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Featured Event
CNPS Chapter
Fall Plant Sale

October 16, 2010

 

Balboa Park, Casa del Prado Theater Courtyard
1700 Village Place
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Map it !!
Open to CNPS members at 10 AM
Join or renew membership at the Sale
Pre-order information coming soon !


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
(More about our chapter.)

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Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri) - the chapter logoMembership

Join CNPS and receive a free gift!
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.
****Comment Letters (most recent posting 7/25/10)*
****San Diego's Environmental Report Card - 2009 Report
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****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 - 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. 

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 Sept 4, 2010


San Diego County Plant Atlas Project


San Diego County Plant Atlas Project Home Page

Plant Atlas Overview

Search the Plant Atlas Database


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.



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.


Sept 4 - Vegetation Survey - 1st Saturday
Rancho San Miguel Otay Tarplant Preserve
More information

Sept 5 - Chaparral Walkabout
Elfin Forest Preserve in Escondido
Leader - Rick Halsey
More information

Sept 11 - Garden Work Party - 2nd Saturday
Old Town State Park Native Garden
1:00pm to 3:00pm
More information

Sept 13 - Naturally in San Diego - Monday
San Diego Horticultural Society program
Speaker - Margaret Fillius
6:00pm
More information

Sept 19 - Seed & Bulb Team Work Event - Sunday
Tecolote Nature Center
9:00am to 12:00pm
Email for more information

Sept 21- No Pre-Chapter Meeting

Sept 21 - Chapter Meeting - 3rd Tuesday
Cedros and Guadalupe Islands: Pacific Coast Islands with diverse and unique species and habitats
Speaker - Tom Oberbauer

More information

October 9 - Symposium - Saturday
36th Annual Southern California Botanists Symposium
Southern California Mountains: You say coastal, I say cismontane
More information

October 10 - Seed & Bulb Team Work Event
Tecolote Nature Center
9:00am to 12:00pm
Email for more information

October 11 - Desert Plants for San Diego
San Diego Horticultural Society program
Speaker - Wendy Proud
6:00pm

October 14, 15 & 16 - Cal-IPC Symposium
Weeds and Wildlife:Impacts and Interactions
Ventura, California
More information and registration

October 16 - Plant Sale - Saturday
Balboa Park, Casa del Prado Theater Courtyard

11:00am to 3:00pm
More information (pdf)

October 19- Chapter Meeting - 3rd Tuesday

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
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


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Monthly Newsletters

Browse our monthly newsletters - July 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

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