What makes California a world hotspot of biodiversity? Why should a home gardener care? Learn about the critical role native plants play in a healthy environment, how human pressures are driving them to the brink of extinction, and what you as a home gardener can do to save and celebrate them. Learn how to provide habitat for wildlife, conserve natural resources, save effort and money, and give your garden a sense of place ̶ by using native plants. A plant list will be provided.
Arvind Kumar has been gardening with native plants for over 13 years and is a past President of our Chapter of CNPS. A true advocate of the environment, he helped start the Going Native Garden Tour in 2003, has worked on native plant restoration projects at Lake Cunningham in San Jose, and received the Water Champion award from the Silicon Valley Water Conservation Coalition in 2013.
Sun Jun 16 @10:00AM - 12:30PM Plant ID & Beach Adventure at Wilder Ranch State Park & Fern Grotto Beach (Santa Cruz County) |
Tue Jun 18 @ 7:00PM - 08:30PM Drought-Tolerant Gardening for Native Bees, a talk by John Kehoe |
Tue Jun 18 @ 7:00PM - 08:30PM Conservation Committee |
Thu Jun 20 @ 7:00PM - 09:00PM CNPS SCV Board Meeting |
Fri Jun 21 @ 9:00AM - 12:00PM Friday Edgewood Restoration |
Sat Jun 22 @ 8:00AM - 10:00AM Lake Cunningham Native Garden |
Sat Jun 22 @ 9:00AM - 12:30PM “Power to the Pollinators” Summer Native Plant Community Tour |
Sat Jun 22 @ 9:00AM - 11:00AM Community Work Day at the Native Plant Garden in Kirk Park |
Sun Jun 23 @ 9:00AM - 12:00PM Bird and Plant ID Walk at Lake Cunningham Park (San Jose) |
Tue Jun 25 @ 7:00PM - 09:00PM Native Plant ID |