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October 13, 2026: CNPS Expanding Access Webinar (The Sequel)
Due to overwhelming demand the CNPS member webinar “Expanding CNPS Access” will be held (again) on October 13, 2026 from 6:00 – 7:30 PM.
The webina…
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CNPS Santa Cruz County Chapter Fall Plant Sale 2026
The Santa Cruz County California Native Plant Society will hold its fall plant sale at Cabrillo College Horticultural Center on Saturday, October 10, …
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Upcoming event: Uses of Native Plants by Rick Flores on October 12, 2026
Monday, October 12, 2026 at the UCSC Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Rick Flores, Executive Director, UCSC Arboretum and Botanic Garden and Steward of t…
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CNPS Member Webinar September 23, 2026
CNPS member webinar “Expanding CNPS Access” will be held on Wednesday, September 23 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The webinar is open to all CNPS mem…
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Chapter Happenings
Lots of happenings happened since the last newsletter in June!
The chapter started off the summer with its June public program and 50th anniver…
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Past Field Trip to Quail Hollow Ranch County Park
Quail Hollow Ranch County Park Field Trip
Tuesday, June 17, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Quail Hollow Ranch is our nicest county park. It has sandhills, re…
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Habitat Restoration in Summer 2025
Habitat Restoration
FUTURE PROJECTS: Summer time is here, and volunteer restoration work slows down. I will try to have a few projects during t…
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Past Field Trip: A Special Prairie in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Took place on Saturday, May 17, 2025 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: contact Lucy Ferneyhough
This was not as much of a hike as it is an opportun…
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Past Field Trip to Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve
This field trip was held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 with Andy Werner as leader. It’s a dry year, but some areas of the Bonny Doon Ecologic…