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/.

  • October 23 to 25. Symposium (online only). Getting Ahead of the Invasion Curve.

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.

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.

  • April 22 to 24, 2024. Workshop. Vernal pool plant taxonomy.
  • June 4 to 6, 2024. Workshop. Introduction to plant identification.
  • August 12 to 14, 2024. Workshop. Sensitive natural communities on the North Coast.
  • August 21 to 23, 2024. Workshop. Vegetation rapid assessment/relevé.

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/

  • April 1 to May 31, 2024. Photo contest. California native plant photo contest.
  • April 18, 2024. Zoom presentation. Wildflowers of Table Mountain: life between rock and water.
  • May 4, 2024. Workshop. Introduction to keying manzanitas (Arctostaphylos, Ericaceae).

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/

  • April 16 to 19, 2024. Workshop. Flora of Clear Creek Management Area, San Benito County.
  • April 25 to 28, 2024. Workshop. Fifty plant families in the field, Monterey Bay.
  • May 4 to 5, 2024. Workshop. Introduction to California Botany.
  • May 16 to 19, 2024. Workshop. Flora of the San Jacinto Mountains.
  • May 31 to June 2, 2024. Workshop. California’s native bees: biology, ecology, and identification.
  • June 7 to 9, 2024. Workshop. Seaweed frolic at Bodega Head.
  • June 8 to 9, 2024. Workshop. Basic botany and an introduction to California plant families.
  • June 20 to 23, 2024. Workshop. Flora of the Bodie Hills and vicinity.
  • June 27 to 30, 2024. Workshop. Flora of the Marble Mountains.
  • July 25 to 28, 2024. Workshop. Sky island flora of the White Mountains.
  • November 1 to 3, 2024. Workshop. Diversity, morphology, and ecology of California oaks.
  • 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.

  • April 21, 2024. Field trip. Wild trout and fly fishing in Clear Creek.
  • April 27, 2024. Field trip. Native pollinator projects.
  • April 28, 2024. Field trip. Native plant identification and uses.
  • May 4, 2024. Field trip. Inside the Rotary screw trap 101.
  • May 5, 2024. Field trip. Gold Rush history walk.
  • May 18, 2024. Field trip. Historic Horsetown photo.

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/

  • April 20, 2024. Field trip. Vina Plains Preserve.
  • April 20, 2024. Garden tour. Water-wise and habitat-friendly garden 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.
  • April 24, 2024. Field trip. Hikshari’ Trail and adjacent dunes.
  • April 27, 2024. Field trip. Ferns in the dunes.
  • May 3 to 5, 2024. Wildflower show. 2024 Spring wildflower show.
  • May 4 & 5, 2024. Plant sale. Spring native plant sale.
  • May 8, 2024. Presentation (in-person and remote options). Wildflowers on the trail: northern California Pacific Crest Trail.
  • May 18, 2024. Field trip. Stony Creek day hike.

Shasta Birding Society (formerly Wintu Audubon Society)

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

    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.

    • April 18, 2024. Presentation. Hog Lake and environs.
    • April 20, 2024. Festival. 2024 Redding Earth Day Festival.
    • April 21, 2024. Field trip. Hog Lake Plateau, Sacramento River Bend Recreation Area.
    • April 23, 2024. Field trip. Native plant walk, Redding Arboretum.
    • May 12, 2024. Wildflower show. 31st Annual Siskiyou County Mother’s Day Wildflower Show.

    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/.

    • April 18, 2024. Presentation. Hog Lake and environs.
    • April 20, 2024. Festival. 2024 Redding Earth Day Festival.
    • April 21, 2024. Field trip. Hog Lake Plateau, Sacramento River Bend Recreation Area.
    • April 23, 2024. Field trip. Native plant walk, Redding Arboretum.
    • May 4, 2024. Field trip. Phillips Brothers Mill tour.

    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/.

    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/.

    • May 11, 2024. Field course. Botany 101 at the Rogue River Preserve.
    • May 19, 2024. Field course. Spring mushrooms of the Southern Cascades.
    • June 9, 2024. Field course. Early summer mushrooms of the Cascades.
    • June 18 to 20, 2024. Field course. The wide world of butterflies & diurnal moths.

    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.

    • April 20, 2024. Field trip. Dye Creek Preserve’s hikes.

    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.

    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!