Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve Weed Day The Cal-IPC student chapter’s weed warriors teamed up with Santa Rosa Plateau Reserve’s volunteer group, Team Stream to clear stream beds of Himalayan Black Berry. On a relatively warm day we braved poison oak and steep banks to clear the thorny vines and give other native plants a chance to move in. With a group [...]
Citizen Science Day at the Riverside Museum On Wednesday, April 8th, Heather Schneider and I attended the Citizen Science Day at the Riverside Museum in Downtown Riverside. With set up our booth alongside the California Native Plant Society and greeted visitors to the museum. It was a great day because we were able to interact with members of the community who do [...]
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden On Saturday, April 4, Kai Palenscar and I set up our booth at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Spring Plant Sale. This is a much smaller sale than the Fall sale, because the Master Gardeners tell us it is currently not the best time to plant landscaping plants. Only a few types of natives [...]
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