April Membership Event

The membership event for April 2024 is likely to be a spring wildflower hike. 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, December. The schedule for […]

Yosemite’s Alpine Plants in a Changing Climate

Virtual Meeting via Zoom

For the February general membership meeting, Cal Poly student Rachel Friesen will describe changes in alpine plant communities in Yosemite National Park over a 30-year period, special alpine plant adaptations, […]

No April General Membership Meeting

There will be no April General Membership Meeting for the San Luis Obispo Chapter of the California Native Plant Society due to many other chapter activities this month.

May 4 General Membership Meeting – Collinsia

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

The speaker at our May 4, 2023 general membership meeting will be Dr. Scott Armbruster speaking on Mysteries in the California Wildflower Genus Collinsia, the Blue-eyed Marys. Scott Armbruster is a […]

June Membership Meeting – David Keil & New SLO Flora

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

At our Thursday, June 1, 2023 general membership meeting, Dr. David Keil will introduce the newly published second edition of the Vascular Plants of San Luis Obispo County. Dr. Keil is […]

October 5 General Membership Meeting – Rare Plants

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

The October membership program is packed with several events: 6 pm Keying Workshop and Seed Exchange, 7 pm Social Gathering, 730 pm Chapter Business & Speaker. Bring a hand lens and headlamp to […]

November General Membership Meeting

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

CNPS Vegetation Program: Documenting and Describing Sensitive Natural Communities in San Luis Obispo County and Beyond  At our November membership meeting, CNPS Vegetation Ecologist and Program Manager Mark Bibbo will […]

December General Membership Meeting – Pollinator Gardens

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

At our December membership meeting, Katharina Ullmann will talk about Encouraging Native Pollinators in Your Garden and Beyond. Also at this meeting, members are encouraged to bring their favorite dessert […]

January General Membership Meeting – Manzanitas x 2

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

There's still a lot to learn about our local manzanitas. At our January 4, 2024 general membership meeting, our speaker will be Bill Waycott on Manzanitas (Arctostaphylos) – Gifts that […]

The Diverse and Underexplored Lichens of the California Central Coast

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

The speaker at our February 1 general membership meeting will be Michael Mulroy who will give a brief overview of common lichen species of San Luis Obispo County. Additionally, he […]

Botanic Riches of Santa Rita Creek – March Membership Meeting

Atascadero Library 6555 Capistrano Avenue, Atascadero, CA, United States

David Chipping will be the speaker at our March 7, 2024 membership meeting which will be held at the Atascadero Library. His topic is Revealing the Botanic Riches of Santa […]

May Membership Meeting and Keying Mini-Workshop

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

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 […]

June Membership Meeting – Scholarship Presentations and Keying Workshop

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

The June 2024 general membership meeting will feature presentations by three Cal Poly Master's students. These students received McLeod Scholarships from the CNPS-SLO Chapter to support their ongoing research on […]

October Membership Meeting: Monarchs in the Storm

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

Our October 3, 2024 Membership Meeting will feature a native seed exchange from 6 to 7 pm, social mixing and light refreshments from 7 to 7:30 pm, a short business […]

November Membership Meeting – All About Oaks

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

The November general membership meeting will be Thursday November 7 and will feature Zarah Wyly on Kids, Conservation, and Endangered Oak Species. An optional mini-keying workshop on oaks will be […]

February Meeting – Juncaceae and Rhamnaceae

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

For the Thursday, February 6, 2025 membership meeting, our speaker will be Reed Kenny on What a Rush - Adventures in the Systematics of Juncaceae (the rushes). Reed is a […]

March 2025 Membership Meeting

Atascadero Library 6555 Capistrano Avenue, Atascadero, CA, United States

The March 2025 membership meeting will occur on Thursday, March 6th, at the Atascadero City Library. The speaker will be Kerri Frangioso on How a Non-Native Disease and Multiple Wildfires […]