DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO SUNDAY NOVEMBER 19 DUE TO RAIN ON ORIGINAL SATURDAY - SAME START TIME AND LOCATION. Come join us for a bicycle ride along beautiful Santa […]
THIS TOUR IS NOW FULL but you can visit Las Pilitas Nursery during their regular public hours. Join the Los Osos Valley Garden Club, Master Gardeners of San Luis Obispo, and […]
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 […]
This eighth manzanita hike with our chapter will look at two manzanita subspecies in detail in the maritime chaparral of Los Osos. If you have ever wondered how lines are […]
The mini-keying workshop before the January 4, 2024 general membership meeting will focus on keying manzanitas and will be led by Bill Waycott and Dena Grossenbacher from 6 to 7 […]
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 […]
WEATHER UPDATE: this hike is rain or shine. Hike leaders will meet at the Tipton Street trailhead and will only decide to cancel if heavy rains are occurring at that […]
Native Plants in Winter - Family Sketch Hike at Three Bridges Oak Preserve - Winter is not just bare sticks in the woods, but fallen leaves (some are huge!), nuts […]
Join us to study the manzanitas that are adapted to the interior areas of San Luis Obispo County: big berry manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca) and Eastwood‘s manzanita (A. glandulosa). Meet at […]
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 […]
Join us for a bicycle road ride along San Simeon Creek Road. This will be an out and back ride of about 2 hours, approximately 12 miles on a paved […]
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 […]
This presentation will describe California native plants well suited for gardening and landscapes in the Shandon area and other inland portions of the County where temperatures can be over 100℉ […]
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 […]
This presentation will introduce you to California native plants that do well in the soils and climate of Nipomo, and to pollinators you can attract to your native plant garden. […]
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 […]
Website pre-orders start April 11 for our Spring Plant Sale and continue through April 18. Click our plant sale page (page goes live April 11), read descriptions, and view photos […]
