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 will feature some area lichens that are locally and globally rare and worthy of conservation attention. He is most interested in rock-dwelling (saxicolous) lichens, but […]
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 Rita Creek. Santa Rita Creek runs next to Santa Rita Road at the western end of the town of Templeton in a deeply incised canyon […]
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 […]
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 […]