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General Information

The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is a statewide non-profit  organization of amateurs and professionals with a common interest in California's native plants. The Society, seeks to increase understanding of California's native flora and to preserve this rich resource for future generations. Membership is open to all. Our members have diverse interests including natural history, botany, ecology, conservation, photography, drawing, hiking, and gardening.

TOYON , our chapter's bi-monthly newsletter, features a calendar of events, news about local conservation issues, and matters of interest relating to the southern California flora. (If CNPS members from other chapters would like subscribe to the Toyon, please email David Hollombe.)

NEWHALL RANCH DRAFT EIR/EIS DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUGUST 25

The Department of Fish and Game, in coordination with
    the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is pleased to announce an extension of the public comment and review period for the Newhall Ranch Resource Development and Management Plan (RMDP) and Spineflower Conservation Plan
    (SCP) Draft EIS/EIR. The public comment period, which began on April 27, 2009, was scheduled to close June 26, 2009. The public comment period as extended will now close on August 25, 2009.

Theodore Payne Foundation
to Present Classes
at Headwaters Corner, Calabasas

Look, Ma, No Lawn! with Lili Singer

Saturday, July 25, 9:00-11:00 am

Friday, July 31, 6:30-8:30 pm

 

Location (not at TPF): Headwaters Corner at Calabasas - Masson House, 23075 Mulholland Hwy., Calabasas 91302

Fee: $40 Pre-registration required. For tickets, call the Theodore Payne Foundation at (818) 768-1802.

 

Are you ready to lose the lawn?  Learn how to take out your turf grass and what to plant in its place – specifically low-care natives that need no fertilizer and use a fraction of the water required for turf. Lili is a horticulturist and garden writer, and Special Projects Coordinator for the Theodore Payne Foundation.

Goldspotted Oak Borer Found
in San Diego County

Download PDF article here

Judge Rules in Favor of CNPS
re: Four Southern California Forests

Download PDF here

THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION
SUMMER HOURS:

 July 2 - October 13: Thursday - Saturday,
8:30am - 4:30pm

TPF SUMMER CLASSES

Propagating California Native Plants with
Louise Gonzalez and Brendan Galipeau

Saturday, July 11, 9:00 a.m.-noon
$35 members, $45 non-members


Discover the basics of propagating California native plants! The class is part of an ongoing series with TPF nursery staff. Different techniques will be learned and various species of plants will be propagated in each hands-on session.

Container Gardening with Native Plants
with Steve Gerischer

Saturday, July 18, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
$25 members, $35 non-members

Container gardens are beautiful, versatile and can enhance any garden, from small balcony to vast patio to large-scale landscape. Potted native plants also provide habitat for birds, butterflies and other welcome wildlife. Steve has created award-winning landscapes with his company, Larkspur Garden Design.

Native Plant Garden Maintenance
with Barbara Eisenstein

Saturday, July 25, 9:00am-noon
$30 members, $40 non-members

This hands-on session is limited to 12 participants. Subjects covered include watering, fertilizing (or not), pruning, grooming, mulching and other aspects of garden maintenance. You’ll also discover how plants respond to pruning cuts (good and bad), what we trigger with our gardening activities, and how to develop good maintenance goals. Barbara is an avid native plant gardener, garden writer and consultant (wildsuburbia.blogspot.com).

Pre-registration required. For tickets, call the Theodore Payne Foundation at (818) 768-1802.
 

     


MONTHLY FIELD TRIPS

SUN 7/5 8:45am
Malibu Bluffs Park
Restoration Project

SAT 7/11 8:45am

Malibu Bluffs Park
Restoration Project

SUN 7/12 8:45am
Malibu Bluffs Park: Tapia Unit
Weed War

Check out our current newsletter for details.

TUESDAY EVENING PROGRAMS

July 14  ·  7:30 - 9:30pm

Title: What’s Blooming Now?

Presenter: Anthony Valois, PhD
Santa Monica Mountains NRA

Each spring many people visit the trails of the Santa Monica Mountains NRA looking to see our famous wildflowers.  In summer the casual perusal of spectacular displays give way to the more dedicated hunt conducted by the true flower connoisseur.  Where do we go and what can we expect to find once green gives way to tans and browns?  We will explore this in general terms and in the context of a large gallery of flower pictures.  The title of this presentation is drawn from the Park’s “What’s Blooming” website, which will be used as a resource during the talk.

Sepulveda Garden Center
16633 Magnolia Blvd. Encino
Click Here for Map

NO AUGUST PROGRAM

Programs and Events are free to the public unless otherwise specified.

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RENEW ONLINE
Renew your CNPS membership online using a credit card. As an option, set it up to renew automatically year after year. It is quick, easy, convenient, and reduces renewal mailing costs.

For a limited time, join CNPS at the $45 rate and receive a free Wildflower Poster of your choice. 

SEPULVEDA BASIN WEB SITE

www.sepulvedabasinwildlife.org

Learn about the incredible biological diversity of the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve
that is located in the heart of the San Fernando Valley
at the junction of the 101 and 405 freeways.

NEW SCHOOL & URBAN GARDEN
INFORMATION AVAILABLE

Click  below to download the pdfs

A Survival Guide

Grant Applications Advice

Why Native Grasslands?

Click HERE to download article written by
California State Parks Foundation (2mb .pdf)

 

 

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