Annual Meeting Potluck Social June 11, 2025 at 6:30pm Please join us for the SVCNPS June Chapter Meeting and Potluck Social on Wednesday, June 11, 2025! This event will be held at the Shepard Garden and Arts Center at 3330 McKinley Boulevard in Sacramento from 6:30 to 8 pm. A main dish will be provided by the Chapter and the

Title of Talk: Sacramento’s Open Space Checkup May 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM The meeting was held at Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd. , Sacramento.  This was a “hybrid” meeting and was streamed on Zoom. Click here to to view the recording. Summary Sacramento’s Open Space Checkup –  The Sacramento Region is

Title of Talk: The Completeness of Calflora April 9th, 2025 at 7:00 PM The meeting was held at Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento. This will be a “hybrid” meeting and will be streamed on Zoom. Unfortunately, this presentation was not recorded. Summary California’s digital online library of plant biodiversity is rapidly

Title of Talk: Preservation of Native Plants through Cultural Fire March 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM The meeting was held at Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento.  It was a “hybrid” meeting and the recorded Zoom can be viewed on our YouTube Channel here. Summary Homa’kani! This means hello in Nisenan. Our

Title of Talk: Distribution and Ecology of Vernal Pools February 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM Click here to view the recording Summary Kaleidoscopes were a favorite holiday gift for children many decades ago. They displayed a quickly and constantly changing series of brilliantly colored patterns. The metaphor describes California’s vernal pool landscapes. Carol Witham will

Title of Talk: Our Favorite Butterfly, The Monarch January 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM The meeting was be held at Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd. , Sacramento.  This was be a “hybrid” meeting and was not recorded, unfortunately. Summary Start out the new year with Greg Kareofelas’s talk on Monarchs. The talk

Title of Talk: Of All the Gall! November 13, 2024 at 7:00 PM Use this link to view the recording Summary If you have a native Oak in your yard or neighborhood, you are likely to have a lot (or not) of galls. Galls and gall wasps come in all shapes and sizes and are

Title of Talk: Grassland Gardens for the Grid: Bringing Native Grassland Species to the Urban Fabric October 9, 2024 at 7:00 PM The meeting was held in person at the Shepard Garden & Arts Center.  This was a “hybrid” meeting and the (partial) Zoom recording can be viewed on our YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/wA-0lUEuS2I Summary

Title of Talk: Seed Saving Basics September 11, 2024 at 7:00 PM The meeting was held at Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd. , Sacramento.  It was a “hybrid” meeting and was live streamed on Zoom but not recorded at the presenter’s request. Summary What are seeds? Tiny time capsules! Living genetic potential!