From the President
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As you shelter in place, I hope you are able to see native plants and spring flowers when you walk in your neighborhood or local park. I live near Tilden, and it is bursting with color: yellow mules ears (Wyethia helenioides), orange poppies (Eschscholzia californica), pale yellow cream cups (Platystemon californicus), purple Phacelia imbricata, red paintbrush (Castilleja affinis), purple owl's clover (Castilleja exserta) and red fuschia-flowered gooseberry (Ribes speciosum).
Being outside and taking time to appreciate the beauty of the natural world is one of the most healing things we can do right now to reduce our stress from the isolation caused by this crisis.
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CNPS Weighs in on Planning for Expanded Las Trampas Wilderness Regional Preserve
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The CNPS East Bay Conservation Committee participates in many local planning processes to advocate for protection of native plants and habitat. When the East Bay Regional Park District prepared a Land Use Plan Amendment to formally incorporate 756 additional acres into Las Trampas Wilderness Regional Preserve, the CNPS East Bay Conservation Committee submitted comments requesting that certain topics relevant to native plant protection be considered.
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Rare and Unusual Plant Discoveries in the East Bay
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Two CNPS East Bay members explored Hayward’s Garin Regional Park to document plants listed in the chapter’s database, Rare, Unusual and Significant Plants of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. They discovered not only the species they were looking for, but also some previously undocumented plant gems.
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Tiny Treasures/Tall Trees: EBCNPS Knows Why Each Native Plant Matters
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Our CNPS East Bay chapter's work in protecting local habitats is the focus of a recent article by Jody Morgan, “Tiny Treasures/Tall Trees: EBCNPS Knows Why Each Native Plant Matters.” The article, originally published in the March 2020 issue of Alamo Today & Danville Today News and republished with permission on our website, features interviews with several of our board members.
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East Bay SOD Blitz—May 9-12
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UC Berkeley’s Forest Pathology and Mycology Lab is seeking volunteers for the 2020 SOD Blitz to help identify sudden oak death-infected trees in their local areas while safely complying with COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines.
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Sundays in the Gardens with the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour!
The Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour is happening online instead of in person and it’s free.
Three Sundays, 10 am–3 pm, featuring different gardens each day: April 26, May 3, May 10
Pre-registration is required. Visit https://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/2020-virtual-tour for registration details and for links to archived videos.
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Online Lecture
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New Conservation: Challenging Orthodoxy
Speaker: Mike Moran
May 27, 7:30 pm
Register on our website after May 14 (registration is required to receive instructions for joining the meeting)
Join speaker Mike Moran to explore the challenges of conservation in the 21st century. Do our conservation orthodoxies still apply? How will we build on the past century of Bay Area conservation innovations and successes?
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