North Coast California Native Plant Society

Paul Wilson

Intro to Grass Id and Keying

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Introduction to Grass Identification and Keying: A two-day Workshop Saturday and Sunday, November 21-22, 2026Target Audience: Professional and student botanists, consultants, regulators, and ecologists who wish to improve their grass identification and keying skills. Description: This is an introductory workshop focusing on keying grasses in The Jepson Manual, 2nd Ed. (JM2) and … [Read more...] about Intro to Grass Id and Keying

Lecture. New Calflora Tools for Native Plant Adventures

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7:00–8:00 p.m. Whether you’re exploring North Coast wildlands, identifying plants, planning a native garden, or tracking species you care about, calflora.org has new and improved tools to help. Join Executive Director Cynthia Powell for an in-person tour of Calflora’s latest cool tools: What Grows Here? — Search for Plants — The Planting Guide — Climatic Ranges. Field … [Read more...] about Lecture. New Calflora Tools for Native Plant Adventures

Evening Program. Siberia Beyond a Frozen Wasteland

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Wednesday, November 11. When people hear "Siberia", they imagine a vast snowy wasteland, which is fair, but that's not the whole story.  Daniil Suchkov grew up in a family of backpackers and nature enthusiasts in Eastern Siberia, near Lake Baikal. He wants to share the Siberia he experienced and the parallels he sees on his hikes in Northern California. Six years ago, he moved … [Read more...] about Evening Program. Siberia Beyond a Frozen Wasteland

Evening Program. Pando: Life on the Boundary of Discovery and Imagination

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Wednesday, October 14. Pando—the "Pando clone" or "Pando Tree"—lives in Utah's Fishlake National Forest and is the world's largest tree: largest by landmass, by weight and the largest aspen clone, while ranking among Earth's oldest living organisms, some 9,000 years old. In this talk, Friends of Pando co-founder Lance Oditt will discuss what makes Pando unique in layman's … [Read more...] about Evening Program. Pando: Life on the Boundary of Discovery and Imagination