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Featured Event
CNPS Chapter Meeting
March 16, 2010
A Conservation Puzzle:
Members invited to hunt for
San Diego thornmint

By Jonathan Snapp-Cook and Jessie Vinje
 photo by Ken Bowles

In just a few short weeks the pink and white blooms of San Diego thornmint (Acanthomintha ilicifolia) will emerge from its green thorny foliage. When surveying for this small annual you might feel the crunch of the crumbly clay soils or smell its wintergreen-like scent before seeing the plants. San Diego thornmint is limited in distribution to San Diego County and northwestern Baja California.  The species is   More.......


The California Native Plant Society is a statewide nonprofit organization seeking to increase understanding and appreciation of California's native plants and to preserve them in their natural habitat through scientific activities, education, conservation, and restoration.The San Diego Chapter serves San Diego and Imperial counties. We invite you to come to our meetings and field trips, learn more about the flora of our state, and meet people who share your interest in native plants. To sign up for the CNPS-San Diego email discussion list, send a message to info@cnpssd.org
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Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri) - the chapter logoMembership

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This offer is open to new members only and you must join and pay at a monthly general meeting. You can download a membership form here.


Environmental Report Card - The Conservation Committee represented the San Diego Chapter of CNPS in a coalition of environmental conservation and social justice groups that evaluated the 2009 voting records of our Mayor and City Council members. The results were good for some, but bad for others. Do you live in city limits? See how well your elected officials are protecting our environmental resources by clicking here to access the report card.

After The Fire - Revegetation and recovery guidelines, references and resources.
Chapter Projects - San Diego Chapter sponsored projects.
Chapter Store - Browse our books, posters, CD's and more at chapter meetings and the plant sale.

Conservation 
Survey plant communities, review CEQA and other documents for impacts to native vegetation and track occurrence and distribution of rare plants.
****San Diego's Environmental Report Card - 2009 Report

****Restoration Reports - Restoration projects monitored by CNPS members.

****Mission Trails Pipeline Project -1995 to Present Day

****Old Town State Park
Education and Community Outreach - Outreach and Educational Materials Available for Free!
Event Calendars around the County
- Links to Calendars
Field Trips - Explore diverse plant communities from the coast to the desert.
Gardening with Natives
- Grow natives. Find out why and how.

****How to Brochures - *New* - Planting on slopes, small strips....
****List of Native Plant Nurseries
****List of Native Plants - With links to information pdf sheets
Invasive Plants -Information and links on invasive plant eradication and control projects
Mini Grant Project
The San Diego Chapter of CNPS supports small projects that further the Society’s mission of promoting the understanding and appreciation of California's native plants and how to conserve them and their natural habitats.
Native Plant School Garden program *New *
San Diego CNPS has developed a new Native Plant School Gardens program to provide resources to teachers, parents, and students interested in installing native gardens at their schools. 
Natives in the News - Information and links to recent news articles of interest to the San Diego plant community.

Outside Resources  - Find other local environmental organizations and botanical resources.

Recycle and Raise money for CNPS You have 3 options now

Do you have stacks of empty one-gallon cans along the side of your house? Wondering what to do with all those empty pots?

Vegetation Committee Activities - Rapid Assessment vegetation surveys ~ Next one on March 27, 2010


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Email List Server
Here you can join the San Diego community in exchanging information relevant to the appreciation and conservation of San Diego's native plants, including education, science, advocacy, horticulture and land stewardship. Instructions for subscribing or unsubscribing from our list server are here.


Monthly Newsletters

Browse our monthly newsletters - February is now available.


Monthly Meetings
Learn about the native flora of San Diego County and beyond, the use of native plants in gardens and the conservation and management of rare and endangered plants and habitats


Calendar

Chapter Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Room 101 or 104, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park. At 7:00pm you can visit our sales table, get your mystery plant identified or enjoy a snack and chat with other plant lovers.
We usually carry a small selection of native plants at our monthly meetings.

"Natives for Novices" mini workshop before each Chapter Meeting. See below for specifics.


March 13 - Spring Plant Sale - Saturday
Tree of Life Nursery
9:00am to 4:00pm
More information

Download flyer (pdf)

March 13 - Field Trip - Saturday
Rueda Canyon
More information

March 14 - Field Trip - Sunday
Members only
Indian Gorge and Elephant Trees, Anza Borrego Desert State Park
More information

March 16 - Pre-Chapter Meeting
NATIVES FOR NOVICES

Maintaining Natives
by Morgan Vondrak
6:30pm to 7:00pm


March 16 - Chapter Meeting - 3rd Tuesday
A Conservation Puzzle: Members invited to hunt for San Diego thornmint
By Jonathan Snapp-Cook and Jessie Vinje
7:00pm
More information (pdf)

March 20 - Field Trip - Saturday
Buchanan Canyon
More information

March 21 - Field Trip - Sunday
Members only
Coastal Flora of San Elijo Ecological Reserve
More information

March 27 - Vegetation Survey - 4th Saturday
San Miguel Mountain 10am
More information
March 27 - Field Trip - Saturday
Penaquitos Canyon
More information

April 11 - Field Trip - Sunday
Grasslands of Lake Henshaw, Lower Santa Ysabel Preserve
- Kirsten Winter
More information soon

April 20 - Chapter Meeting - 3rd Tuesday

April 24 - Vegetation Survey - 4th Saturday
Otay Mountain 10am
More information
April 25 - Field Trip - Sunday
Ancient Chaparral
- Rick Halsey & Kay Stewart
More information soon

May 18 - Chapter Meeting - 3rd Tuesday
May 22 - Vegetation Survey - 4th Saturday
Viejas Mountain 10am
More information

Flora Fora ~ Visit our new Forum to sign up and join in on discussions, to share your knowledge and your photos.
Gardening with California Native Plants

Plant Identification Questions
~New~
San Diego County Wildflower Photos


Volunteer Opportunites
Volunteer Opportunities with CNPS San Diego  


For sale at all our Chapter Meetings
Photo by Ken Bowles
Plant Identification CD:
Interactive Plant Keys
&
Color Photos for San Diego County



San Diego County Plant Atlas Project


San Diego Couny Plant Atlas Project Home Page

Plant Atlas Overview

Search the Plant Atlas Database

 

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California Native Plant Society, San Diego Chapter
c/o San Diego Natural History Museum - P.O. Box 121390, San Diego, CA 92112-1390 -
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