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  • Native Gardening

    Considerations for Fall Planting

    August 31, 2026August 31, 2026

    by Monica Finn, Horticulture Chair

    I am a plant nerd, biologist, and longtime CNPS member. I’ve planned and implemented many restoration and revege…

  • Field Trips Archive

    Mountain Wildflowers at Mt. Judah/Donner Peak Loop Trail

    July 21, 2025August 2, 2025

    Photos by Monica Finn

    Friday, August 1, 10 a.m.
    (We will hit the trail at 10:10 a.m.)

    Escape the summer heat and enjoy wonderful native flo…

  • Shrub with large number of puffy cream-colored round flowers
    Field Trips Archive

    Bioblitz at Empire Mine

    June 29, 2024May 1, 2025

    Saturday, July 13, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. (NOTE: Start time is now earlier, because of hot weather!)

    Be a botanist for a day! Join a bioblitz at Empir…

  • Swallowtail butterfly on tall sturdy stalk with numerous huge lily blooms, orange with brown spots,
    Plant Profiles

    Our Stately Sierra Lilies

    June 29, 2024June 29, 2024

    by Nancy Gilbert

    Four native lily species grow in our Sierra Nevada foothills and high country; all are eye-popping gorgeous. Most lilies enjoy hav…

  • large almost maroon red flower, that looks almost tropical
    Field Trips Archive

    Spring Blooms in Penn Valley

    May 25, 2024June 27, 2024

    Wednesday, June 12, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

    Come explore the spring wildflowers and blooming shrubs of Western Gateway Park in Penn Valley. A short hike …

  • grassy meadow with large swath of bright white wildflowers
    Field Trips Archive

    Wildflowers and Weeds in a Wet Meadow Conservation Area

    May 7, 2024May 25, 2024

    Tuesday, May 14, 9 to 11 a.m.

    Please join us to see firsthand how a conservation-minded property owner has transformed a wet meadow and has succeed…

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    Further Places – Superblooms 2023

    April 21, 2023April 21, 2023

    Inspired by the breathtaking photos of Rob Winter and Nita Badger at our April 2023 Redbud program, “Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and …

  • Cultivating Humboldt Lily Seeds and Bulbs

    November 11, 2022November 13, 2022

    By Nancy Gilbert

    People go nuts over the jaw-dropping beauty of Humboldt lilies (Lilium humboldtii) in bloom! The flowers themselves go nuts, t…

  • How to Help Seeds Break Dormancy

    November 11, 2022November 14, 2022

    by Jeanne Wilson

    Many California native plants have evolved special “triggers” to help them germinate at the best time and in the optimum condition…

  • Forays in Propagating Native Bulbs and Corms from Seed

    November 11, 2022November 12, 2022

    By Nancy Gilbert, Redbud Horticulture Co-Chair

    To propagate any native geophyte from seed, you first need a good source of viable seeds. Coll…

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