Our most recent meeting and outing notices are listed below.
An historic (1997 to 2011) list of meetings, topics, and speakers is available here.
Join us via Zoom (info below) on June 5, 2023 at 7:30 PM (chat begins at 7:15) when we hear from Dr. Stu Weiss.
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Smog is nitrogen fertilizer. Emissions of nitrogen oxides and ammonia from vehicles, combustion, fertilizers, livestock, and other sources deposit onto downwind ecosystems over years and decades.…
Join us by Zoom on May 1 at 7:30 (7:15 for chat) when Krystle Hickman discusses native bee conservation and photography. Expect stunning and rare photographs and insightful discussion that is sure to be fascinating. Zoom link is below.
Krystle Hickman is a National Geographic Explorer (https://explorer-directory.nationalgeographic.org/krystle-hickman), TEDx Speaker, Artist, Community…
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Since 2004, the South Bay Parkland Conservancy (SBPC) has been committed to preserving open space and creating more parks in the coastal cities of the South Bay. Jim Light, SBPC President, and Jim Montgomery, SBPC Esplanade Bluff Restoration Project Lead, will provide an overview of the numerous habitat restoration projects…
On Mar 6, the South Coast Chapter of the CNPS will host Dr. Jun Bando, executive director of the CNPS. Dr. Bando was hired in September of 2022 and inherits an organization that in recent years significantly expanded its staff and project portfolio to help address the escalating impacts of…
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Even the littlest garden can support an abundance of life. Join us to hear Barbara Chung share stories about her native plant container garden, a small patio that is home to over 200 plants and a mini-nursery that yielded another 400 plants last year. Barbara will talk about how the…
January 2, 2023: Conze success stories
In 2009, the South Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society received a bequest of about $400,000 from the Vincent Conze Living Trust. The Trust document states simply that the bequest is for “Native Plant Garden Projects”. Join us to hear from a few…
Join us on December 5th and share your photos / art featuring California Native Plants! This is an in-person and Zoom meeting.
In-Person Address:
Zamperini Field, Floor 1 meeting room
3301 Airport Drive
Torrance CA 90505
Take Zamperini Way from Pacific Coast Highway
Artists often perform their best when they work around constraints, so prepare your…
Join us at 7:30 on November 7th. Water runoff is the #1 source of ocean pollution in urban areas, contributing to flooding and wasting water that can irrigate landscapes and replenish groundwater. Ocean Friendly Gardens is the Surfrider Foundation’s sustainable landscaping and education program that provides beautiful, inexpensive, and natural…
Our October meeting is on the 3rd of October. The speaker is Chris Cosma, a Ph.D Candidate at the University of California, Riverside. Chris has been developing an app based on his research on Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) interactions with plants. The best way to protect Lepidoptera is to plant…
Our September meeting is on the 12th due to Labor Day holiday on the 5th. The speaker is Kevin Alison, MSc Conservation & Restoration Science, on plants of Catalina Island. Kevin has a fun presentation and will actually be on the island that day. He is in transition from his…
Plants are incredibly diverse and found all around us. Have you ever wondered how to identify plants? Discover some basic methods for identifying plants and take a look at some common native plant families found in the South Bay Area both vascular and non-vascular.
Presenter: Neil Uelman, Botanist
2022 Zoom meeting information:
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Join us on July 11th in person (July 4th we will not meet in observance of Independence Day) for the first time since March, 2020! Note the 6PM start time too!!
We’ll meet at George F (or Georgef, or Georgette, or George Eff, whichever floats your boat) Canyon Nature Center. Bring…