BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Tijuana 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:20240418T120000 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:926cd3f001ebb35307b28b7735784766 CATEGORIES:Field Trips CREATED:20250319T094649 SUMMARY:Vernal Pool Wildflower Tours in Fremont LOCATION:Fremont DESCRIPTION:The California Native Plant Society and the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay N ational Wildlife Refuge are pleased to present the Discover the Vernal Pool Grassland in Your Own Backyard wildflower tours at the Warm Springs Unit i n Fremont. A spring and an early summer tour highlight the many unique plan ts of the South Bay's largest vernal pool grassland.\nThese tours are for C NPS members only. If you are interested in joining a tour, please contact A idona Kakouros at  (mailto:aidona_kakouros@fws.gov)This email address is be ing protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to reg ister.  Please indicate in your email:\n1) which of the tours you are inter ested in, 2) how many guests you are bringing, 3) your CNPS Chapter, and 4)  preferred email to send directions and any other notifications related to the event you are interested in.  Directions to the meeting site will be pr ovided nearer to the event date. Space is limited.\n“Kaleidoscopic” Vernal pool blooms tour, Saturday, April 19, 2025, 12:00pm to 3:30pm \nView rings of colorful blooms and pools fi lled with a tapestry of fl oral textures. W e'll see species endemic to vernal pools such as the federally-endangered C ontra Costa goldfi elds (Lasthenia conjugens) and its Downingia partner at Warm Springs, fl atface calicofl ower (D. pulchella). Other botanical beaut ies include stalked popcornfl ower (Plagiobothrys stipitatus), the rare ver nal pincushion plant (Navarretia prostrata), California eryngo (Eryngium ar istulatum var. hooveri), and many more.\n“Power to the Pollinators” Summer Native Plant Community Tour, Saturday, June 21, 9:00am to 12:30pm\nAt this time of year, the dry pools are dotted with saline tolerant, warm-season pe rennials such as alkali heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum), alkali mall ow (Malvella leprosa) and alkali weed (Cressa truxillensis). Super bloomers like common spikeweed (Centromadia pungens) and alkali heath (Frankenia sa lina) display masses of fl owers, 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 (Extr iplex joaquinana) and Atriplex species.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The California Native Plant Society and the Don Edwards San Francis co Bay National Wildlife Refuge are pleased to present the Dis cover the Vernal Pool Grassland in Your Own Backyard wildflower to urs at the Warm Springs Unit in Fremont. A spring and an early summer tour highlight the many unique plants of the South Bay's largest vernal pool gra ssland.

These tours are for CNPS members only.  If you are interested in joining a tour, please contact Aidona Kakouros at& nbsp;This email address is being protected from spambots. You ne ed JavaScript enabled to view it. to r egister.  Please indicate in your email:

1) which of the tours you are interested in, 2) how many guests you a re bringing, 3) your CNPS Chapter, and 4) 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.

“Kale idoscopic” Vernal pool blooms tour, Saturday, April 19, 2025, 12:00pm to 3: 30pm 

View rings of colorful blooms and pools fi lled w ith a tapestry of fl oral textures. We'll see species endemic to vernal poo ls such as the federally-endangered Contra Costa goldfi elds (Lasthenia conjugens) and its Downingia partner at Warm Springs, fl atface calic ofl ower (D. pulchella). Other botanical beauties include stalked popcornfl ower (Plagiobothrys stipitatus), the rare vernal pincush ion plant (Navarretia prostrata), California eryngo (Eryngium aristulatum var. hooveri), and many more.

“P ower to the Pollinators” Summer Native Plant Community Tour, Saturday, June 21, 9:00am to 12:30pm

At this time of year, the dry poo ls are dotted with saline tolerant, warm-season perennials such as alkali h eliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum), alkali mallow (Malvella leprosa) and alkali weed (Cressa truxillensis). Super bloome rs like common spikeweed (Centromadia pungens) and alkali heath (< em>Frankenia salina) display masses of fl owers, providing important s ources of nectar to pollinators. We’ll also seek out rare or unusual plants including Congdon's tarplant (Centromadia parryi ssp. congdon ii), San Joaquin spearscale (Extriplex joaquinana) and Atripl ex species.

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