May 14, 7:30–9:00 p.m. Randi Swedenburg and her husband first started planting native plants in 1998 when they lived in semiarid Southern California. In 2007, they moved to moist Eureka, where their garden has been a changing canvas with new lessons and rewards each season. Randi will show the highlights of gardening with California natives. Attend at Six Rivers Masonic … [Read more...] about Evening Program. Adventures in California Native Plant Gardening
Introduction to Willows
Cost: $35 for Cal Poly Humboldt or College of the Redwoods students; $150 for California Native Plant Society (CNPS) or Natural History Museum (NHM) members; and $200 for non-members.Registration: On the Natural History Museum website: https://natmus.humboldt.edu/workshops, in person at the Natural History Museum of Cal Poly Humboldt (1242 G Street, Arcata, CA95521) … [Read more...] about Introduction to Willows
Evening Program. Restoring Mountain Meadows to Improve Forest Wildfire and Climate Resilience
Wednesday, April 9, 7:30–9:00 p.m. Riparian meadows occur in low-gradient floodplains. Over 150 years of human-caused degradation has resulted in lowered groundwater—diminishing the value of meadows for water storage, baseflow, sediment capture, wildfire resistance, wildlife habitat, and carbon storage. Karen Pope (U.S. Forest Service) will tell us about a … [Read more...] about Evening Program. Restoring Mountain Meadows to Improve Forest Wildfire and Climate Resilience
Evening Program. Beneath our feet: using the soil seed bank for restoration
Wednesday, March 12, 7:30–9:00 p.m. Land managers spend over $50 million annually seeding degraded drylands, yet less than 10% of these efforts are successful. What if native seeds are already present on site, hiding beneath the soil surface? Dr. Kerry Byrne has found that, although the aboveground vegetation may be degraded, the seed banks of the sagebrush steppe are often … [Read more...] about Evening Program. Beneath our feet: using the soil seed bank for restoration
Introduction to Carex (Sedges) Workshop
At Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA.All-day Workshop 9am - 5pm,March 17, 2025 Sponsored by The California Native Plant Society, North Coast Chapter and the Natural History Museum of Cal Poly Humboldt Carex is the most speciose genus of flowering plants in California and North America, with over 80 taxa on the North Coast alone. It is also the largest genus of US Army … [Read more...] about Introduction to Carex (Sedges) Workshop