Chapter Meetings
Membership meetings are currently held via Zoom on the second Monday evening of every month, starting at 7:30pm and lasting about one hour.
Sign up here to receive our monthly enewsletter that includes speaker and program information as well as links to register for the illustrated lectures, open to all.
Programs are recorded and subsequently posted on the chapter’s YouTube channel.
by Bonnie Gosliner | Dec 31, 2023 | 2024 Chapter Meetings, Calendar
Invasive species significantly threaten global biodiversity, often disrupting ecosystems and impacting native communities. Stinkwort (Dittrichia graveolens), is a rapidly spreading invader in California. In this study, we develop an improved understanding of the factors influencing stinkwort’s invasion in California. We conducted a combination of germination trials, and greenhouse, mesocosm, and field experiments to integrate insights from evolutionary ecology, response to competition and disturbance, and seed bank dynamics.
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by Bonnie Gosliner | Mar 18, 2023 | 2023 Chapter Meetings, Chapter Meeting Archive, Chapter Meetings
“Creating a Bee, Butterfly and Bird Restaurant and Building Community Along the Way” Guest Speaker: Jennifer Dirking, Wildflower Ambassador Santa Clara Valley Chapter
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by Bonnie Gosliner | Feb 22, 2023 | 2023 Chapter Meetings
Guest Speaker: Tanya Baxter, Principal at Baxter Botanical, Botanist and Natural Resource Management Specialist
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by Bonnie Gosliner | Jan 7, 2023 | 2023 Chapter Meetings
“Prioritizing California Native Plants for Butterfly and Moth Conservation” Guest Speaker: Christopher Cosma, PhD candidate UCR
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by Vernon Smith | Dec 14, 2022 | 2023 Chapter Meetings
Monarchs Make Their Home in Marin Again
by Ole Schell (Founder of the Bolinas Monarch Sanctuary), Audrey Fusco (SPAWN Nursery Manager and Restoration Ecologist), and Mia Monroe (Xerces Society Volunteer)
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by Bonnie Gosliner | Nov 16, 2022 | 2022 Chapter Meetings
Our December meeting is also our official Annual Meeting to elect a slate of officers for the 2023 Marin Chapter Board of Directors. Following the brief business meeting enjoy this month’s presentation, “Pinnacles Jewelflower”. We have space on the board and call for additional nominations. If you are interested in serving, please contact Kristin Jakob at 650-608-1274. The proposed slate...
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