CURRENT EVENTS:
Sacramento Valley Chapter Meeting
Next meeting, Sept. 10, 7 p.m.
Ellen M. Zagory, director of horticulture at the UC Davis Arboretum will
provide the presentation:
Creating
an Ecological Garden with California Native Plants
Meeting location: Shepard Garden & Arts Center, McKinley Park
3330 McKinley Blvd (the eastern extension of E Street) 95816
Our chapter meetings are free and the public is invited to attend. Each meeting includes a Know Your Natives Plant Identification Challenge. Books, wildflower seeds, and Sacramento Valley Chapter t-shirts will be available for purchase at the meeting. Refreshments too!
Contact information:
Mary Maret, President,
(916) 961-4057
Current News:
Job Announcement: CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Elderberry Farms Native Plant Nursery
Fulfilling CNPS' mission!
- A PowerPoint Presentation
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- Where in the World is Elderberry Farms -
Wednesday, May 28, 2008, our Sac
Valley Chapter Board of Directors
discussed and approved donating $1,500.00 toward the State CNPS
position of Conservation Director.
Our last Hibiscus newsletter (Summer) until September, is here!
Our chapter has received the "River City Run" grant applied to the CNPS Chapter Nursery!
We had a great February meeting! Sue Britting gave a wonderful talk on:
Plant Walks in Eldorado County
Please see our calendar page for many upcoming hikes in and around El Dorado county.
Welcome to Celebrating Wildflowers! - hosted by USDA Forest
Service
(http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/index.shtml)
Celebrating Wildflowers is dedicated to the enjoyment of the thousands of
wildflowers
growing on our national forests and grasslands,
and to educating the public about the many values of native plants
California Endangered Species and Habitat Alliance - News
Interactive key to wetland
monocots of the US (ca. 2400 taxa), keys (by state) to grass (Poaceae)
species in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the
US Virgin Islands, as well as a new key for all gymnosperm species in
the US, are now available on the USDA NRCS PLANTS website
(http://plants.usda.gov).
See
(http://npdc.usda.gov/technical/plantid_wetland_mono.html)
for details.
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Members:
We have 3 chair positions open (Horticulture, Hospitality, & Programs)
Please contact: Mary Maret (919-961-4057)
to inquire and learn more about these very important positions.
Why did CNPS File a Lawsuit to Protect the
Endangered Pine Hill Ceanothus in El Dorado County?
(see also:
http://www.eldoradocnps.org/lawsuit.html)
California Prairie (grasslands) Matters!
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Habitat 2020 A committee of environmental organizations collaborating on common issues in and affecting Sacramento County. The mission of Habitat 2020 is to protect the lands and waters where our wildlife and native plants live in Sacramento County. click here to learn about the California Heartland Project ! |
SACRAMENTO
COUNTY GENERAL PLAN UPDATE:
"Who Wants to be a Planner?" Web Game
In addition to the 10 workshops, Sacramento County has also created a web
based game to allow online participation and input on the General Plan
Update. This interactive game is not only fun, but the answers that you
submit will be reported directly back to the Board of Supervisors in the
fall. Whether you plan on attending a workshop or not, this is an
entertaining and important way to make your voice heard! To play the game,
click here:
http://sacgame.migcom.com/
For more information, click here:
Sacramento County
General Plan
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Carol W. Witham's
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Butterflies Love To Visit Graceful Lavatera Shrub Carol Witham interviewed on the Vernal Pool Critical Habitat lawsuit. Bart O'Brien's beautiful new book Native Plants For The Garden Barbara J. Euser shares her appreciation of Fuchsias CNPS joins other environmental groups in a lawsuit to appeal the US border fence ruling Carol Witham details why CNPS joins with the Cattlemen's Association concerning Central Valley rangelands Amy Stewart promotes Ornamental Grasses David Magney interviewed about "Space Invaders" Mary Anderson discusses Native Salvias & Artemisias CNPS joins in lawsuit to stop Yosemite spraying "Blades Of Glory" ornamental grasses News Article Archive |
News Article Archive Planning your garden with wildlife in mind Sac Splash In The News Again! To Learn More About Native Plants, Just Dig Right In CNPS Helps To Revitalize The Los Angeles River Our Very Own Drs Thorp & Harrison Cited In National Geographic's "California's Wild Crusade" Former foes pen resolution for working landscapes Steve Stocking shares his knowledge of how Residents Helped Reshape Valley's Landscape Kate Mawdsley in the Davis Enterprise The Native Plant Demo Garden in the Sacramento News & Review Jennifer Morey tells about how Ferns Add To Beauty Of Local Forests, Gardens Abbie Blair comments on Native Plants & Kids Master Gardener Mary Anderson discusses the "Sleeping Beauty Syndrome" of native plants |
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The mission of the California Native Plant Society is to increase understanding
and appreciation of California's native plants and to conserve them and their
natural habitats through science, education, advocacy, horticulture and land
stewardship.
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