BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Tijuana BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20240215T100000 RDATE:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 RDATE:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 RDATE:20270314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20271107T010000 RDATE:20280312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 RDATE:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RDATE:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270314T030000 RDATE:20271107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:34ce147eb27601e3df7fa3feac86b090 CATEGORIES:Field Trips CREATED:20241227T123331 SUMMARY:Dirca Walk at Windy Hill OSP (Portola Valley) LOCATION:Portola Valley Town Center\, 765 Portola Road in Portola Valley DESCRIPTION:Join Rare Plants Chair Don Thomas for a four mile walk to see the one of th e more accessible populations of the endemic Western leatherwood (Dirca occ identalis). We may also see some early emerging woodland plants in flower.\ nThere will be some moderate but slow-paced hill climbing, with a stop for lunch. We will take the Hamm’s Gulch trail to see the Dirca near a trailsid e bench, which will also be our turnaround point. Along the way, we will wa lk through a variety of plant communities, including meadows, oak woodland, mixed evergreen forest, redwood forest and riparian woodland.\nPlease brin g lunch, snacks and liquid. Heavy rain cancels. RSVP is required to join th e hike. No drop-ins please and space is limited. To reserve your spot, plea se visit our Chapter’s Meetup group, here: www.meetup.com/California-Native -Plant-Society-Santa- Clara-Valley-Chapter/ (https://www.meetup.com/Califor nia-Native-Plant-Society-Santa-Clara-Valley-Chapter/). We open the RSVPs on e week before the event. Find your event within the group and tap/click the “Attend” button to reserve your spot.\nWe will meet at the Portola Valley Town Center, 765 Portola Road in Portola Valley. Driving directions and par king tips are provided on the Meetup page. For questions or more informatio n, please contact Don at This email address is being protected from spambot s. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. document.getElementById('clo ak1ead775db8e103730cb0281daca3d0db').innerHTML = ''; var prefix = '& ;#109;a' + 'i&#108;' + '&#116;o'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var addy1ead775db8e103730cb0281daca3d0db = 'd&#111;n&#101;th&a mp;#111;m&#97;sd' + '&#64;'; addy1ead775db8e103730cb0281daca3d0 db = addy1ead775db8e103730cb0281daca3d0db + 'gm&#97;&#105;l' + '&am p;#46;' + 'c&#111;m'; var addy_text1ead775db8e103730cb0281daca3d0db = 'd&#111;n&#101;th&#111;m&#97;sd' + '&#64;' + 'gm& ;#97;&#105;l' + '&#46;' + 'c&#111;m';document.getElementById('c loak1ead775db8e103730cb0281daca3d0db').innerHTML += '<a ' + path + '\'' + prefix + ':' + addy1ead775db8e103730cb0281daca3d0db + '\'>'+addy_text1 ead775db8e103730cb0281daca3d0db+'<\/a>'; . (mailto:donethomasd@gmai l.com.)\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join Rare Plants Chair Don Thomas for a four mile walk to see the one of the more accessible populations of the endemic Western leatherwood (Dirca occidentalis). We may also see some early emerging woodland pla nts in flower.

There will be some moderate but slow-paced hill climbi ng, with a stop for lunch. We will take the Hamm’s Gulch trail to see the < em>Dirca near a trailside bench, which will also be our turnaround poi nt. Along the way, we will walk through a variety of plant communities, inc luding meadows, oak woodland, mixed evergreen forest, redwood forest a nd riparian woodland.

Please bring lunch, snacks and liquid. Heavy rain cancels. RSVP is required to join the hike. No drop-ins please a nd space is limited. To reserve your spot, please visit our Chapter’s Meetup group, here: www.meetup.com/California-Native-Plan t-Society-Santa- Clara-Valley-Chapter/. We open the RSVPs one week befo re the event. Find your event within the group and tap/click the “Attend” b utton to reserve your spot.

We will meet at the Portola Valley Town Center, 765 Portola Road in Portola Valley. Driving directions and parking tips are provided on the Meetup page. For q uestions or more information, please contact Don at Th is email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enab led to view it..

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