SJA; The February 2003 h I Bay Leaf California Native Plant Society • East Bay Chapter • Alameda & Contra Costa Counties j Calendar of Events Native Plant Restoration Team, p. 3 Field Trips, p. 5 February 1, 1 p.m. work party at San Leandro Creek Saturday, February 8 at 10 a.m. bryophyte field trip March 1, 10 a.m. work party at San Pablo Creek to Huckleberry Regional Park Native Here, p. 3 Sunday, February 23 at 10 a.m.. Huckleberry Re- gional Park Saturdays, February 1, 8, 15, 22, Native Here open Sunday, March 9 at 10 a.m. Diablo Foothills Field 10-1 Trip Fridays, February 7, 14, 21, 28, Native Here open 9- noon Membership Meeting, see below Plant Sale Activities, p. 3 Wednesday, February 26, 7:30 p.m.. Garden Room, Orinda Public Library Tuesdays, February 4, 11, 18, 25 Membership Meeting California’s threatened plants and thoughts on how to protect them Speaker: John Game Wednesday, February 26, 2003, 7:30 p.m. Garden Room, Orinda Public Library (directions below) Despite loss of plant habitat to development and the resulting loss of individual populations of many rare plants, the number of California plants presumed ex- tinct has actually declined over the last twenty years. Surprisingly, rediscovery of plants once considered ex- tinct is outpacing new losses. This challenges a com- mon assumption that further plant extinctions are in- evitable in California and provides impetus for increased conservation efforts. In this month’s thought-provoking program, John Game will present a photographic essay on some of California’s rarest plants. Through Mr. Game’s photographs, we will travel to widely different parts of the state and view rare and endangered plants from many different taxo- nomic groups. John Game, Rare Plant Coordinator for the East Bay Chapter of CNPS, is a passionate advocate for California’s rare and endangered plants. In his pre- sentation, he will outline ideas for preventing further plant extinctions in California and for rediscovering species currently presumed extinct. He will explain the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants, the most widely used source of information on rare plants in Cali- fornia, and the importance of plants designated “pre- sumed extinct in California” and “rare or endangered in California and elsewhere” (known in the Inventory as List lA and List IB plants, respectively). He also will suggest ways to improve protection of rare plants by increasing statewide CNPS coordination of rare plant monitoring and broadening opportunities for nonpro- fessionals to report rare plant observations. This will be a unique opportunity to learn about California’s rar- est plants and become inspired to help save them. Mr. Game is a research scientist in molecular genetics with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He has a degree in botany from Oxford University and is a research associate with the UC/Jepson Herbaria at Berkeley. He is involved in state-level CNPS activities and also serves on the board of CalFlora. Mr. Game is an accomplished and plant photographer who has been practicing his craft for more than 15 years. East Bay CNPS membership meetings are free of charge and open to everyone. This month’s meeting will take place in the Garden Room of the Orinda Public Library at 24 Orinda Way (in Orinda Village). The Garden Room is on the second floor of the building, accessible by stairs or an elevator. The Garden Room will open at 7:00 p.m. continued on page 2 Membership Meeting continued from page 1 The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served after the presentation. Please contact Sue Rosenthal, (510) 496-6016, if you have any questions, email : rosacalifornica® earthlink .net Directions to Orinda Public Library at 24 Orinda Way: From the west, take Highway 24 to the Orinda/Moraga exit. Turn left on Camino Pablo (toward Orinda Village), right on Santa Maria Way (the signal after the BART station and freeway entrance), and left on Orinda Way. From the east, take Highway 24 to the Orinda exit. Fol- low the ramp to Orinda Village. Turn right on Santa Maria way (the first signal) and left on Orinda Way. Go 1 short block on Orinda Way to the parking lot on the southeast side of the new 2-story building on your right. There is additional free parking beneath the building as well as on the street. From BART (4 blocks): Exit the Orinda station, turn right and cross a pedestrian bridge, then cross a second