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CREATED:20261024T001043
SUMMARY:Fountain Thistle Work Party
LOCATION:Lessingia Court in San Mateo
DESCRIPTION:Join Don Thomas along with members of the Santa Clara Valley and Yerba Buen
 a CNPS Chapters for our fall fountain thistle habitat restoration work part
 y near the intersection of I-280 and Hwy. 92. We’ll meet on Saturday, Novem
 ber 21 and work from 10:00am to noon.\nFountain thistle (Cirsium fontinale 
 var. fontinale) is a federally endangered plant species that grows in an un
 usual and specialized habitat – serpentine seeps – and is only found at our
  work location and in a few other nearby locations on the Peninsula.\nFount
 ain thistle’s recovery here is a restoration success story. Once almost com
 pletely displaced by jubatagrass (Andean pampas grass), it has largely reco
 vered here as a result of the work done by CNPS volunteers. The CNPS projec
 t is a cooperative effort of the Santa Clara Valley and Yerba Buena Chapter
 s. However, fountain thistle is still under threat from invasion by new jub
 ata grass seedlings, by other non-native plants and by woody plants threate
 ning to convert the area to shrubland or woodland. In addition, the borderi
 ng dry serpentine zone is habitat to another rare plant, Crystal Springs le
 ssingia (Lessingia arachnoidea), which is threatened by invasion of yellow 
 star-thistle, fennel, tufted wallaby grass (Rytidosperma caespitosum) and o
 ther non-native plants.\nSturdy gloves are recommended; you might also want
  to wear long sleeves/pants and bring sunscreen, water, a hat and layered c
 lothing. If you have them, bring tools, such as trowels, spades and shovels
 . Some tools will also be provided.\nSign up on the Chapter’s Meetup page, 
 here: www.meetup.com/California-Native-Plant-Society-Santa-Clara-Valley-Cha
 pter/ (https://www.meetup.com/California-Native-Plant-Society-Santa-Clara-V
 alley-Chapter/). If heavy rain is forecast, we will move the event to Satur
 day, November 28, from 10:00am to noon.\nWe’ll meet at the end of Lessingia
  Court in San Mateo. For more information, contact Don at This email addres
 s is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 . (mailto:donethomasd@gmail.com.)\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join Don Thomas along with members of the Santa Clara&nbsp;Valley and Ye
 rba Buena CNPS Chapters for our fall&nbsp;fountain thistle habitat restorat
 ion work party <strong>near the&nbsp;</strong><strong>intersection of I-280
  and Hwy. 92</strong>. We’ll meet on&nbsp;<strong>Saturday, November 21 and
  work from 10:00am to&nbsp;</strong><strong>noon.</strong></p><p>Fountain t
 histle (<em>Cirsium fontinale </em>var<em>. fontinale)</em> is a&nbsp;feder
 ally endangered plant species that grows in an unusual&nbsp;and specialized
  habitat – serpentine seeps – and is only&nbsp;found at our work location a
 nd in a few other nearby&nbsp;locations on the Peninsula.</p><p>Fountain th
 istle’s recovery here is a restoration success&nbsp;story. Once almost comp
 letely displaced by jubatagrass&nbsp;(Andean pampas grass), it has largely 
 recovered here as a&nbsp;result of the work done by CNPS volunteers. The CN
 PS&nbsp;project is a cooperative effort of the Santa Clara Valley and&nbsp;
 Yerba Buena Chapters. However, fountain thistle is still&nbsp;under threat 
 from invasion by new jubata grass seedlings,&nbsp;by other non-native plant
 s and by woody plants threatening&nbsp;to convert the area to shrubland or 
 woodland. In addition,&nbsp;the bordering dry serpentine zone is habitat to
  another rare&nbsp;plant, Crystal Springs lessingia (<em>Lessingia arachnoi
 dea</em>),&nbsp;which is threatened by invasion of yellow star-thistle,&nbs
 p;fennel, tufted wallaby grass (<em>Rytidosperma caespitosum</em>)&nbsp;and
  other non-native plants.</p><p>Sturdy gloves are recommended; you might al
 so want to&nbsp;wear long sleeves/pants and bring sunscreen, water, a hat&n
 bsp;and layered clothing. If you have them, bring tools, such as&nbsp;trowe
 ls, spades and shovels. Some tools will also be provided.</p><p>Sign up on 
 the Chapter’s <strong>Meetup page</strong>, here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www
 .meetup.com/California-Native-Plant-Society-Santa-Clara-Valley-Chapter/">ww
 w.meetup.com/California-Native-Plant-Society-Santa-Clara-Valley-Chapter/</a
 >. <strong>If heavy rain is forecast</strong>, we will&nbsp;move the event 
 to S<strong>aturday, November 28, from 10:00am&nbsp;</strong><strong>to noo
 n</strong>.</p><p>We’ll meet at the end of Lessingia Court in San Mateo. Fo
 r&nbsp;more information, contact Don at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:donethomasd@gm
 ail.com."><joomla-hidden-mail  is-link="1" is-email="1" first="ZG9uZXRob21h
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CONTACT:Don at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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