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, […]
Join us for a bicycle ride through beautiful rolling hills, rural canyons, and oak woodlands. This will be a 10-mile loop ride of about 2 hours on paved roads with […]
Zach Tanner will discuss California native plants suitable for gardens in the northern interior parts of San Luis Obispo County. He will highlight native plants species that do well in […]
NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION of this hike to Montaña de Oro State Park. We will hike the Rattlesnake Trail to observe the local endemic Pecho manzanita (Arctostaphylos pechoensis) then complete […]
Join us at the Atascadero Public Library for a presentation on California native plants recommended for the unique climate and soils in the northern interior sections of San Luis Obispo […]
DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PICNIC HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Registration fees will be returned. If you sent a check, it will be voided and not deposited. If you paid by […]
There will be no General Membership Meeting in April for the San Luis Obispo Chapter of the California Native Plant Society due to many numerous other activities this month.
A casual hike to the top of Coreopsis Hill in the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes.Total distance is 3 miles with an elevation gain of 300 ft. and the last portion is walking […]
A huge selection of native plants will be available for our Spring Plant Sale. You can preorder on our website here from Thursday March 16 through Thursday March 30 and […]
Tour several spring wildflower locations along Highway 58 with a final destination of Shell Creek east of Santa Margarita. Dirk Walters will be our tour guide with assistance from geologist […]
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.
After 33 years, the Vascular Plants of San Luis Obispo County has been revised by retired Cal Poly professor David Keil. Join Pacific Street Publishing Company and Dr. Keil in this book […]
UPDATE: The April 15th field trip will focus on Elkhorn Road, as well as a side trip up Hurricane Road to the top of the ridge. VEHICLES WITH HIGH CLEARANCE […]
UPDATE: The April 22nd field trip will focus on Caliente Ridge Road and may include other roads on the west side of the valley. VEHICLES WITH HIGH CLEARANCE (>9") AND […]
Join David Chipping on a field trip along the ocean bluffs of the Junge Ranch addition to Hearst San Simeon State Park featuring spring wildflowers in open grasslands above coastal cliffs […]
Hundreds of bouquets of local wildflowers will return for the 15th Annual Cambria Wildflower Show on Saturday, April 29th from noon to 5pm and Sunday, April 30 from 10am to […]
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 […]
Save the extended weekend of May 5 through 8 for this citizen science event to detect the presence of Sudden Oak Death in San Luis Obispo County. Sudden Oak Death […]
RESCHEDULED DATE May 13th, 2023, Saturday, 10:00 am, Santa Rita Ranch, located near the intersection of Old Creek Rd. and Hwy 46, west of Templeton, CA. Meet at the ranch at 10:00 […]