February 11, 2023
IN THE FIELD: Fungi Walk
Date: February 11, 2023 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: Yuba Rim Trail
Cost: $15
Tickets: Eventbrite
Join us in partnering with Bear Yuba Land Trust for a walk full of fungi! Shane Hanofee will be leading a hike…
Redbud sponsors lectures, presentations, meetups, and other events from time to time throughout the year. All are welcome — Redbud and other CNPS members as well as the general public. We are “Passionate About (Native) Plants” and hope that you will be, too!
We now offering some Redbud events in person. If you can help make these available via Zoom also, please contact Redbud. Some events will be solely on Zoom.
Check out our dedicated Plant Sale page!
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Upcoming Events
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Dec 20 2022
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Jan 23 2023 
March 11, 2023
Invitations to and from the Garden: Cultivating Places & People
March 11, 2023 2 p.m.
Location: Peace Lutheran Church, 828 W. Main Street, Grass Valley
Presenter: Jennifer Jewell
Tickets: $20 Purchase online (starting January 25)
Come hear one of the leading voices on the interconnectedness…
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Jan 23 2023 
April 13, 2023
Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change — A 25-Year Journey
April 13, 2023 6 p.m.
Presenters: Rob Badger and Nita Winter
Internationally acclaimed conservation photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter take you behind the scenes of their 27-year journey photographing…
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Jan 23 2023 
May 17, 2023
Using Native Bees for Orchard Pollination
May 17, 2023 7 p.m.
Location: Auburn Library, 350 Nevada St, Auburn
Presenter: Steve Peterson, Ph.D.
Steve Peterson, Ph.D., runs Foothill Bee Ranch in Foresthill. He has many years of experience managing blue orchard bees and alfalfa leafcutting bees…
Events by Others
Past Events
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Aug 22 2022 
Sept 21, 2022
Creating Bird-Friendly Landscapes
Sept 21, 2022 6 p.m.
Presenter: Nancy Gilbert
Online via Zoom and via YouTube Streaming
This PowerPoint presentation created by Nancy and Ames Gilbert includes many photos of birds interacting with native plants, as well as essential information on how to…
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Jul 18 2022 
Aug 11 2022
What I Learned About Plants While Living at Sagehen Creek Field Station for 20 Years
Online, August 11 2022, 6 p.m.
Presenters: Faerthen Felix and Erica KrimmelSagehen Creek is a headwaters tributary of the Truckee River, below Lake Tahoe. Faerthen Felix will…
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Jun 15 2022 
July 14, 2022
North American Cercis (Redbud): a Study of Evolution and Adaptation
Speaker: Camille Nowell MSc
Thursday, July 14, 2022 6 p.m.For many centuries, Cercis, a genus of attractive woody plants that includes our native western redbud, has been a focus of botanical study…
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Jan 20 2022 
March 31, 2022
Title: How To Find And Name New Plant Species
Presenter: Julie Kierstead
Date and time: March 31,2022 6 p.m.Pro Tip — If it doesn’t key out or match any of the descriptions, maybe it’s not in the book…yet!
The rate of new species…
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Jan 19 2022 
March 9 2022
Adela flammeusella nectaring on Triteleia hyacinthina photo by David Rosen
Adela Moths and Native Plants
Al Ludtke
March 9 2022 – 6pm
Several years ago Al Ludtke and Lisa Couper set out to learn about the Fairy Moths, aka Longhorn Moths – because of…
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Jan 08 2022 
Jan 27, 2022
Title: Darlingtonia Conservation & Ecology
Presenter: Jameison Chilton
Date and time: Jan 27, 2022 6 p.m.Desc.: For many, hearing of carnivorous plants calls to mind distant tropical environments. Jungles. Swamps. The sorts of environments one might not associate with the typically drought-prone,…
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Sep 30 2021 
Nov 17, 2021
Member Meeting + Plant Families of Nevada and Placer Counties
Presenter: Shane Hanofee
Virtual Event – 7 p.m. – November 17, 2021
This is the second of two member meetings related to chapter officer elections. At this meeting, we’ll vote on our next…
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Aug 30 2021 
Oct 28, 2021
Member Meeting + Program: Adventures in Native-Plant Gardening
Presenters: Jeanne Wilson, Chrissy Freeman, Carol Thompson, and Darlene Ward
Virtual Event – 7 p.m. – October 28, 2021
This is the first of two Zoom member meetings related to chapter officer elections. At this…
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Jul 03 2021 
July 22 2021
A Photographic Tour of the Genus Calochortus
Presenter: Jeff Bisbee
Virtual Event – 6pm – July 22 2021
Spend a gorgeous evening with renowned botanist and photographer Jeff Bisbee, enjoying and discussing this genus of bulbs native to California and elsewhere on our…
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Jun 06 2021 
June 12, 2021
Redbud Field Trips Coming Back!
