What we’re about
We protect and enjoy California native plants together -- go on field trips, enjoy lectures and local hikes. Learn about native plants of the East Bay and beyond with us !
- Dogs: We apologize, but ask that dogs not attend events.
- Legal Disclaimer: by joining this group or participating in an event, members and any guests agree to be 100% responsible for their own safety and health. Members and any guests agree to hold harmless and indemnify California Native Plant Society, its representative chapters, any organizers, event leaders, agents and employees from any and all liability arising from the existence of this group. Members agree to notify any guests of this legal requirement before participation in a group activity. Additionally, if the member or participant is a minor, the minor's responsible adult must agree to this release of liability regarding the minor before the minor may participate.
You can find out more about the Society's activities on our chapter's website: www.ebcnps.org.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Oaks on Mt. Wanda in MartinezAlhambra Avenue & Franklin Canyon Road, Martinez, CA
October 1, 2023 Sunday at 10:00 am Mt. Wanda at John Muir Home Nat. Park
(in Martinez)Description: Meet us at the park-and-ride lot, doubling as the park service trailhead for Mt. Wanda and Mt. Helen trails. After admiring the madias in bloom next to the parking lot, we'll head uphill at a leisurely pace to take in 4, maybe 5 species of oak along the trail to the hilltop. There will be other shrubs and trees, some in fruit, as we wind around from the north to east slope at 11% grade in the first several hundred meters. With the exception of the tarweeds, most ground level grasses and herbaceous plants will be dormant. Be sure to bring your favorite water bottle and a hat, because it will be sunny on the east side as we climb above the oak-bay-buckeye woodland. Trailside poison oak is already turning a flashy scarlet so you should have no trouble avoiding the leaves still on the branches.
Directions: From northbound 680, take Highway 4 west and exit at Alhambra Ave. in Martinez. Go south (away from town and saltwater) and under the old railroad trestle, and shortly after you'll find the parking lot at the intersection of Alhambra and Franklin Canyon Road. From I-80, take Highway 4 east until you reach the Alhambra Ave. exit, and then follow the same directions to the parking lot.
There are no bathrooms at the parking lot trailhead, but park service personnel don't mind if you park in the lot for John Muir's home and use the bathroom in the visitor center. If you do so, be aware that you'll need to move your car to the trailhead parking lot on the other side of Highway 4.
Note: the hike leader will not have internet access once leaving home -- so it's important to get any questions answered ahead of time.
Legal Disclaimer: by joining this group or participating in an event, members and any guests agree to be 100% responsible for their own safety and health. Members and any guests agree to hold harmless and indemnify California Native Plant Society, its representative chapters, any organizers, event leaders, agents and employees from any and all liability arising from the existence of this group. Members agree to notify any guests of this legal requirement before participation in a group activity. Additionally, if the member or participant is a minor, the minor's responsible adult must agree to this release of liability regarding the minor before the minor may participate.