pedestrian bridge on the left. Go 1 short block on the sidewalk to the third pedestrian bridge. Go 2 blocks on Orinda Way to the Orinda Li- brary. Upcoming Programs March 26, 2003: Alan Kaplan — The new kingdoms of life April 23, 2003: Ellen Simms — Plant and microbial interaction May 28, 2003: Bruce BaldAvin and George Roderick — Evolution of Ha- waiian sUverswords and planthoppers Sue Rosenthal Grants Committee Scholarships and Project Support Each year, the East Bay Chapter grants scholarships and supports projects. In 2002, the Chapter granted scholarships to support students working in horticul- ture, evolution in ferns and Atriplex, pollination, myc- orrhizal inoculants for native grasses. Project support in 2002 went to support an issue of Bay Nature focus- ing on native plant gardening, for a native plant garden along the BART right of way, and academic studies of the lands around Mt. Diablo. Scholarships Our chapter will award five scholarships of $1200 each to undergraduate or graduate students in botany, hor- ticulture, and related fields interested in working with California native plants. An outstanding candidate will be awarded the Myrtle Wolf Scholarship. A donation to support the Myrtle Wolf Scholarship is a good way of honoring a long-time chapter stalwart. Preference is given to students working in, or working with plants in, Alameda and Contra Costa counties, although other applications will be considered. The Application deadline is April 15, 2002. Applicants should submit the following information: 1. Your name and present address; 2. The school you are now attending; 3. The address where you can be reached at the close of school (particularly in May and June); 4. The school you will be attending in the summer or fall of 2002; 5. A description of your work with California native plants to date and your plans for future work with California native plants; 6. Two letters of recommendation that substantiate your work with California native plants; and 7. A current transcript from the school you last attended. Send your application by April 15, 2003 to; The California Native Plant Society, East Bay Chapter Grants Committee c/o McCoy 1311 Bay View Place Berkeley, CA 94708 By fax; c/o McCoy - 510-644-4428 By e-mail; wbmccoy@earthlink.net (please put “EBCNPS Scholarship” in the subject line). Support for Projects The Grants Committee also makes grants to support scholarly, scientific, and conservation projects relating to the East Bay. Preference is given to projects in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, although other projects will be considered. Details of the application process Avill be announced later this year. The applica- tion review process will be completed by October 1 , 2003. Time-sensitive projects will be considered on an ad-hoc basis throughout the year. As the committee’s chairperson, I would like to thank its members for their work in 2002 and for their com- mitment and dedication; Holly Forbes, Peter Rauch, Phoebe Watts, Shirley McPheeters, Roy West, John Game, and Tony Morosco. 2 Sandy McCoy East Bay Chapter Needs You Native Here The California Native Plant Society is unique in its set of goals: protecting native plants and their habitats through conservation advocacy, amassing scientific in- formation on native plants, their rarity and distribu- tion, and educating the public about native plants both in the wild and in landscape or gardening settings. Our East Bay Chapter has a long history of activity in all of these. At present, we are in need of active volunteers in the area of conservation advocacy. In order to keep aware of threats to native vegetation, a number of community meetings need to be covered by a committed member of the Society. If you are willing to attend meetings such as the Contra Costa Habitat Conservation Plan Execu- tive Committee, East Bay Regional Parks Board and Operations Committee, planning commission meetings, etc. please contact Conservation Chairperson Steve Asztalos or President Tony Morosco (see Board of Di- rectors information page). The chapter also is in need of a Corresponding Secre- tary to write letters on issues on which the Board takes a stand. A Vice President is also sought. If you are interested in either of those positions, or can suggest someone whom you think would be interested, contact President Tony Morosco or Nominations Committee Chairperson Charli Danielsen (see Native Here Nursery). Plant