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| APRIL/MAY 2022 NEWSLETTER |
Spring Native Plant Sale is Near A sampling of plants available at the Jepson Chapter Spring Native Plant Sale, from left: 'Eleanor' Monkeyflower, Dudleya, and Blue-eyed grass.
Are you looking for plants to improve the appearance of your yard, support birds and beneficial insects, and save water? You can find them at the Spring Native Plant Sale sponsored by the Willis Jepson Chapter of the California Native Plant Society. Plants can be ordered on-line beginning April 23. Ordering will close May 1, and customers can pick up their plants on May 7 at locations in Benicia and Fairfield. [READ MORE] |
Native Plants Tested for Road Landscaping Beth Cataldo of the Yerba Buena Chapter of CNPS stands before a native planting along Suset Boulevard in San Francisco.
On April 16, a tour of a pilot project to use native plants for landscaping public right-of-way was held on Sunset Boulevard in San Francisco. Sunset Boulevard is six-lane road extending for 2 miles from Golden Gate Park to Lake Merced in a 270-foot right-of-way. In 2020, the Yerba Buena Chapter of the CNPS entered into a three-year agreement with the San Francisco Public Works Department to install and maintain two test blocks with native plants. Four wildflower meadows were prepared and seeded and more than 500 herbaceous Coastal Scrub and Oak Woodland plants were installed. The Yerba Buena Chapter organizes volunteers to plant maintain these test projects. [READ MORE] |
Native Tree Planting for Earth Day
Volunteers from Travis Air Force Base stand by a Coast live oak tree planted at the Military West offramp from I-780 in 2020. More native trees will be planted on I-780 on April 23 to celebrate Earth Day. The Willis Linn Jepson Chapter is donating native trees to a freeway tree planting project in Benicia sponsored by the Benicia Tree Foundation. Twenty seven native trees will be planted at the Columbus Parkway eastbound offramp from I-780 in honor of Earth Day 2022. Volunteers age 16 and over are needed for this event scheduled for Saturday, April 23, 9:00 AM to Noon. Caltrans safety procedures will be followed. Volunteers must wear closed-toe shoes, long pants and gloves. Volunteers must also wear hard hats and safety vests that will be provided by the Foundation. Advance registration is required so volunteers can receive a brief safety video and instructions for accessing the site. Rain will cancel this event. Register online at www.beniciatrees.org/volunteer/. [READ MORE] |
Samuel Ranch Hike
This photo from a participant of the April 9th hike at Samuel's Ranch sponsored by the Willis Linn Jepson Chapter. |
Native Plant New from the Web Mary DeDecker, second from left, on a California Desert Protection League trip to the White Mountains of California. Photo courtesy of CC BY-ND 2.0.
The Lives and Legacies of California's Women Botanist - Part 2. The April edition of the Botanic Garden Monthly continued its series on the contributions of women to the identification, cultivation, conservation and study of California native plants.
Update on the Willis Jepson Native Garden Renovation Project. Seeds for Thought, the quarterly newsletter of the Solano County Master Gardeners, features an article and video on this garden renovation project supported by the Willis Linn Jepson Chapter at Pena Adobe Park. Viewing wildflowers on public lands. News.BYTES, a weekly email of the California office of the Bureau of Land Management, provides some tips on viewing wildflowers on the public lands they manage.
Photo taken March 26, 2016 of Carrizo Plain National Monument managed by the US Bureau of Land Management. Photo courtesy of blmcalifornia is marked with CC PDM 1.0. |
PLANT OF THE MONTHAsarum caudatum (Wild or Long-tailed ginger)
Asarum caudatum (wild ginger) by brewbooks via CC BY-SA 2.0. This perennial is a moist woodland evergreen ground cover with glossy dark green heart shaped leaves that can hide an unusual maroon-colored three lobed flower with ‘tails’. The flesh leaves are fragrant when crushed. It blooms in spring and can grow to 1’ tall. The groundcover prefers acidic humus from conifers and dappled if not deep shade. It is semi drought tolerant, but grows faster with more water. The leaves will droop and appear dull when the plant is not watered sufficiently, but is bounces back quickly when water is replenished. No water needed in its native territory. Alkaline and salt-laden waters can damage the plant. [READ MORE] |
Upcoming EventsVolunteer 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.
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