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| NOVEMBER 2019 CHAPTER NEWSLETTER |
Supervisors to Consider Countywide Park DistrictSolano County voters who support formation of the countywide park district are encouraged to attend the November 19th meeting of the County Board of Supervisors when the Administrative and Finance Plan for the proposed Solano County Park and Open Space District will be discussed. Supervisors Erin Hannigan and John Vasquez, sitting as the Board’s Park District Subcommittee last month, requested this plan be discussed by the full Board. At the Subcommittee meeting, County staff suggested the following next steps for the park and open space district (District) that should be completed by next April:
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FALL PLANT SALE A SUCCESSBy any measure, the Jepson Chapter’s Fall Plant Sale was a success. $1,921 in net sales were generated, which was about $500 more than the Spring Plant Sale, and nearly double the sales of last year’s Fall Plant Sale. There were more customers, each customer was buying more plants, and our new credit card service made charging for plants easier than ever. Publicity was also more successful. The local paper published our press release, with photo, on the front page and above the fold – the first time in many years. [READ MORE]
Jepson Chapter's 2019 Fall Plant Sale was held at Heritage Presbyterian Church in Benicia |
50 CALIFORNIA HIKES WITH KIDS
The guide highlights kid-friendly hikes in California and each entry includes the essential details: easy-to-read directions, a detailed map, trail-side activities, bathroom access, and where to grab a bite to eat nearby. Not just another guide book, 50 Hikes with Kids is written to help nurture a life-long appreciation and reverence for California's ecological heritage. The guide references hikes by feature (e.g. lakes, waterfalls, rivers, beaches, caves, geology, summits, flora, fauna, and camping) and the season when a hike really shines (e.g. winter, spring, summer or fall)
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LECTURE SERIES ON CALIFORNIA'S NATURAL RESOURCES ANNOUNCED
These lectures include illustrated presentations that are enjoyable for beginners and professionals alike. All lectures are free and open to the public. Here is a printable version of the entire schedule of upcoming Wayne Roderick Lectures. Wayne Roderick |
FALL COLOR WITH NATIVE PLANTSThe California native garden is flush with color in the spring, but color can be achieved in the garden this time of year from the bark, leaves, fruits and flowers of native plants. The November newsletter of the Friends of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden features an article by Glean Keator on "Late Color in the Native Garden." [READ MORE]
Vitus hybrid, 'Rogers Red', covering an arbor in Benicia. |
GET ALONG WITH YOUR WILDLIFE NEIGHBORSA major feature of a native plant garden is the wildlife it attracts, but conflicts can occur. To encourage more wildlife, improve your relationship with your garden neighbors, and perhaps solve some problems, you may want to attend the Living Well with Wildlife Symposium. The symposium is scheduled for November 9th, from noon to 4:00 PM, at the St.Helena campus of Napa Valley College, which is located at 1088 College Avenue in St. Helena. This free symposium will feature presentations on how to use native plants to attract wildlife, wildlife predation prevention, humane techniques to exclude wildlife, using Barn owls for pest control, and addressing conflicts between your cat and the wildlife in your backyard. [READ MORE]
Photo courtesy of Napa Wildlife Rescue |
PLANT OF THE MONTHMuhlenbergia rigens (Deer grass or Basket grass)A robust warm season bunchgrass. It’s long coarse leaves grow to 3' high with tall, narrow, whiplike panicles rising as much as 3' taller from June to September. Very easy to grow and can be propagated by division in the fall or spring. It is native to wet meadows, seeps and streams, so it prefers a fair amount of water but takes drought and will stay green without summer water. Very tolerant of Muhlenbergia rigens (Deer grass or Basket grass) |
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Rockville Trails Preserve in Green Valley - Photo courtesy of Solano Land Trust, photographer Kuo Hou Chang.
It is not too early to start thinking of gift ideas for the
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extreme conditions once established due to its rhizomatous root system. Widely adaptable and will suffer mowing to 3". Looks fresher if sheared annually in the winter. Most people prefer to use it as a specimen plant or in groups. Good for erosion control and weed suppression. Deer like to munch it. It has no known diseases. Native Californians used it for coiled basketry. Native to both dry and wet places below 7000' in Valley Grassland, Chaparral and Yellow Pine Forest communities in the Sierra foothills, coastal ranges from Monterey to San Diego County -and in the Little San Bernardino mountains.
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