North Coast California Native Plant Society

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    Native Plant Show-and-Tell

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    Evening Program, Wednesday, December 13, 7:30 pm Join us for a fun evening of wildflower pictures taken by Chapter members Don Hollander, Gail Kenny, Tony LaBanca, Mary Ann Machi, and Paul Wilson. This program will include plants from Del Norte County and southern Oregon, Redwood National Park, Horse Mountain, southern Humboldt, various CNPS field trips, the eastern Sierra, … [Read more...] about Native Plant Show-and-Tell

    Restoring our Salt Marshes: Control of Spartina densiflora (Cordgrass) in Humboldt Bay

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    Evening Program, Wednesday, November 8, 7:30 pm Andrea Pickart, long-time ecologist with the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, will describe the profound effects of invasion by Dense-flowered Cordgrass (Spartina densiflora), an invasive plant that was introduced to Humboldt Bay in the 1800's. Andrea will show the progress made over the last 10 years in restoring salt … [Read more...] about Restoring our Salt Marshes: Control of Spartina densiflora (Cordgrass) in Humboldt Bay

    Forest Drought Responses in Northern California

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    Evening Program, Wednesday, October 11, 7:30 pm How does conifer physiology and growth change during drought? What happens after the drought? Forestry professor Lucy Kerhoulas and geography professor Rosemary Sherriff at Cal Poly Humboldt examined these questions of resistance and resilience for the 2012-2016 drought. They will also discuss regional trends in forest … [Read more...] about Forest Drought Responses in Northern California

    Celebrate! North Coast Chapter’s 53rd Anniversary!

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    Evening Program  Wednesday - September 13 - 7:30 p.m.   Celebrate! North Coast Chapter's 53rd Anniversary!   With photos from the archives of James P. Smith, Dave Imper, Michael Kauffmann, and others, we will review how our Chapter began. What were the important issues and activities? Who was there? What were the chapter-significant plants and … [Read more...] about Celebrate! North Coast Chapter’s 53rd Anniversary!

    Living with Wildfire

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    Yana Valachovic, the Director and Forest Advisor at our local Humboldt and Del Norte County UC Cooperative Extension office, is also a state leader in developing strategies for improving wildfire resilience for both forests and homes.  Her talk will include information on various forest treatments and practical solutions for designing, building, and landscaping homes to survive … [Read more...] about Living with Wildfire