All members are invited to join us at a social evening to celebrate the Chapter’s yearly achievements. M embers are encouraged to bring guests. As always, this popular dinner& nbsp;potluck will be held at the Shoup Garden House in Los Altos. Bring your favorite dish to share with everyone . Or, you can bring drinks or wine. Enjoy great conversation and our fabulous speaker for the night, Michael Uhler .

Enjoy great conversation and our fabulous spea ker for the night, Michael Uhler. Michael is the curator and horticulturist of the Sierra Nevada section at the Reg ional Parks Botanic Garden in Tilden Regional Park. He will talk about his search for alpine plants in the Sierra Nevada.

T his is a great opportunity to meet other like-minded individuals, Chap ter leadership and other volunteers. The evening includes a fun silent auction and shopping for books and other items from the Chapter store . An RSVP is not required, but if you know that you are coming, we&nbs p;would love to hear from you in advance, so we can plan accordingly. You can RSVP and sign up to help with setup or cleanu p here: www.cnps-scv.org/potluck-signup.

Book and Silent Auction Donations Welcome! Is it tim e to clean out your library? Although we are ordering fewer new books for our Chapter sales, we welcome your used books to sell at our potlu ck and other events. We’re looking for native plant field guides, flor as, gardening books, hiking guides and natural history books. For the potluck silent auction, we also welcome art, textiles and other n ice items. Contact Judy Fenerty at This ema il address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to arrange pick-up/ drop-off.

Setup starts 4:30 PM