List of Events

Below is a quick-reference guide to events currently offered, listed by organization. Details and further information for all events listed can be found in our Calendar. Websites for each organization listed are given for your convenience.

California Invasive Plant Council

California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) offers training sessions when their budget allows. Symposia continue to be offered yearly. Visit Cal-IPC at https://www.cal-ipc.org/.

  • November 15, 2024. Workshop. Cal-IPC practitioner workshop.

California Native Grasslands Association

The California Native Grasslands Association (CNGA) offers various events throughout the year. For details and registration information, please go to cnga.org.

  • February 6 to 7, 2025. Symposium. Better Grasslands through Knowledge: A CNGA Science-Based Symposium.

California Native Plant Society

CNPS offers periodic workshops and professional training courses. Discounted registration fees are available to CNPS members. See https://www.cnps.org/education/workshops for full descriptions and registration information.

Friends of the Ahart Herbarium

Friends of the Ahart Herbarium (formerly Friends of the Chico State Herbarium) offers workshops and presentations throughout the year. Their events calendar is at http://friendsoftheahartherbarium.org/

  • November 21, 2024. Presentation. Research and conservation of rare alkali wetland plant species in the southern Great Basin and Mojave deserts.
  • December 7, 2024. Workshop. Native Plant Holiday Wreath Workshop.

Friends of the Jepson Herbarium

Friends of the Jepson Herbarium offers weekend workshops, most of which will be in person, and mini-workshops, all of which are virtual. All require pre-registration and fees. (Wait-listed workshops are not included in the following list.) Details can be found at ucjeps.berkeley.edu/workshops/

  • November 16 to 17, 2024. Workshop. Introduction to Poaceae.
  • December 7 to 8, 2024. Workshop. Mushrooms of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve

Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve (HCCP) sponsors a series of outdoor events each spring and fall. Events typically start at the HCCP parking area on Clear Creek Road, about 7 miles west of Highway 273, just west of the Clear Creek bridge, and are free. Please see horsetownclearcreekpreserve.org for further information.

  • November 9, 2024. Field trip. Autumn walk.
  • November 10, 2024. Field trip. Geography and more.

Mt. Lassen Chapter CNPS

Mt. Lassen Chapter CNPS, based out of Chico, offers many fun field trips and presentations throughout the year. Their website is https://mountlassen.cnps.org/

  • November 16, 2024. Field trip. CSU Chico campus tree tour.

    North Coast Chapter CNPS

    North Coast Chapter CNPS, headquartered in Arcata, is a busy chapter that sponsors plant sales, wildflower shows, walks, talks, field trips, and camping and backpacking adventures. Their website is https://northcoastcnps.org/

    • Every first Saturday of the month. Garden tour. Native plant garden tour.
    • November 13, 2024. Presentation. Native plants in our yards: how to create gardens that restore ourselves and the natural world.
    • November 17, 2024. Field trip. De los carpelos nacen los frutos / From carpels come fruits.
    • December 7, 2024. Field trip. Sue-meg State Park plant walk.
    • December 11, 2024. Presentation. Sundry slide shows.

    Shasta Birding Society

    Wintu Audubon Society offers birding excursions and presentations all year long. Their website is at https://www.wintuaudubon.org/

    • November 9, 2024. Birding field trip. Gray Lodge Wildlife Area.
    • November 16, 2024. Birding field trip. Fall River Lake/McArthur Swamp.
    • November 23, 2024. Birding field trip. Churn Creek Open Space.
    • November 30, 2024. Birding field trip. Coleman Fish Hatchery/Battle Creek Wildlife Area walk.

    Shasta Chapter CNPS

    Shasta Chapter CNPS sponsors a diverse array of activities and events throughout the year, all of which will be posted on this blog site. Please see our website at https://chapters.cnps.org/shasta/ for more information about our chapter.

    • November 17, 2024. Field trip. Sloppy Joe Trail hike, West Redding
    • November 21, 2024. Presentation. Monarch Fellowship.

      Shasta Environmental Alliance

      Shasta Environmental Alliance (SEA) has many diverse events and activities running throughout the year. See their website at https://www.ecoshasta.org/.

      • November 9, 2024. Field trip. Walk through proposed 110-acre development, Quartz Hill area.
      • November 17, 2024. Field trip. Sloppy Joe Trail hike, West Redding

      Shasta Land Trust

      Shasta Land Trust’s Wildways series of fundraising events begin in April and run through the rest of the year. All events require fees and reservations. For further information, visit their site at https://www.shastalandtrust.org/.

      • November 7, 2024. Field trip. Hike at Cow Creek Ranch.

      Siskiyou Field Institute

      Siskiyou Field Institute (SFI), based out of Deer Creek Center in Selma, Oregon, offers many classes and field courses on a diverse set of topics throughout the year. All classes require reservations and fees. SFI’s website is at https://siskiyoufieldinstitute.org/.

      • November 10, 2024. Field class. Mushrooms of the Siskiyous.
      • November 16 to 17, 2024. Field course. Truffles of the Siskiyous.

      The Nature Conservancy

      The Nature Conservancy (TNC) sponsors occasional field trips throughout the year. Contact information varies with event, and is provided with every listing.

      Turtle Bay Exploration Park

      Turtle Bay’s McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Nursery offers occasional presentations, weekly walks through their botanical garden, and an annual plant sale. Turtle Bay Exploration Park website is at https://www.turtlebay.org/

      • Every Saturday. Garden tour. Guided garden walks with the horticulture manager.
      • November 16, 2024. Presentation. Plant talk: garden structures & elements.

      US Forest Service

      The US Forest Service provides presentations, field trips, and volunteer opportunities throughout the year. Contact information varies with sponsoring forest; details are provided for each event listed.

      & More!

      Here are the now-and-then events that don’t fit in any of the above categories, but are nonetheless worthwhile and of great interest to California’s native plant lovers!