- New Calflora Tools for Your Native Plant Ventures and AdventuresNeeds location
Please join Calflora’s Executive Director Cynthia Powell to learn about new Calflora tools for native plant professionals, gardeners, and enthusiasts! Calflora aggregates millions of plant observations across the state from thousands of sources and serves them to the public free of charge. These data sources include CCH2 (plant specimens from the California Consortium of Herbaria), iNaturalist, and CNPS plant checklists from around the state. How can you better use this incredible resource to learn more about regional plants?
At this presentation, Cynthia will cover Calflora’s planning your garden tool, specimen and other plant observations used in this tool, detailed plant ranges now available on Calflora’s species pages (for example, Grindelia stricta), population monitoring tools, and email alerts. She will also go over the important role CNPS members play in submitting and commenting on Calflora observations and checklists.
Hike! Following the presentation, Cynthia will lead a hike in Bidwell Park from 12:30 to 4 pm to demonstrate some Calflora tools in the field and to enjoy the park.
You will need to register and pay for the workshop, see details at the link below:https://friendsoftheahartherbarium.org/eventsviewcalendar/calflora
- Paradise LlakeChico Park & Ride, Chico, CA
NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE TO MAY 25
You will need to sign the waiver here: MCLParadiseLakeMeet at Chico Park & Ride, west lot (Hwy 99/32) at 9 am. Call for alternate meeting locations. Bring snack/lunch, water, hiking gear, sun/insect protection and money for ride sharing. Paradise Lake is about 3 miles north of Magalia, off Coutelenc Road. We‘ll follow the easy trail for about two to three miles round trip though mixed coniferous forest, riparian, and rock outcrops. Some plants grow only on the serpentine outcrop. A variety of nearly 300 different kinds of plants have been found along the trail.