by Ann Elliott | Mar 31, 2025 | Dealing with Invasive Plants, News Items, Protect
Latest News from the CNPS Statewide Invasive Species Committee June 17, 2025 – Caroline Christman This meeting focused on invasive species outreach. Liv O’Keeffe, CNPS Senior Director of Public Affairs, attended to hear ideas on how CNPS can improve education and outreach related to invasive species stewardship to protect native plant diversity (i.e., website presence, articles, media)....
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by Ann Elliott | Jul 30, 2026 | Current Conservation Efforts, Featured, News Items, Protect
Board members Carolyn Longstreth, Eva Buxton, and Stacey Pogorzelski commented on Marin County Open Space District’s Initial study/Mitigated negative declaration (IS/MND) to analyze the environmental impacts of the proposed Bowman Canyon Habitat Protection and Public Access Project. Parts of the project will impact rare serpentine grassland that is remarkably intact at Bowman Canyon.
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by Ann Elliott | May 22, 2025 | Current Conservation Efforts, News Items, Protect
By David Long, CNPS Marin Chapter Board Member In September 2024, CNPS, Marin Conservation League (MCL), and Marin Audubon Society brought an action against the Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD, aka Marin Water) for approving, without CEQA* review, two pilot projects that would have dramatically expanded bicycle and e-bike access to the Mt. Tamalpais watershed, including use of singletrack...
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by Ann Elliott | Feb 24, 2024 | News Items, Plant Identification
This year, we are inviting everyone to think about the wider effects of choices we make on our property. People still think of land as a resource for human use, not as a home for thousands of other living things. Can we make room for lichens, lace wings, bunchgrasses and bluebirds, too? It doesn’t require sacrifice, only awareness. It isn’t difficult or expensive. Join us in 50 Acts of Caring, a...
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by Vernon Smith | Sep 21, 2024 | News Items, Plant Identification
The Challenge As part of our 50th Anniversary festivities, the Marin CNPS Board presents you with the following Challenge: find and photo-document 50 native plants in Marin’s glorious wildlands and be eligible for a drawing at our August 24th Celebration! Prizes may include plant-oriented books, restaurant gift certificates, and more! The goals of the Challenge are to highlight the beauty and...
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by Vernon Smith | Sep 21, 2024 | News Items
Our long-awaited gala dinner to celebrate our 50th year took place on August 24th at the Corte Madera Community Center. Friends and supporters joined us for a delicious dinner, and an entertaining program on the California Native Plant Society and our chapter’s place in it. It was a great treat to gather with many of you who have worked with and encouraged us all these years as we strove to make...
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