2017 Chapter Meetings

“North American Cercis (Redbud): A Study of Evolution and Adaptation”                          

Guest Speaker: Camille Nowell

For many centuries, Cercis, a genus of attractive woody plants that includes our native western redbud, has been a focus of botanical study and appreciation.

Eelgrass Ecosystems: Understanding Impacts of Climate Change and Human Activities

Guest Speaker – Sarah Lummis

Eelgrass is one of 72 species of seagrass, a group of flowering plants whose ancestors evolved from land back into the ocean.

“Citizen Scientists, Conservation Gardening, and Superbloom Photographers: How Will We Save California’s Incredible Flora?”

Guest speaker: Daniel Gluesenkamp

For over 50 years, CNPS has protected our native plants and celebrated California’s wild gardens. 

“Sierra Nevada Plants”

Guest Speaker: Eva Buxton

CNPS Marin Chapter Conservation Chair, Eva Buxton will speak about native plants of the Sierras.

“A Botanical and Horticultural Potpourri”

Guest Speaker: Bart O’Brien

Bart O’Brien, the Manager/Director of the Botanic Garden in Tilden Regional Park, will speak about several of his larger ongoing projects as well as some of his more recent distractions.

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Ina Coolbrith’s love of California Wildflowers

Guest Speaker: Aleta George

The California poppy was ten years away from being named California’s official state flower when poet Ina Coolbrith wrote “Copa de Oro” in 1893.

Regrowth and Recovery from the North Bay Fires of 2014 – 2015
Guest Speaker: Dick O’Donnell

Wildfires in Napa and Lake Counties in 2014–2015 destroyed over 150,000 acres of chaparral and woodland. 

CNPS Members’ Photos from 2016 Botanical Adventures

Our January membership meeting program will be a potluck medley of our members best pictures from botanical forays in California and beyond.