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  • Some present and past chapter board and committee members
    Chapter Leadership

    Santa Cruz County Chapter Leadership

    May 31, 2026September 28, 2026

    Our chapter board and committee positions contribute so much to our mission. 
    Thank you to the following members and their positions:

    Presiden…

  • Sign at Quail Hollow Ranch State Park
    Past events

    Past Field Trip to Quail Hollow Ranch County Park

    May 28, 2025August 1, 2025

    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…

  • Past events

    Past Field Trip: A Special Prairie in the Santa Cruz Mountains

    May 20, 2025August 1, 2025

    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…

  • Walking through lupines at Bonny Dune
    Past events

    Past Field Trip to Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve

    May 6, 2025August 1, 2025

     

    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…

  • Past events

    Past March CNPS events

    March 2, 2025August 1, 2025

    Springtime 2025 events with CNPS at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
    The museum is located at 1305 E Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95062. For deta…

  • Past events

    Past Winter Field Trips

    February 28, 2025August 1, 2025

    Even in winter, it’s great to get outside with other plant lovers, whether to a park, a preserve, or the beach. Our February field trips included a fi…

  • BeanHollowwildflowers
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    Past Field Trip: Bean Hollow State Beach, Monday, June 1, 2026

    January 19, 2025September 22, 2026

    Dan Antonaccio hosted a stroll along the bluffs and beaches of Bean Hollow State Beach. They looked for coast- and dune-loving plants like varied lupi…

  • Calochortus albus, C. tolmiei, C. argillosus, C. luteus. Photos Andy Werner, Dan Antonaccio
    Past events

    Past Field Trip – May 17, 2026 Mount Madonna County Park

    January 13, 2025September 22, 2026

    Sunday, May 17, 2026,  9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

    Field Trip to Mount Madonna County Park with Andy Werner

    Mount Madonna County Park: Sunday, Ma…

  • Lupins
    Past events

    Past Chapter Field Trip – March 2026

    January 10, 2025September 22, 2026

    Saturday, March 7, 2026, 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Field trip to East Glenwood Open Space Preserve with Dan Atonaccio 
    It was a leisurely botanical stro…

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