California Native Plant Society Yerba Buena (SF) Group

October 22 - Grand View Park
Help restore this important remnant dune
community while enjoying amazing views of the Pacific Ocean, Golden Gate Park, the Outer Sunset, and the Marin Headlands. Grandview Park is also part of the Green Hairstreak Butterfly corridor!
Meet at the stairs on Noriega St. near 748 Noriega St.

October 29 - Laguna Honda
Explore the biological diversity of this hidden gem that supports populations of spiny redberry, California milk maids and the bay checkerspot butterfly.
Meet at the end of Locksley Ave near 178 Locksley.
**Please wear closed-toed shoes and dress in appropriate clothing for physical work. Everyone 14 years old and older is invited; anyone under 14 yo must be accompanied by a guardian. Tools and gloves will be provided. Please be punctual.**

For 5 months of the year, the California Current plays a significant role in the weather San Francisco experiences. Our notorious microclimates, our picturesque fog, our summer lifestyle, and the unique adaptations of our native plants: all of these are under the influence of a fascinating phenomenon occurring right off our coast. Yet for something so influential, many people only have a “surficial” understanding of what the California Current is, how it is produced and what it can teach us about how our planet is so interconnected. After a “deep dive” into the California Current we will also discuss several other unique qualities of San Francisco weather as we transition to fall, winter and back to spring.
Darren Peck has been a meteorologist with CBS News Bay Area KPIX5 for 6 years and has worked in the field for over 25 years. He is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist from the American Meteorological Society and holds a Bachelor’s degree from Cal State Northridge in Physical Geography with an emphasis in climatology and geomorphology.