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CALENDAR

Thank you, Wildflower Show volunteers!

• May 10, 2008 (Saturday). - Russ Park day hike. This shady, hilly, spruce-fir forest offers lush understory with favorites such as trillium, fairy bells, wild ginger, and inside-out flower. We'll try to scout the whole park by walking all the trails, about 4 miles. Bring lunch and water; dress for the weather. Meet at 9:00 a.m. at Pacific Union School (3001 Janes Rd., Arcata), 9:30 at MacDonalds end of Bayshore Mall parking lot, or 10:00 at the parking area on Bluff St. in Ferndale. (Turn left off Main onto Ocean, go 1/2 mile.) Return by dark. It's good to tell Carol you are coming 822-2015.
• May 14, 2008 (Wednesday), 7:30 p.m. - "Frogs In Your Garden". Local author Ellin Beltz - biologist, educator, and photographer will show you how to provide frogs with everything they need, in your own garden. Check out her book, 'Frogs, Inside Their Remarkable World". Six Rivers Masonic Lodge, 251 Bayside Road near 7th and Union. Refreshments at 7 p.m. with the program starting at 7:30 p.m.
• May 17, 2008 (Saturday), 10 a.m. - noon - Trinidad Head Plant Walk. Become more familiar with the diverse mix of trees, shrubs, berries, and ferns that clothes our bluffs constantly shaped by ocean winds. Learn of some surprising, isolated plants that survive here too. Bring binoculars for viewing the birds nesting on the offshore rocks. Meet Virginia Waters at the beach parking lot near the base of Trinidad Head. 822- 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• See your name published! Volunteer authors needed for the Redwood Field Guide project. Volunteers should be comfortable using the Jepson Manual. A template is provided for writing. Contact Kim, khaylersbcglobal.net. [3-08]
• Photos of Illegal OHV damage in Tolowa Dunes State Park, and how to help. [12-27-05]
• 2005 Conservation Highlights slide show [1-16-05]
• Web Index of California Wild Plants now is linked to noxious weed information at CA Dept. of Food and Agriculture. (Iris douglasiana is a noxious weed? They think so.) [9-21-05]
• "What makes a plant 'native'? "North Coast CNPS conservation chair Jen Kalt answers this question and explains the value of native plants in a Guest Opinion published 6-15-05 in the "Eureka Reporter" newspaper.
• Read Liz McGee's article on the history of the North Coast Chapter that was printed in the April 2003 issue of Fremontia. [2-14-04]
• Lets explore the willows! Here are a couple of attempts to distinguish between our local species: a key, and a table. Suggestions and contributions are most welcome.[3-28-03]
• "Native Plant Consultation Service" - gardening advice, free to CNPS members [2-5-03]
• "An Overview of North Coast Grasses: Diversity and Distribution across the Landscape", a paper presented by Melissa Brooks at the California Native Grass Association's annual meeting at HSU, April 6-7, 2001 [5-23-01]
• Schedule of the ongoing Jepson Weekend Workshops. [5-8-01]

California Native Plant Society - North Coast Chapter
P.O. Box 1067 Arcata, CA 95518-1067

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