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Upcoming Field Trips

Please join the Marin Chapter of the California Native Plant Society on hikes to see seasonal native plants in the field.

  • All hikes are free and open to the public, so invite your friends.
  • Beginning plant enthusiasts are welcome on all hikes.
  • Come prepared for any type of weather or conditions, dress in layers, have non-slip footwear, and bring rain/wind protection just in case. Although it may be sunny and warm when you leave home, the weather could be cold and foggy when we reach our destination.
  • Bring lunch and plenty of water, binoculars and/or hand lenses, and your favorite field guides. Field Trips may have links to CNPS Plant Lists of the area.
  • For logistics we allow a maximum of 20 participants on each field trip, less if appropriate.
  • Please contact hike leaders with any questions about individual hikes.

Signups and Waivers

  • Please sign up for any field trips on our Meetup site. Each field trip description should have a link to its Meetup event.
  • CNPS has an online system for liability waivers. Please digitally “sign” our Marin Chapter waiver NEW!!! Waiver for Marin Chapter 2025.

 

 

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If you have signed up for this event on this site and need to cancel, please email the event organizer.

 

Archive of Field Trip Reports

Field Trip Report – Abbotts Lagoon, August 17, 2024

Field Trip Report – Abbotts Lagoon, August 17, 2024

By Lena Zentall A small group of seven set off in the mist to explore Abbotts Lagoon on Saturday August 17, 2024. Our journey started with several patches of ghostly cobwebby thistle (Cirsium occidentale) in its final bloom. Coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis) was...

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South Slopes of Mt. Burdell – serpentine and grasslands

South Slopes of Mt. Burdell – serpentine and grasslands

Susan Schlosser

South Slopes of Mt. Burdell – early wildflowers of serpentine and grasslands
Saturday, February 25, 2023    10 am to 2 pm
Field trip leader – Susan Schlosser

Most years there are many early-blooming wildflowers such as little stick-seed (Blennosperma nanum var. nanum), star-lily (Toxicoscordion fremontii) and  fragrant fritillary (Fritillaria liliacea).