UPDATE: Go here to sign the online waiver before the hike. Join us for a spring walk through Coon Creek Canyon, a lush riparian habitat, for a glimpse of spring […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
THIS TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO FORECAST OF RAIN. Possible rescheduling of this Carrizo Plain trip in late April. Check back here for details. In the meantime, we recommend […]
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 […]
THIS EVENT IS FULL AND SIGNUPS ARE NOW CLOSED. This will be a docent-led visit to Sedgwick Reserve in the Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County. The Sedgwick Reserve […]
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED, THE LOCATION HAS CHANGED TO LAGUNA LAKE PARK AND NATURAL RESERVE IN THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO - meet near the restrooms. REGISTRATION […]
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 […]
A hike to the Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve, located near Lompoc, CA. This Reserve consists of 5,368 acres situated between the Purisima Hills and the Santa Ynez Mountains in Santa […]
Hike to Recurve Flats near Arroyo De La Cruz, northwest SLO County. This field trip will visit one of the “hottest” spots for botanical diversity in San Luis Obispo Co. […]
What is there to see when it’s blazing hot? Lots! Bring the family for a sketch and plant walk at shady Three Bridges Preserve in Atascadero. The trees are cool […]
What makes Shell Creek in San Luis Obispo County so beautiful in the spring with wildflowers? Join us on MONDAY, June 24, 2024 for a joint picnic with the Morro […]
Join us on a hike adventure on the new extension of the Bog Thistle Trail in the Irish Hills Natural Reserve. This will be Manzanita Hike #10 for our chapter. The new Bog Thistle Trail winds up the north facing slope of Prefumo Canyon, passes a perennial stream with numerous Chorro Creek bog thistles (Cirsium […]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY AUGUST 17. Join us to discover Point Sal, one of the hidden gems of the Central Coast located in the hills south of the town of Guadalupe in northern Santa Barbara County, California. This will be Manzanita Hike #11 for our chapter. From the trailhead, we will hike […]
To celebrate California Biodiversity Day, we are partnering with the California Central Coast Chapter of The Western Section of The Wildlife Society and the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County to conduct a bioblitz at Santa Rita Ranch. Join your fellow naturalists in a rapid-style biological survey at the 1,715-acre preserve in San Luis […]
Come Celebrate Latino Conservation Week With Us - CNPS-SLO Chapter in partnership with Latino Outdoors Central Coast invite you to our upcoming September 21 joint event at Nipomo Community Park, Eucalyptus Group Area (enter park on Orchard Rd. from Tefft St.) in cooperation with other environmental organizations. Meet representatives of local environmental organizations. Visit our CNPS-SLO […]
Sierra Club Outing – Morro Dunes Ecological Reserve Join us for a walk through the unique coastal scrub community where the local endemic Morro manzanita (Arctostaphylos morroensis) is one of […]
Family Sketch and Plant Hike - Three Bridges Oak Preserve, Atascadero Saturday Sept. 28, 2024; 9:30am - 11:30am - What is there to see in the fall? Fall foliage! Leaves […]
