Sudden Oak Death (SOD) is a serious exotic disease that is threatening the survival of oaks and tanoaks in California forests. In SOD Blitzes, volunteers are trained to collect symptomatic leaves of California bay laurels and tanoaks in their local forests which are then submitted to scientists to sample for the presence of the disease. […]
Our next CNPS SLO membership meeting is Thursday, May 1 with an optional free pre-meeting workshop from 6 to 7pm on keying lupines. The May membership meeting will be held […]
This strenuous hike to Pinnacles National Park will be a joint field trip with the CNPS Monterey Bay Chapter. This hike will go in the west side of the park […]
Currently sold out, but you can contact workshop coordinator Mindy Trask (workshops.cnpsslo@gmail.com) to be added to the wait list (please include your name, email, and phone number). Unlock the mysteries of grass identification! Improve your plant keying skills! Local botanists Kristen Nelson and Dena Grossenbacher will lead a classroom-based workshop aimed at helping biologists improve […]
Join us for the 15th Anniversary Morro Mania Hike, a one-day ascent of the five publicly accessible Morros near San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay (see individual start times below). All five Morros can be hiked in succession or selected individually to suit one’s preferences and physical conditioning. Each morro has a unique experience, with multiple vistas of the regional mountains and valleys, along with oak woodlands […]