Sale Activities Plant Clearance Sale Saturday, February 8 9:00 to noon Prices reduced. Some new stock added in. Propagation/Potting Sessions: Tuesdays February 4, 11, 18, 25 9 a.m. to noon Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Parking fee: 50 cents Rain does not cancel. Everyone is welcome for all or part of the sessions. Dress warmly. For more information: 925-376-4095 Shirley McPheeters Native Here Nursery remains open every Friday morn- ing from 9 a.m. to noon, and Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. unless it is raining hard or windy. The nursery is in Tilden Park, directly across Golf Course Drive from the Tilden Park Golf Course. A change to new soil mixes is resulting in good germi- nation of the seeds collected in 2002. Volunteers are steadily separating tiny seedlings into 2-inch pots. There will be an excellent selection of plants for the fall. Bulbs are breaking dormancy and are ready for sale and planting. This year we have sown some annuals into “six packs” and those will be ready for spring sale. Volunteers are always welcome to help with nursery tasks whenever the nursery is open. Charli Danielsen Native Plant Restoration Team February 1 , 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Work Party at San Leandro Creek watershed at Canyon Elementary School, 187 Pinehurst Road, Canyon, (925) 376-4671. Join us in pulling french broom and himalayan blackberry amid the native hazelnut, dogwood, pink flowering currant and redwood groves. Directions from Berkeley: From Highway 13, take Park Boulevard exit, turn left over highway, then left onto Mountain Boulevard, then right at first stop light which is Snake Road, then up the hill and straight onto Shepard Canyon, then across Skyline Boulevard onto Pinehurst Road. Rain cancels. Please bring your favorite gloves and gardening tool (we have some to lend too). March 1, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Work Party at San Pablo Creek. Join us for another joint work party with SPAWNERS. Weeding and replanting continues in the Demonstration Garden at the El Sobrante Library which is located on Appian Way. Directions: Take the El Sobrante /San Pablo Dam Road exit off 1-80, go East on the Dam Road for about 2 miles. Turn left onto Appian Way, then immediately left onto Garden Lane and left into the library parking lot. Call Martha at the Aquatic Outreach Institute at (510) 231- 9566 for more information about this ongoing project. Sara Ginskey Grass softens the rude outline of the world. Its tenacious fibers hold the earth in its place. It invades the solitude of deserts, climbs the inaccessible slopes and forbidding pin- nacles of mountains, modifies climates, and determines the history, character and destiny of nations. John James Ingalls 3 Calflora Regional Parks Botanic Garden Many CNPS members find the Calflora database very helpful. CNPS members have been contributors to or volunteers with this worthwhile project. Unfortunately critical funding from the state has fallen through and Calflora faces a financial crisis. Without stable fund- ing, Calflora Avill have to shut down its web site at the end of January. Funding from individuals, agencies, or anyone who val- ues the service Calflora has provided is welcome in or- der to keep the office going until a source of funding adequate to restore the web site is found. Because Calflora does not charge users for the infor- mation it provides, and because a condition on receiv- ing some of the data was that it would always be freely given, there is no “sales” revenue. Long term, Calflora could be a project of another agency or non-profit. Log in soon and see for yourself how well Calflora fits the mission and goals of CNPS. www.calflora.org East Bay Chapter Board SF Garden Show This year the East Bay Chapter of CNPS is sponsoring an educational booth at the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show. We hope to reach a wide audience of plant lovers and gardeners Avith information about us- ing native plants in the garden and about our organiza- tion. The show takes place at the Cow Palace in San Fran- cisco, from Wednesday, March 19 through Sunday March 23. The hours are 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday; 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Set up will be Monday and/or Tuesday March 16 and 17. I’m cur- rently signing up volunteers to staff our booth. As a bonus, volunteers