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  • Mar 28 2023 March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

    April 3, 2023: South Bay Parkland Conservancy with Jim Montgomery and Jim Light

    InMeetings

    Join us via Zoom (links below) on April 3, 2023 for a talk from the South Bay Parkland Conservancy with Jim Montgomery and Jim Light.
    Abstract
    Since…

  • Mar 27 2023 March 27, 2023March 20, 2023
    Brent Morgan 2023-03-18 Santa Monica Mountains BBT near Ray Miller trailhead

    Hummingbird moth and Prickly Phlox

    InFauna

    Here’s a recent photo that really caught some nectaring action. This article in SF Gate seems to have good background information on these moths. The …

  • Mar 27 2023 March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

    Comment Letter on Metro C line Extension / Tarplant Preserve

    InConservation

    The SCCNPS has commented on a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Metro Green Line extension at the new Torrance Transit Center. The gis…

  • Mar 23 2023 March 23, 2023March 27, 2023
    southern tarplant from Calflora and © 2018 Ron Vanderhoff CC-BY-NC 4.0

    Southern Tarplant and the Metro C Line Extension to Torrance

    InConservation
    The Metro C Line Extension Project proposes to extend Metro C Line from Redondo Beach to Torrance’s new Transit Center on Crenshaw at 208th St near Old Torrance. The Project may impact southern tarplant, of which there are only two reported (possible two remaining) populations left in the City of Torrance. In 2014, to mitigate…
  • Mar 20 2023 March 20, 2023March 29, 2023

    Fab Ceanothus at Newton (Begonia) Triangle

    InGardening

    A keen-eyed observer sent me this photo taken from the street of the Newton (Begonia) triangle in Torrance.…

  • Mar 10 2023 March 10, 2023

    March 2023 Wildflower Artemisia

    InArtemisia

    Editor Angel Garcia presents Artemisia March 2023…

  • Feb 22 2023 February 22, 2023

    Palos Verdes Peninsula Native Plants online flora

    InLocal Native Plants

    Neil Uelman writes to let us know that he is working on an online flora for the Palos Verdes Peninsula (e-flora or e-field guide).  You all know Neil …

  • Feb 21 2023 February 21, 2023

    Common Bryophytes of George F Canyon

    InLocal Native Plants

    Neil Uelman held a field excursion in George F Canyon on Feb 12, 2023 at which he provided a nice tri-fold pamphlet detailing the common bryophytes of…

  • Feb 16 2023 February 16, 2023March 7, 2023

    Mar 6, 2023: CNPS Executive Director Jun Bando

    InMeetings

    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 in…

  • Feb 03 2023 February 3, 2023February 8, 2023

    Feb 12: Bryophyte Walk with Neil Uelman

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