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Featured Event

Fall Plant Sale
Saturday
October 18th

Photo by Ray Feiock
(download flyer)
For more information
For Pre-Order instructions email plantsale@cnpssd.org


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 info@cnpssd.org 
(More about our chapter.)


Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri) - the chapter logo

Membership

Join Us !

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.


After The Fire - Revegetation and recovery guidelines, references and resources.
Border Fence - What we know and what you should know.

California Native Plant Society **new** A list of 32 Local Chapters
California Native Plant Society Local Chapter Newsletters
**new**
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.

Education and Community Outreach - Outreach and Educational Materials Available for Free! **new**

Event Calendars for 28 other Organizations Botanical,
Field Reports

Field Trips & Clinics - Explore diverse plant communities from the coast to the desert.
Gardening with Natives
- Grow natives. Find out why and how.

**List of Native Plant Nurseries

Invasive Plants -Information and links on invasive plant eradication and control projects (updated 7/27/08)

Lectures & Classes - Subjects of interest, Botany, Fire, Geology etc.

Natives in the News - Information and links to recent news articles of interest to the San Diego plant community.

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

Recycle and Raise money for CNPS

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

You have 3 options now
Restoration Reports - Restoration projects monitored by CNPS members.

Mission Trails Pipeline Project -1995 to Present Day

Old Town State Park Full report and pictures

School Gardens - Information on school gardens. 

Vegetation Committee Activities - Rapid Assessment vegetation surveys
Work Parties

Old Town State Park - Apr 12th - Peter plants first plant

Workshops

Rare Plants, Wildfire Education, Sage Advice Workshops (Tree of Life)


 

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


Calendar

Chapter Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Room 101 or 104, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park. 7:00 - 7:30 PM is a time for discussion, camaraderie, visiting, and enjoying the sales table.
We usually carry a small selection of native plants at our monthly meetings. New members who sign up at the meeting will receive a free plant.


Sept 6 - Saturday - Master Gardener Seminar
Timely Tips for Fall Gardeners
Marina Village Conference Center - Map it
Sept 7 - Sunday - Native Plant Nature Walk
Tecolote Canyon

9:00am to11:00am
Meet at the Tecolote Canyon Nature Center
Sept 13 - Saturday - Weeding and Planting Party
Old Town State Park Native Plant Garden
1:00pm to 3:00pm
More information
Sept 16 - Chapter Meeting - 3rd Tuesday
California Native Plants for the Garden
by Bart O'Brien

Oct 5th - Sunday - Fiesta del Rio
Imperial Beach Pier Plaza
1:00 pm until 5:00 pm
Celebrating the Tijuana River Estuary & its Cultures: Where Nature & Nations Meet
More information
Oct 18th - Saturday - 2008 Fall Plant Sale !!!!!!!
San Diego Chapter of the California Native Plant Society
More information
Fall 2008 Plant List

The prices on the plant list are not current for this year. Prices will be updated soon and a notice will go out on this website and the CNPS Listserve.
Oct 21st - Chapter Meeting - 3rd Tuesday
Nov 8 - Saturday - Weeding and Planting Party
Old Town State Park Native Plant Garden
1:00pm to 3:00pm
More information
Nov 8 - Saturday - Propagation Workshop
Learn the basics of native plant propagation
9:00am to 12:00pm (noon)
More information
Dec 13 - Saturday - Weeding and Planting Party
Old Town State Park Native Plant Garden
1:00pm to 3:00pm
More information

Volunteer Opportunites
Volunteer Opportunities with CNPS San Diego  
(Updated 6/29/2008)


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 - September 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.


San Diego County Plant Atlas Project


San Diego Couny Plant Atlas Project Home Page

Plant Atlas Overview

Search the Plant Atlas Database

[Dedicated to the Preservation of California Native Flora]
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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