get free admission to the garden show on the day that they volunteer. This is a great chance to see the show and help out CNPS at the same time. We’ll have more than one volunteer on location during a time slot so that someone is at the booth while the other can see the show. Our booth will contain lots of handouts, posters, books, and plants to illustrate the beauty of the native plants as well as to raise awareness of the goals of our society. We’ll also have a lot of membership forms on hand. This is a great opportunity for people who are just start- ing to get involved Avith CNPS as well as those who have participated in other chapter activities. If you would like to help, please let me know the day(s) and time slot(s) you prefer. Liz Bade (e-mail epb_gardens@hotmail.com or call 925-937-8006). The Wayne Roderick Lectures Winter 2002 - 2003 At the Regional Parks Botanic Garden Wildcat Canyon Road and South Park Drive in Tilden Park, Berkeley (South Park Drive is closed Nov. -March) (510)841-8732 E-mail Address: bgarden@ebparks . org vww.nativeplants . org Saturday Mornings 10:30-noon Free to the Public (Notice: Seating is limited. To be sure of a seat, come early and save a chair.] February 1 Alan Kaplan: Four and a half billion years of history in 90 minutes 8 Gail Delala: Kew and Sisstnghurst 15 Joe Dahl: Botany and history along the Bradshaw Trail of the eastern Mojave, and other foragings in the Basin and Range T1 Howard Schom: A pot-pourri of paleobotanical discoveries in California and Nevada California Native Plant Sale — Regional Parks Botanic Garden, in Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley (Wildcat Canyon Road & South Park Drive) Saturday, April 19, 2003, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Admission is free (510) 841-8732 AAww. nativeplants . org A fun day for families who love California native plants. Garden staff and docents are ready to enlighten and entertain us. Please bring cardboard boxes, if possible, to cany your purchases and an umbrella if it rains. Volunteers will provide refreshments. Spring and Early Summer Courses 2003 Friends of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden (East Bay Regional Park District) Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley, CA 94708-2396 AAAAAV. nativeplants . org California Plant Habitats: Secrets of their Botany and Chemistry Glenn Keator and Greti Sequin. Three Sundays, Februaiy 23, March 2, and March 9, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Visitor Center. $85 members/$95 nonmembers. Seeds and Seed Treatments Martin Grantham. Saturday, March 8, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Visitor Center. $40 members/ $45 nonmembers. Minimum 8, maximum 15. Bring lunch. 4 continued on page 5 Regional Parks Botanic Garden continued from p. 4 Life Gardening in California Judy Adler and Tanya Drlik. Saturday, March 29, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the Visitor Center. $25 members/$30 nonmembers. Minimum 20. Creating a Habitat for California Butterflies Bobby Gendron. Saturday, April 5, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Visitor Center. $40 members/$45 non- members. Minimum 8, maximum 20. Bring lunch. Propagating Natives from Cuttings Martin Grantham. Saturday, April 26, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Visitor Center. $40 members/$45 nonmembers. Minimum 8, maximum 15. Bring lunch. Habitat Gardens and Ponds Kathy Biggs and Nancy Bauer. Saturday, May 3, 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the Visitor Center. $25 members/ $30 nonmembers. Minimum 10. Flora of Santa Cruz Island Glenn Keator and Joe Dahl. Sunday, June 1, through Saturday, June 7. Estimated cost $800. Dragonflies of the Bay Area Kathy Biggs. Saturday, June 7, 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the Visitor Center. $25 members/$30 non- members. Minimum 8 participants. Poison, Pigments, and Perfumes Monday, August 4, through Sunday, August 10. Estimated cost $465 members/ $490 nonmembers. (Cost includes five nights lodging at Crooked Creek Research Station and all food while there.) Minimum 8 participants, maximum 15. To sign up: Contact Pat McRae at 925-935-8871 or Peg Steunenberg at 925-820-1021 or egsteu@aol.com Field Trips On Saturday, February 8 at 10:00 a.m. Dan Norris will lead his bryophyte field trip that was rained out on December 14. Meet at the parking lot of Huckleberry Regional Park and bring