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Annual meeting and potluck 
Saturday, November 07, 2015 06:00pm
 
Contact Chapter President Stephen Rosenthal at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Join us for our favorite get-together of the year: the annual potluck dinner and election meeting, followed by a talk by Michael Vasey, which will be our annual Brenda Butner Memorial Lecture. The evening is devoted to native plant appreciation, Chapter business, and delectable victuals. It’s the party of the year – don’t miss it!

As the centerpiece of his talk, Michael will introduce a new book, A Field Guide to Manzanitas (Back Country Press), of which he is a co-author. Using beautiful and informative images by free-lance photographer Jeff Bisbee, figures, range maps, and profiles of each of 104 taxa, this book is intended for anyone with an interest in this fascinating genus. Mike will provide the backstory behind the creation of this book and share his deep knowledge of how and why Arctostaphylos has become such a quintessential “rock star” of the California flora. 

 

Dr. Michael Vasey is a botanist and coastal ecologist with a long-term passion for manzanitas (Arctostaphylos). His dissertation focused on the influence of summer marine fog on maritime chaparral where most local manzanita endemics are situated. He, Tom Parker, and Jon Keeley have done recent treatments of Arctostaphylos for the Flora of North America and Jepson Manual (2nd Edition). 

 

The evening begins at 6pm with our annual potluck. Bring your favorite dish, whether it be a salad, main dish, dessert, or beverage; it always works out that we have just the right amount of everything!  

 

 

Location Shoup Garden House, 400 University Avenue, Los Altos
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