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.
Find our list of past and future field trips here!
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Natural History of Native Bees
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 in…
Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change — A 25-Year Journey
Watch recording on YouTube!
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…
NEW DATE!
In response to the extreme weather, we’ve rescheduled this event. We appreciate your understanding.
Invitations to and from the Garden: Cultivating Places & People
March 25, 2023 2 p.m.
Location: Peace Lutheran Church, 828 W. Main Street, Grass Valley
Presenter: Jennifer Jewell
Tickets: $20…
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…
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…
August 12-13
Take what you’ve learned about the Sagehen botany and apply it! Registration required to attend. We are very happy to be able to offer a 2 day field trip to the field station starting the day after the online…
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 Krimmel
Sagehen Creek is a headwaters tributary of the Truckee River, below Lake Tahoe. Faerthen Felix will…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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More Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/351035989653371/
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Nevada County is home to nearly 2000 species of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…