About us
Contact Us
P.O. Box 1067, Arcata CA 95518
Our chapter functions thanks to many amazing volunteers. The ones that might need to be contacted from outside the chapter are listed here.
Our chapter is governed by a Steering Committee composed of the four elected officers and any other jobholders who want to be on it and are approved by the committee itself. Most of our jobholders are listed in this table. Seventeen of these are members of the Steering Committee. Election of officers is held in October of even-numbered years.
President |
Carol Ralph |
707-822-2015 |
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Vice President |
Andrea Taylor |
707-599-1529 |
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Secretary |
Marisa St. John |
707-601-0898 |
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Treasurer |
Anita Gilbride-Read |
707-839-4645 |
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Membership |
Tristan Cole |
707-363-9520 | |
Invasive Plants |
Steven Underwood |
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Native Plant Gardening |
Pete Haggard |
707-839-0307 |
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Native Plant Consultation |
Melanie Johnson |
707-677-0147 |
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Plant Sales |
Chris Beresford |
707-826-0259 | |
Nursery Manager | Chris Beresford | 707-826-0259 | |
Education |
Vacant |
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Conservation Advisor |
Sydney Carothers |
707-822-4316 |
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Local Land Use Lead | Marisa D'Arpino | 707-601-0898 | |
Evening Programs |
Michael Kauffmann |
707-407-7686 |
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Hospitality |
Melinda Groom Frank Milelzcik |
707-668-4275 707-822-5360 |
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Field Trips and Plant Walks |
Carol Ralph |
707-822-2015 |
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Rare Plants |
Dave Imper Greg O'Connell |
707-444-2756 707-599-4887 |
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Plant Communities |
Tony LaBanca |
707-826-7208 |
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Newsletter Editor |
Barbara Reisman |
707-267-0397 |
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Website & Publicity |
Larry Levine |
707-822-7190 |
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Merchandise Sales |
Karen Isa |
626-912-5717 |
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Gordon Leppig |
707-839-0458 |
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Wildflower Show |
Various |
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Chapter Council Delegate |
Larry Levine |
707-822-7190 |
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NEC Representative |
Joan Tippetts |
415-283-9198 | |
Econews CNPS page editor | Carol Ralph |
707-822-2015 |
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Our newsletter, the Darlingtonia, is a wonderful resource for chapter events, local plant profiles, field trip reports, and other articles of interest. The Darlingtonia is published quarterly (December, March, June, September). Please submit for consideration articles, poems, photographs, etc. to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than one month prior to publication. Electronic copies of our newsletter (in PDF format), with color photographs, can be downloaded below.
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Join or Renew - Please join us!
To Join
1. Send your name, address, and check (payable to CNPS) to CNPS, 2707 K St., Suite 1, Sacramento, CA 95816.
Membership fees: Individual $50; Plant Lover $120; Sudent or Limited Income $25. Higher levels available; see the state web site.
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2. Join online by going to the state's web site cnps.org (link in top of left column of this page).
Your membership makes us a larger organization, so legislators, other politicians, agency workers, and the public will listen when we talk.
Your membership provides financial support to the organization doing the most to preserve California's rich native flora.
Your membership makes you part of a group of like-minded people interested in, enthused by, and appreciating native plants.
Your membership gives you a way to share and spread your appreciation of native plants.
Your membership brings you our quarterly chapter newsletter Darlingtonia (on paper or online), the thrice-yearly state journal Fremontia, the quarterly Flora, and discounts at local and state plant-related retailers (See the most recent newsletter and the state web site for details.).
Membership is not necessary for attending our events, participating in our activities, or even reading our newsletter online. We think it is important to educate as many people as possible, so we offer these to the public free or low cost. We think people join our organization for what it does, not for what they get.
The North Coast Chapter is a member organization of the Northcoast Environmental Center (NEC), a valuable voice for conservation in our area. We have a seat on their board of directors. The NEC is the only organization with which we share our mailing list. We think it is important that our members receive Econews, an informative publication about local conservation issues. If you are not a member of NEC, we pay for you to recieve Econews. You can reduce this cost to our chapter by joining NEC at www.yournec.org or requesting your Econews be electronic.
Renewing
The state office handles renewals. You will be sent a renewal notice a month or more before your expiration date, which is printed on your newsletter mailing label. Lacking that letter, you can renew by mailing the same information as when joining and, specifying it is renewal, or by registering on the state web site and proceeding there.
Address change.
If your address changes, please notify us (through the Contact Us page)! We don't want to lose you! You can also tell the state office by sending a message to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with "Member Address Change" in the subject line. They will notify us monthly of changes.