By Theo Fitanides
Hello Redbuddies! We are excited to announce that we will slowly be restarting in-person field trips this summer. For now, we ask that participants wear masks and comply with county health recommendations; we will…
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Apr 09 2021 
April 25, 2021
In Conversation with Shane Hanofee: Wildflower Walk & Identification
Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 4 PM PDT
Tickets available online at
https://sforce.co/38RtDxM
$10, Free to Members of the Center
Runtime: approximately 45minutes to an hour.
–More Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/351035989653371/
–Nevada County is home to nearly 2000 species of…
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Mar 18 2021 
April 22, 2021
So Many Columbines: Connecting Genetic and Ecological Factors Spurring Speciation in Columbines
Presenter: Dr. Evangeline Ballerini
Virtual Event: 6 p.m. April 22, 2021
The genus Aquilegia has undergone a rapid radiation, evolving 70-80 species with diverse floral morphologies and habitats, in the past… -
Feb 26 2021 
March 4, 2021
Redbud Trivia Night
Date: March 4th 2021
Time: 7pm
We are excited to invite one and all to test your plant knowledge at a Native Plant Trivia Night hosted by the Redbud Chapter of the California Native Plant Society! We will begin promptly…
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Nov 25 2020 
December 15, 2020
Intro to iNaturalist – A Meeting of Nature Journaling, Identification, and Citizen Science
Presenter: Shane Hanofee
Virtual Event 6pm December 15 2020
Join us on Zoom or Youtube to learn how to use the website iNaturalist.org to keep track of all of the…
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Jul 23 2020 
Growing Native Plants – Panel Discussion
Redbud Chapter Growing Native Plants Panel Discussion
We will be hosting a panel of Redbud Chapter members with extensive experience growing our local native plants to answer your questions covering any topic you may want to ask about. Whether you want…
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Jul 23 2020 
November 7, 2020
“The Role of Herbaria in Preserving California’s Unique Botanical Heritage (or What’s a Native Plant and How Do We Know Them When We See Them?)”
Presenter: Hannah Kang.
Virtual Event. 12pm noon November 7 2020
Hannah has been a plant biologist at the…
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Jul 23 2020 
September 23, 2020
“Rainwater Harvesting and Rainscaping Strategies for Healthy Watersheds.”
Presenters: Nancy and Ames Gilbert.
Virtual Event. September 23rd 2020 6:45pm
Nancy, our chapter Horticulture Chair, and Ames also a long-time active Redbud volunteer, have been implementing permaculture and regenerative forestry and gardening practices on…
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Jul 23 2020 
September 19, 2020
What Makes Gardening with Natives Special?
Presenter: Chrissy Freeman
Virtual event. Saturday, September 19, noon
Explore how gardening with California native plants differs from gardening with regular nursery plants, with Redbud member and Nevada County Master Gardener Chrissy Freeman. We’ll cover how native…
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Jul 23 2020 
September 17, 2020
Putting Passion into Action: Advocating for What We Love
Presenter: Leslie Warren, Redbud Conservation Advocacy Co-Chair
Virtual Event, Wednesday, September 17, 7 pm (Postponed from Sep. 9 because of PSPS)
Decisions made by our local elected officials impact our lives significantly. Leslie will talk…
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Jul 23 2020 
September 16, 2020
Redbud Chapter Meeting
Virtual event. Wednesday, September 16, 7 p.m.
Get up to date on Redbud activities, including the October virtual plant sale, conservation advocacy opportunities in Nevada and Placer Counties, and more!
We’ll announce winners of our festival-long Redbud Treasure Hunt…