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| FEBRUARY 2022 NEWSLETTER |
Date Set for Spring Native Plant Sale Green bandanas, like the one Sockna is wearing, were worn by volunteers at the October plant sale so customers at the plant sale knew who to ask for assistance. The Horticulture Committee of the Willis Jepson Chapter has set the schedule for the Spring Native Plant Sale. The in-person plant sale will be Saturday May 7, from 10am to 2pm, at Heritage Presbyterian Church in Benicia, with online sales occurring April 23 to May 4. Members of the Jepson Chapter can get the best selection with early on-line sales for members-only beginning April 20. On-line purchases must be picked-up on May 7, at our pickup locations in Benicia or Fairfield. [READ MORE] |
Jepson Chapter Co-Sponsors Flyway Festival The 27th Annual San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival, Wildlife Exploration & Birding Expo will be held this year on February 11-13, 2022. The Festival celebrates the winter migration through San Francisco Bay of more than 1 million shorebirds and hundreds of thousands of ducks, geese, hawks and other wildlife. [READ MORE] |
Chapter Supports Grant for Benicia State Park At their January meeting, the Willis Linn Jepson Board of Directors received a report from Christina McLain, Environmental Scientist at the Benicia State Recreation Area, on their application to the Coastal Conservancy for the Wildfire Resilience Grant Program. The purpose of the grant program is to improve ecological health of natural lands and reduce the risk of catastrophic fire. State Parks has requested $380,000 to augment $150,000 they have budgeted for fuel reduction, invasive species removal, and native plant revegetation at Benicia State Recreation Area. [READ MORE]
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Habitat Conservation Projects Proposed for Solano County The Solano and Suisun Resource Conservation Districts have submitted grant applications to the Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta Conservancy for their Proposition 1 Ecosystem Restoration and Water Quality Grant Program. The Conservancy staff will present funding recommendations to the Board at its May meeting. [READ MORE]
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2022 Willis Linn Jepson Chapter Board of Directors in Formed
At their January meeting, the Willis Linn Jepson Board of Directors certified the results of the election of officers to serve the Chapter in 2022. 44 members voted, which is a 50% turnout. Thank you for voting. The winners are as follows:
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Plant of the Month: Festuca idahoensis (Idaho fescue) Festuca idahoensis (Idaho fescue)
This perennial common bunch grass of Western North America is densely compact and can be grown in full sun to light shade. It prefers some shade in the afternoon for inland areas. It has beautiful green to blue-green colored leaves growing 8” – 1’, long lived. Flower stems can be 18” – 2’ tall. Flowers are narrow and open. Smaller and more delicate in texture than F. californica. Drought tolerant and deer resistant. Adaptable to most soil conditions, including serpentine. Not benefited by fire or grazing. Extra moisture will keep it fresh, but eventually Idaho fescue needs a rest in the late summer and fall. Idaho fescue is found usually in pure stands on north or east facing slopes associated with thingrass, junegrass and a rich assortment of native perennial wildflowers. Try planting in drifts if you have the space. Idaho fescue has good seedling vigor and can be established by either seed or plugs. For seeding a single species meadow, sow at 2 ounces per 1,000 square feet. Native to rocky slopes and openings in woods in many plant communities of coast ranges, north Sierra foothills and northern mountains below 5,000’ |
Upcoming Events
- Volunteer opportunities Monday or Thursday, 10:00-Noon at Jepson Native Plant Nursery in Vallejo. Learn about repotting, propagating plants and basic nursery work by contacting Barbara.
- See the CNPS Calendar of Events for two online native plant events during February.
- See the Center for Environmental Inquiry Calendar of Events for two online and two in-person programs in February.
- See the Solano Land Trust Calendar of Events for eight hikes, events and volunteer opportunities in February.
- February through March 2022, Wayne Roderick Lecture Series, Saturdays at 10:00 AM. Click here for the list of lectures and to register.
- February 11-13, San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival. Click here for more info.
- February 17, 9:00-Noon AM, Re-oaking Lake Herman Open Space Project, Benicia Community Park. Click here to register.
- March 17, 7:00-9:00 PM, Jepson Chapter Board of Directors Meeting. Guests welcomed. To attend, email contact@jepson.cnps.org for Zoom meeting link.
- April 23- May 4, Jepson Chapter Fall Native Plant Sale, online orders, pickup on May 7 in Benicia and Fairfield, 10:00-2:00 PM.
- May 7, 10:00-2:00 PM, Spring Native Plant Sale, plants not sold online will be available for purchase at Benicia pickup location, 1400 East 2nd Street.
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