California Native Plant Society
Santa Clara Valley Chapter
Santa Clara Valley Chapter
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Come and experience the last piece of lowland vernal pool grassland in the South Bay. The Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge is inviting CNPS members to guided tours in the Warm Springs Unit, a site with limited public access. These tours are being offered at different times to capture the temporal and spatial diversity of this unique site, home to many listed, rare and unusual species.
At this time of year, the dry pools are dotted with saline tolerant, warm-season perennials such as alkali heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum), alkali mallow (Malvella leprosa) and alkali weed (Cressa truxillensis). Super bloomers like common spikeweed (Centromadia pungens) and alkali heath (Frankenia salina) display masses of flowers, providing important sources of nectar to pollinators. We’ll also seek out rare or unusual plants including Congdon's tarplant (Centromadia parryi ssp. congdonii), San Joaquin spearscale (Extriplex joaquinana) and Atriplex species.
If you are interested joining a tour, please contact Aidona Kakouros at aidona_kakouros@fws.gov to register. Please indicate in your email 1) which of the tours you are interested in, 2) how many guests you are bringing, and 3) preferred email to send directions and any other notifications related to the event you are interested in. Directions to the meeting site will be provided nearer to the event date. Space is limited.
| Thu Mar 13 @ 7:00PM - 08:30PM Get Inspired! Design and Maintain Native Plants a Talk by Stephanie Morris |
| Fri Mar 14 @ 9:00AM - Edgewood Restoration |
| Sat Mar 15 @ 8:00AM - 10:00AM Lake Cunningham Native Garden |
| Sat Mar 15 @ 9:00AM - 11:00AM Community Work Day at the Native Plant Garden in Kirk Park |
| Sat Mar 15 @ 9:00AM - 11:00AM Cataldi Park Native Garden |
| Sat Mar 15 @ 9:00AM - 11:00AM Kirk Park Pollinator Garden |
| Sat Mar 15 @10:00AM - 02:00PM Stile Ranch Trail (South San Jose) |
| Wed Mar 19 @ 9:40AM - 01:00PM Tulare Hill Wildflower Walk (San Jose) |
| Fri Mar 21 @ 9:00AM - Edgewood Restoration |
| Sat Mar 22 @ 8:00AM - 10:00AM Lake Cunningham Native Garden |
