What we’re about
We protect and enjoy California native plants together -- go on field trips, enjoy lectures and local hikes. Learn about native plants of the East Bay and beyond with us !
- Dogs: We apologize, but ask that dogs not attend events.
- Legal Disclaimer: by joining this group or participating in an event, members and any guests agree to be 100% responsible for their own safety and health. Members and any guests agree to hold harmless and indemnify California Native Plant Society, its representative chapters, any organizers, event leaders, agents and employees from any and all liability arising from the existence of this group. Members agree to notify any guests of this legal requirement before participation in a group activity. Additionally, if the member or participant is a minor, the minor's responsible adult must agree to this release of liability regarding the minor before the minor may participate.
You can find out more about the Society's activities on our chapter's website: www.ebcnps.org.
Upcoming events (4)
See all- Early Spring Blooms at Mitchell Canyon in Mt. Diablo State ParkMount Diablo State Park 96 Mitchell Canyon Road, Clayton, California, Clayton, CA
Join David Margolies to see early spring wildflowers and more along the Mitchell Canyon Road trail in Mount Diablo State Park.
Meeting Location: Start of the Mitchell Canyon Trail (at the south end of Mitchell Canyon Road in Clayton, CA)
Bring $6 cash for parking fee (or display a valid California State Parks pass)We will hike up the trail looking at early blooms, ferns, shrubs, and trees, and also Asterella liverworts. We’re starting early in the day because the Mitchell Canyon parking lot fills up quickly.
Photo of blue dicks (Dipterostemon capitatus) by J. Maughn (CC BY 2.0).
Legal: By joining this group or participating in an event, members and any guests agree to be 100% responsible for their own safety and health. Members and any guests agree to hold harmless and indemnify California Native Plant Society, its representative chapters, any organizers, event leaders, agents and employees from any and all liability arising from the existence of this group. Members agree to notify any guests of this legal requirement before participation in a group activity. Additionally, if the member or participant is a minor, the minor's responsible adult must agree to this release of liability regarding the minor before the minor may participate.
- Learn Little Plants at Reinhardt Redwood Regional ParkOakland's Canyon Meadow Staging Area, Redwood Regional Park, Oakland, CA
Led by Ixchel G.R., an evolutionary biologist and enthusiastic teacher, we will walk on a mostly flat trail along Redwood Creek, surrounded by---- redwoods! But this time, we will focus on the little plants. We will search the soil and tree barks for hornworts, liverworts and mosses. Ixchel's goal: At the end of the morning you will be able to distinguish these three groups in the field and you will excited about looking at small plants. She will point out different species of liverworts, we will chat about what makes the three groups of bryophytes so different, and we will spend a lot of time looking at the details of the microworld.
We will spend extended periods of time staring at the ground and natural walls.
Length and Difficulty: 4 miles out and back, 200 ft of elevation gain. An easy hike, but there will be a lot of kneeling. 2-3 hours. Or so.
Meet at Canyon Meadow Staging Area Parking Lot in Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park. Our leader will be at the end of the parking lot wearing a yellow and blue hat that says “do good”.
Event is free but note $5 parking fee per vehicleWhat and what not to bring:
- Good idea to wear long sleeves to defend from poison oak.
- Always a good idea to bring snacks and water.
- Highly recommended to have hand-lens; something like this, for example.
- No dogs, see below.
CNPS-EB Standard language:
- Dogs: Though dogs are beloved by many, dogs may not attend this event.
- Legal Disclaimer: by joining this group or participating in an event, members and any guests agree to be 100% responsible for their own safety and health. Members and any guests agree to hold harmless and indemnify California Native Plant Society, its representative chapters, any organizers, event leaders, agents and employees from any and all liability arising from the existence of this group. Members agree to notify any guests of this legal requirement before participation in a group activity. Additionally, if the member or participant is a minor, the minor's responsible adult must agree to this release of liability regarding the minor before the minor may participate.
