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Nov 28 2023 Meet our new Field Trip Coordinator
Lynn Houser is a Milo Baker past President and Conservation Chair. She also served on the State CNPS Board for many years. Welcome Lynn in her new role and look for upcoming plant walks starting in February. -
Oct 21 2023 Fall Plant Sale a Huge Success
Sales were brisk and of the 2000 plants our nursery volunteer team propagated, potted up, tended and groomed, all were sold but a very few. Thanks to all the volunteers who made the plant sale such a success. -
Sep 23 2023 A ‘Jaw-dropping’ Effort
Rain or shine, nature-loving volunteers root out invasive species on dunes. Read a recently published article from the Press Democrat about the herculean efforts by Jan and our invasives team at Doran Beach. -
Sep 22 2023 November 21 Speaker Series: Sonoma Botanical Garden
Explore the garden's transformation, embracing California native flora, and join us in discovering the exciting future the new executive director envisions as the Garden grows. -
Sep 20 2023 October 17 Speaker Series: Water Use Efficiency in Santa Rosa
Claire Nordlie, Water Use Efficiency Coordinator for the City of Santa Rosa, will talk about the programs, and incentives available to Santa Rosa residents. -
Aug 22 2023 September 19 Speaker Series: Bart O’Brien, Director of Tilden Regional Park’s Botanic Garden
Bart O'Brien will be sharing some of his favorite California native plants for gardens and how to care for them in a rapidly changing climate. -
May 16 2023 News from the Nursery
Vine Hill manzanita now live in the wild in 3 locations; not just 1. There was until this January, only one wild population in the world of Arctostaphylos densiflora (Vine Hill manzanita) at our CNPS preserve. -
May 16 2023 Doran Marsh Regional Park Ice-Plant Removal Project Plant Walk
Wednesday June 21, 9:00-10:30, Leader: Michelle Karle, Regional Park Aide. For a complete list of plant walks, see our Plant Walk event page. -
May 15 2023 June 20 Speaker Series: Home Turf – Strolling the Sonoma State Campus; an Introduction to Place
An introduction to the flora and fauna, trees and ponds that make up the natural environment of the Sonoma State campus. -
May 14 2023 Eco-Friendly Garden Tour 2023
It was a bright and very warm day, but hundreds from our communities joined in the 2023 garden tour. We sponsored 2 gardens in the tour, plus working with our partners, the fabulous Laguna Foundation.