any water required for drink- ing or spray bottles (the better to see moss leaves). Be ready for hands and knees contact, and participants can use camera lenses for close-up focus or magnifying glasses to get the most out of the trip. For those unfa- miliar with bryophytes, an excellent place to start is Avith Mosses and Other Bryophytes: An Rlustrated Glos- sary by Bill and Nancy Malcolm, published by the Tim- ber Press in 2000. Mosses and Other Bryophytes uses Southern Hemisphere bryophytes as camera subjects, but California has numerous bryophyte genera in com- mon with the Southern Hemisphere. The Vitt and Bovey field guide to bryophytes and lichens of the Pacific North- west is out of print and difficult to obtain. Directions: From the north, take the Thornhill Drive exit from 13 and follow Mountain Boulevard south un- til you reach Snake Road. Take a left onto Snake Road and go all the way up to Skyline. Left on Skyline, and then look for the signs to the parking lot on the right about V 2 mile north. From the south, leave 13 at the Park Boulevard exit, go north on Mountain Boulevard and then right on Snake Road and follow through as outlined above. On Sunday, February 23 at 10:00 a.m. Steve Cochrane will lead a field trip to Huckleberry Regional Park fo- cusing on early flowering plants. Participants may see late-flowering manzanitas and coast silk tassel, almost certainly see flowering currants, and possibly ceanothus and fringe cups. Meet at the parking lot. Bring water because none is available at the trailhead. Heavy rain or extremely wet trail conditions Avill cancel. Sunday, March 9 at 10:00 a.m. Diablo Foothills Field Trip. Time to break in our brand new copies of the recently revised Flowering Plants and Ferns of Mount Diablol Celia Zavatsky and Christopher Thayer will co- lead this trip beginning in the Shell Ridge Open Space owned by the City of Walnut Creek. We should see some early spring wildflowers, including Fritillaria liliacea in a rare occurrence of serpentenite, and an always showy patch of Dodecathon clevelandii in sev- eral shades of color. Both of these taxa are new addi- tions to the flora. Perhaps we will see some fungi as well. Only the heaviest of rain will cancel, but even in the dry weather the trail can be absurdly muddy in the rainy season, so prepare accordingly. A short cross- country jaunt up a modestly steep slope wiU be part of the affair. We should return around 1 pm, so bring lunch or a snack as you see fit. Directions: Go east on Highway 24; at the intersection of 24 and 680 take the very first exit on northbound 680, which is Ygnacio Valley Road. (Be alert and stay in the right-hand lane off-ramp as you come around the curve where 24 and 680 merge, as that is the only exit to Ygnacio Valley Road as the freeway straightens out.) Follow Ygnacio Valley Road through Walnut Creek about 2 miles and turn right onto Walnut Avenue (not BLVD). Signs to Old Borges Ranch begin here, which lead to the starting point of the field trip. Continue on Walnut Avenue about a mile and turn right as Walnut merges with Oak Grove Road. Continue on Oak Grove Road and shortly it Avill become Castle Rock continued on page 6 5 Field Trips continued from page 5 Road. Do not turn left onto North Gate Road, which goes to Mount Diablo State Park. Follow the signs to Old Borges Ranch to the end. Janet Gawthrop California Botanical Society The California Botanical Society 2002-2003 lecture series continues February 15 — ^Annual banquet and biennial gradu- ate student meeting in San Diego Discoveries on a fioristic frontier: Baja California Jon Rebman, San Diego Natural History Museum March 20 — ^The evolution of a specialized pollina- tor system in southern Africa Kim Steiner, California Academy of Sciences April 17 — Giants in the mist: coastal redwoods and the land-sea interface Todd Dawson, Department of Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley May 15 — Seed dispersal and coexistence of tree species in tropical forests Marcel Rejmanek, Division of Biological Sciences, UC Davis Susan Bainbridge Jepson Herbarium, 1001 VLSB #2465 University of California. Berkeley, CA 94720-2465 510/643-7008, 510/643-5390 (fax) Jepson Herbarium Classes The classes are designed to accommodate botanical enthusi- asts ranging from beginners to specialists. Pre-registration is required for all workshops. For more in- formation please contact Anneke Swinehart at (510) 643-7008 or