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 […]
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, […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Levi Stafford will give a quick tour of plant life of the northern half of Baja California at our Thursday, December 5, 2024 membership meeting. A Cal Poly graduate, Levi […]
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 […]
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 […]
