeod spring wildflower hike (instead of our usual evening membership meeting). Led by Dirk Walters, we will be visiting Shell Creek and environs, one of the outstanding spring wildflower destinations in California. This outing will last the entire day. Meet at the Santa […]

Pre-Order Native Plant Sale

Website pre-orders start TODAY April 11 for our Spring Plant Sale and continue through April 18. Click our plant sale page, read descriptions, and view photos of many native plant species/pot sizes to decide which plants are best suited for your yard. With pre-orders, you get to pick up your plants on the plant sale […]

Back Roads of the Carrizo Plain

Santa Margarita Park and Ride Lot 99MC+7Q, Atascadero, CA, United States

This year, the chapter's spring field trip to the Carrizo Plain will focus on the southwestern side of the valley, with stops at Wells Ranch and Padrone Canyon Roads. An ascent up Caliente Mountain Road may also be included. This outing will last the entire day. Only vehicles with high clearance (HCV) can be used […]

Mid-Week Bike Ride at Shell Creek

Shell Creek Road, Santa Margarita Shell Creek Road and Highway 58, Santa Margarita, CA, United States

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 […]

Spring Plant Sale

Pacific Beach High School 11950 Los Osos Valley Road, San Luis Obispo, CA

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 […]

Cambria Wildflower Show

Cambria Veterans Memorial Building 1000 Main St, Cambria, CA 93428, Cambria, CA, United States

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 […]

Cambria Wildflower Show – Second Day

Cambria Veterans Memorial Building 1000 Main St, Cambria, CA 93428, Cambria, CA, United States

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 […]

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, […]

Plants of the U.C. Sedgwick Reserve, Santa Ynez Valley

Highway 158 and Roblar Avenue, Santa Ynez Highway 154 and Roblar Avenue, Santa Inez, CA, United States

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 System and encompasses 5,896 acres of oak woodland, savanna, grassland, sage scrub, and riparian areas within two watersheds. The docents will tour us through these […]

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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Milpitas Special Interest Area, Jolon, CA

Templeton Park and Ride H73P+4Q, Templeton, CA, United States

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 trip with the Monterey Bay Chapter of the California Native Plant Society. The Milpitas Special Interest Area contains approximately 9,500 acres in the upper watershed […]

Sudden Oak Death Blitz

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 […]

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, […]