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
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Sagebrush to Sea
Luke Ruediger and Suzie Savoie will share their film Sagebrush to Sea: A Journey Across the Siskiyou Crest, documenting their 10-day, 200-mile backpacking trip through the wildlands of the Siskiyou Mountains … [Read more...] about Sagebrush to Sea
Wiyot Ethnobotany Evening Program
Wiyot and other Indigenous peoples’ efforts to reclaim ancestral lands and habitats can result in both the preservation of eco-cultural traditions and botanical diversity. … [Read more...] about Wiyot Ethnobotany Evening Program
Wildflowers of the Klamath Mountains
February 8, Wednesday. 7:30 pm. Based on his book Wildflowers of California's Klamath Mountains, Ken DeCamp will present a personal look at the wildflowers of this region--an area that encompasses granitics, metamorphics, limestones and serpentines with an attendant botanical diversity unparalleled anywhere else in California. De Camp is an acclaimed … [Read more...] about Wildflowers of the Klamath Mountains
December 2022 Evening Program
Grant Project Reports December 14, Wednesday, 7:30 pm. “From the Forefront of Botanical Science” Three Cal Poly Humboldt students who have research grants from our Chapter will describe their projects. Kale McNeil is studying the systematic and population genetics of endangered wetland violets in northern California. Caitlyn … [Read more...] about December 2022 Evening Program