This hike will walk from the Nipomo Native Garden to the undeveloped north side of Nipomo Regional Park to view the rare sand mesa manzanita (Arctostaphylos rudis) as well as […]
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 […]
This fifth field trip in our manzanita series will occur in Monterey County at Fort Ord National Monument in partnership with the Monterey Bay CNPS Chapter. Called "Manzanita Heaven" by the locals, this park has many rare and endemic plants and five species or subspecies of manzanita including: Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. hookeri, Hooker's manzanita Arctostaphylos montereyensis, Monterey manzanita Arctostaphylos pumila, […]
Join us at the corner of Highland Drive and Broderson Avenue in Los Osos (35.308747, -120.843166) for a walk through the unique maritime chaparral community where the local endemic Morro manzanita (Arctostaphylos morroensis) is one of the dominant species. This is a rare plant (CNPS ranked 1B.1), that grows within a radius of Los Osos […]
Manzanita Field Trip #7, West Cuesta Ridge, San Luis Obispo, CA. Meet at the start of the paved road (TV Tower Road) off Hwy US 101 at the top of Cuesta Grade, heading west. (35.347018, -120.630359). This outing is a combination car and hike field trip. At the start, we will consolidate into fewer cars, […]
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 drawn in plant taxonomy, especially between two subspecies, join us for this review of two subspecies of Arctostaphylos crustacea that occur within a one-mile radius […]
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 pm. Learn the key characteristics to identify manzanita species and practice on manzanita samples collected from the local area. Bring Vascular Plants of San Luis […]
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 Keep on Giving. In addition, before the meeting, we will have a mini-keying workshop on manzanitas from 6 to 7 pm. The California Floristic Province […]
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 River Road (Blinn Ranch) entrance to Santa Margarita Lake County Park (35.315849, -120.417921). Total hike distance is 4 miles with an elevation gain of […]