BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Tijuana BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221231T100000 RDATE:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 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:20230312T030000 RDATE:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT 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:4b7d529b18f8680a8e16e8db1106886e CATEGORIES:Field Trips CREATED:20231023T194108 SUMMARY:New Year’s walk to Franklin Point, part of Año Nuevo State Preserve (Hwy 1 coast, southern San Mateo County) LOCATION:Año Nuevo State Preserve (Hwy 1 coast\, southern San Mateo County) DESCRIPTION:Join CNPS members as we celebrate a Chapter tradition of welcoming the New Year with a walk to and BYO picnic at Franklin Point, which is part of the Año Nuevo State Preserve on the San Mateo County coast.\nWe will be explor ing our surroundings as we casually walk towards Franklin Point, which is t he most botanically interesting area of the park. We will be starting from the North Whitehouse Creek Trailhead, which is located south of Pescadero o n Highway 1, just north of the Santa Cruz County line. We’ll enjoy ocean vi ews, California native plants and raptors, songbirds and maybe marine mamma ls.\nCoastal prairie flora we expect to see includes silver bur ragweed (Am brosia chamissonis), California goldenbush (Ericameria ericoides), coastal sagewort (Artemisia pycnocephala) and Argentina anserina (Potentilla anseri na). \nExpected dune flora includes yellow sand verbena (Abronia latifolia) , pink sand verbena (Abronia umbellata), sea side heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum) and American dunegrass (Eleymus mollis). We also expect to se e sea cliff bluff lettuce (Dudleya farinosa) and fleshy jaumea (Jaumea carn osa). As this is a day to have fun sharing nature at the beach with fellow Chapter members, the end time and depth of botanical or fauna discussion ma y depend on participants’ preferences.\nBring binoculars and layers of clot hing for variable coastal conditions including wind, sun, precipitation and fog. We will be walking on sand dunes. Bring a lunch or snacks and fluids. Extreme weather cancels.\nSpace is limited so please reserve your spot by going to our Chapter’s Meetup page to sign up. Driving directions and parki ng tips are provided on the Meetup page.\nBefore signing up, please read th e Año Nuevo State Park restrictions at www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=523 (http s://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=523).\nNote that there are no bathrooms at Fr anklin Point. Flush toilets are located at the main entrance of Año Nuevo State Park, which may require payment to enter. For more information, conta ct Nabeel Al-Shamma at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. document.getElementById('cloak 39262efcdd29e6e8ac5232d94e05cf00').innerHTML = ''; var prefix = '&# 109;a' + 'i&#108;' + '&#116;o'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var addy39262efcdd29e6e8ac5232d94e05cf00 = 'n&#97;b&#101;&#1 01;l4cnps' + '&#64;'; addy39262efcdd29e6e8ac5232d94e05cf00 = addy39 262efcdd29e6e8ac5232d94e05cf00 + 'gm&#97;&#105;l' + '&#46;' + ' c&#111;m'; var addy_text39262efcdd29e6e8ac5232d94e05cf00 = 'n&# 97;b&#101;&#101;l4cnps' + '&#64;' + 'gm&#97;&#105;l' + '&#46;' + 'c&#111;m';document.getElementById('cloak39262efcdd29e6e8 ac5232d94e05cf00').innerHTML += '<a ' + path + '\'' + prefix + ':' + add y39262efcdd29e6e8ac5232d94e05cf00 + '\'>'+addy_text39262efcdd29e6e8ac523 2d94e05cf00+'<\/a>'; . (mailto:nabeel4cnps@gmail.com.)\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join CNPS members as we celebrate a Chapter tradition of welcoming the New Year with a walk to and BYO picnic at Franklin Point, which is part of the Año Nuevo State Preserve on the San Mateo County coast.

We will be exploring our surroundings as we casually walk towards Franklin Point, which is the most botanically interesting area of the park. We will be star ting from the North Whitehouse Creek Trailhead, which is l ocated south of Pescadero on Highway 1, just north of the Santa Cruz County line. We’ll enjoy ocean views, California native plants and raptors, songb irds and maybe marine mammals.

Coastal prairie flora we expect to see includes silver bur ragweed (Ambrosia chamissonis), California go ldenbush (Ericameria ericoides), coastal sagewort (Artemisia p ycnocephala) and Argentina anserina (Potentilla anserina).&nb sp;

Expected dune flora includes yellow sand verbena (Abronia l atifolia), pink sand verbena (Abronia umbellata), sea side he liotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum) and American dunegrass (E leymus mollis). We also expect to see sea cliff bluff lettuce (Dud leya farinosa) and fleshy jaumea (Jaumea carnosa). As this is a day to have fun sharing nature at the beach with fellow Chapter members, the end time and depth of botanical or fauna discussion may depend on part icipants’ preferences.

Bring binoculars and layers of clothing for variable coastal conditions including wind, sun, precipitation and fog. We will be walking on sand dunes. Bring a lunch or snacks and fluids. Extreme weather cancels.

Space is limited so please reserve your spot by goi ng to our Chapter’s Meetup page to sign up. Driving directions and parking tips are provided on the Meetup page.

Before signing up, please read the Año Nuevo State Park restrictions at www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=523.

Note that there are no bathrooms at Franklin Point. Flush toilets are located at the main entr ance of Año Nuevo State Park, which may require payment to enter. For more information, contact Nabeel Al-Shamma at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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