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CATEGORIES:Habitat
CREATED:20260815T193808
SUMMARY:Fountain Thistle Work Party
LOCATION:the end of Lessingia Court in San Mateo
DESCRIPTION:Join Don Thomas and members of the Santa Clara Valley and Yerba Buena CNPS 
 Chapters for our fall fountain thistle habitat restoration work party near 
 the intersection of I-280 and Hwy. 92. We’ll meet on Saturday, November 29 
 and work from 10:00am to noon. Fountain thistle (Cirsium fontinale var. fon
 tinale) is a federally endangered plant species that grows in an unusual an
 d specialized habitat – serpentine seeps – and is only found at our work lo
 cation and in a few other nearby locations on the Peninsula.\nFountain this
 tle’s recovery here is a restoration success story. Once almost completely 
 displaced by jubatagrass (Andean pampas grass), it has largely recovered he
 re, as a result of the work done by CNPS volunteers. The CNPS project is a 
 cooperative of our Santa Clara Valley and Yerba Buena Chapters. However, fo
 untain thistle is still under threat from invasion by non-native plants and
  by woody plants threatening to convert the area to shrubland or woodland. 
 In addition, the bordering dry serpentine zone is habitat to another rare p
 lant, Crystal Springs lessingia (Lessingia arachnoidea), which is threatene
 d by invasion of yellow star-thistle, fennel, tufted wallaby grass (Rytidos
 perma caespitosum) and other non-native plants.\nSturdy gloves are recommen
 ded; you might also want to wear long sleeves/pants and bring sunscreen, wa
 ter, a hat and layered clothing. If you have them, bring tools, such as tro
 wels, spades and shovels. Some tools will also be provided.\nSign up on the
  Chapter’s Meetup page, here: www.meetup.com/California-Native-Plant-Societ
 y-Santa-Clara-Valley-Chapter/ (https://www.meetup.com/California-Native-Pla
 nt-Society-Santa-Clara-Valley-Chapter/)www.meetup.com/California-Native-Pla
 nt-Society-Santa-Clara-Valley-Chapter/ (https://www.meetup.com/California-N
 ative-Plant-Society-Santa-Clara-Valley-Chapter/).\nWe’ll meet at the end of
  Lessingia Court in San Mateo. For more info., contact Don at  (mailto:done
 thomasd@gmail.com.)This email address is being protected from spambots. You
  need JavaScript enabled to view it..\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div class="jev_evdt_desc"><p class="p1">Join Don Thomas and members of the
  Santa Clara Valley&nbsp;and Yerba Buena CNPS Chapters for our fall fountai
 n&nbsp;thistle habitat restoration work party<span>&nbsp;</span><b>near the
  intersection&nbsp;</b><b>of I-280 and Hwy. 92</b>. We’ll meet on<span>&nbs
 p;</span><b>Saturday,&nbsp;</b><b>November 29 and work from 10:00am to noon
 .&nbsp;</b>Fountain thistle (<i>Cirsium fontinale<span>&nbsp;</span></i>var
 <i>. fontinale)</i><span>&nbsp;</span>is a&nbsp;federally endangered plant 
 species that grows in an unusual&nbsp;and specialized habitat – serpentine 
 seeps – and is only&nbsp;found at our work location and in a few other near
 by&nbsp;locations on the Peninsula.</p><p class="p1">Fountain thistle’s rec
 overy here is a restoration success&nbsp;story. Once almost completely disp
 laced by jubatagrass&nbsp;(Andean pampas grass), it has largely recovered h
 ere, as a&nbsp;result of the work done by CNPS volunteers. The CNPS&nbsp;pr
 oject is a cooperative of our Santa Clara Valley and&nbsp;Yerba Buena Chapt
 ers. However, fountain thistle is still&nbsp;under threat from invasion by 
 non-native plants and by&nbsp;woody plants threatening to convert the area 
 to shrubland&nbsp;or woodland. In addition, the bordering dry serpentine&nb
 sp;zone is habitat to another rare plant, Crystal Springs&nbsp;lessingia (<
 i>Lessingia arachnoidea</i>), which is threatened by&nbsp;invasion of yello
 w star-thistle, fennel, tufted wallaby grass&nbsp;(<i>Rytidosperma caespito
 sum</i>) and other non-native plants.</p><p class="p1">Sturdy gloves are re
 commended; you might also want to&nbsp;wear long sleeves/pants and bring su
 nscreen, water, a hat&nbsp;and layered clothing. If you have them, bring to
 ols, such as&nbsp;trowels, spades and shovels. Some tools will also be&nbsp
 ;provided.</p><p class="p1">Sign up on the Chapter’s<span>&nbsp;</span><b>M
 eetup page</b>, here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.meetup.com/California-Nativ
 e-Plant-Society-Santa-Clara-Valley-Chapter/">www.meetup.com/California-Nati
 ve-Plant-Society-Santa-Clara-Valley-Chapter/</a><span class="s1"><a href="h
 ttps://www.meetup.com/California-Native-Plant-Society-Santa-Clara-Valley-Ch
 apter/">www.meetup.com/California-Native-Plant-Society-Santa-Clara-Valley-C
 hapter/</a>.</span></p><p class="p1">We’ll meet at the end of Lessingia Cou
 rt in San Mateo. For&nbsp;more info., contact Don at<span>&nbsp;</span><a h
 ref="mailto:donethomasd@gmail.com."><span id="cloak8e077f3c7ae3af087c598c29
 f8c2ccb4"></span></a><joomla-hidden-mail  is-link="1" is-email="1" first="Z
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