BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Tijuana BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201231T100000 RDATE:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211107T010000 RDATE:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 RDATE:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 RDATE:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 RDATE:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 RDATE:20211107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 RDATE:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 RDATE:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 RDATE:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6c29523d3175564de4280d15528f95fb CATEGORIES:Field Trips CREATED:20211221T101128 SUMMARY:New Year’s walk to Franklin Point, part of Año Nuevo State Preserve (Hwy 1 coast ̶ southern San Mateo County) LOCATION:Franklin Point\, part of Año Nuevo State Preserve (Hwy 1 coast ̶ southern S an Mateo County) DESCRIPTION:
Join other CNPS members as we celebrate a Chapter tradition of welcom ing the New Year with a walk to and picnic at Franklin Point, which is part of the Año Nuevo State Preserve on the San Mateo County coast. We will be exploring as we casually walk towards Franklin Point, which is the most bo tanically interesting area of the park.
We will be starting from the North Whitehouse Creek Trai lhead which is located south of Pescadero on Highway 1, just north of t he Santa Cruz County line.
We’ll enjoy ocean views, coastal prairie i ncluding silver bur ragweed (Ambrosia chamissonis), California gol denbush (Ericameria ericoides), coastal sagewort (Artemisia py cnocephala) and Argentina anserina (Potentilla anserina); dun e including yellow sand verbena (Abronia latifolia), pink sand ver bena (Abronia umbellata), seaside heliotrope (Heliotropium cur assavicum) and American dunegrass (Eleymus mollis); sea cliff bluff lettuce (Dudleya farinosa), fleshy jaumea (Jaumea carno sa), raptors, songbirds and maybe marine mammals.
As this is a d ay to have fun at the beach with fellow Chapter members, the ending time an d depth of botanical discussion may be extended depending on participants.< /p>
Bring binoculars and layers of clothing for variable coastal conditio ns including wind, sun, precipitation and fog. We will be walking on sand d unes. Bring a lunch or snacks and fluids. Extreme bad weather cancels.
< div class="page" title="Page 12">No drop-ins please. To complete the required RSVP, please visit our Ch apter’s Meetup page at www.meetup.com/California-Native-Pl ant-Society-Santa-Clara-Valley-Chapter. Driving directions and parking tips are provided on the Meetup page.
Before signing up, please read the Año Nuevo State Park restrictions at www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=523. Note that there are no ba throoms at Franklin Point. Flush toilets are located at the main entrance o f Año Nuevo State Park, which may require payment to enter. For more infor mation or questions, contact Dee Himes at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.