annekes@uclink.berkeley.edu, or visit our website : http : / / ucj eps . berkeley . edu /j epwkshp . html Introduction to the Plant Kingdom March 8 - 9, 2003 John McMurrayLocation: Valley Life Sciences Building, UC Berkeley Basics of Botanical Illustration March 22 - 23, 2003 Linda Ann Vorobik Location: Valley Life Sciences Building and UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley Spring Flora and Ecology of the Sedgwick Reserve March 21 -23, 2003 Michael Williams Location: Sedgwick Reserve, Santa Barbara County Ferns and Fern Allies April 5 - 6, 2003 Alan Smith Location: UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley Spring Flora of the Eastern Mojave Desert April 17-20, 2003 Bruce Baldwin Location: UC Granite Mountain Desert Research Center Microbiotic Soil Crusts and Lichens of the Eastern Mojave Desert April 25 - 27, 2003 Lany St. Clair Location: Desert Studies Center, Mojave Desert Flora of Santa Catalina Island May 1 - 4, 2003 Steve Junak Location: USC Wrigley Marine Science Center, Catalina Island Paleobotanical History of the California Flora May 10- 11, 2003 Diane Erwin and Howard Schom Co-sponsored with the UC Museum of Paleontology Location: Valley Life Sciences BuUding, UC Berkeley and field regions in the greater Bay Area Flora of Camp San Luis Obispo May 16 - 18, 2003 Elizabeth Painter and Margriet Wetherwax Location: Camp San Luis Obispo Pollination Ecology of Spring Wildflowers May 30 - June 1, 2003 Gordon Frankie and Robbin Thorp Co-sponsored with the Essig Museum of Entomology Location: UC Hastings Reserve, Carmel Valley Spring Mountains Flora: Montane Island Over the Eastern Mojave May 29 - June 1, 2003 David Charlet & Pat Leaiy Location: Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, and Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada Flora of the Central Sierra June 19- 22, 2003 Jim Shevock Location: Central Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin River Basin, Sierra NF, Madera County Sudden Oak Death June 28 - 29, 2003 Matteo Garbelotto and Ellen Simms Location: UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, and field regions in the greater Bay Area Two Looks at the Flora of the Klamath Region: Mount Eddy and Trinity Alps July 17-20, 2003 John Sawyer Location: Trinity County continued on page 8 6 Board of Directors Elected Officers Committee Coordinators President: Tony Morosco, c/o Calflora, 937 San Pablo Ave., Albany 94706 w/528-5426, tony-morosco@calflora.org Vice President, Administration: Elaine Jackson, 3311 Estudillo St., Martinez 94553, 925-372-0687, elainejx@mindspring.com Treasurer: Holly Forbes, 7128 Blake St., El Cerrito 94530, 234-2913, w/643-8040 Secretaries: Recording: Michele Lee, 2923 Sheldon Dr., Richmond 94803, 243-1265 Corresponding: Joanne Kerbavaz, 1709 Berkeley Way, Apt. B, Berkeley 94703, JKERB@parks.ca.gov Past President Barbara Ertter, 1859 Catalina Ave., Berkeley 94707, h/526-4592, w/ 643-0600 Advisors Members at large: Jim Sharp, 2663 LeConte Ave., Berk. 94709, 644-9344, itsa@dnai.com vacant Bay Leaf Editor Joe Willingham, 2512 Etna St., Berkeley 94704, 841-4681, pepel 066@attbi.com Committee Coordinators Bay Leaf Mailing: Holly Forbes, 7128 Blake St., El Cerrito 94530, 234-2913, w/643-8040, hforbes@uclink4.berkeley.edu Bryophytes: Dan Norris, 802 Lexington Ave., El Cerrito 94530, 435-2004, dhnorris@uclink.berkeley.edu Conservation: Steve Asztalos, 839 York St., Oakland 94610, asztalos1@llnl.gov East Bay Public Lands: Peter Rauch, 526-8155, peterr@socrates.berkeley.edu Education: Vacant Field Trips: Janet Gawthrop, 360 Monte Vista Ave. #214, Oakland 94610, 654 3066, Janetg24@excite.com Grants: Sandy McCoy, 1311 Bay View Place, Berkeley 94708, wbmccoy@earthlink.net Hospitality: Irene Wilkinson, 440 Camino Sobrante, Orinda 94563, 925-254-3675 Media: Elizabeth Bade, 2151 Carrol Rd., Walnut Creek 94596, 937-8006 Membership: Delia Taylor, 1851 Catalina Ave., Berkeley 94707, 527-3912, deliataylor@mac.com Native Here Nursery: Charli Danielsen, 101 Golf Course Dr., Berkeley 94708, 549-0211, charlid@pacbell.net Native Plant Restoration Team: Sarah Ginskey, 1096 Miller Avenue, Berkeley 94708, 510-558-8139, sawginskey@sbcglobal.net Plant Communities: Susan Bainbridge, 2408 Parker St., Berkeley 94704, 548-2918 Plant Sale: Shirley McPheeters, 104 Ivy Dr., Orinda 94563, 925-376-4095 Phoebe Watts, 1419 Grant St., Berkeley 94703, 525-6614, phoebewatts@cs.com Plant Sale Publicity: Elaine Jackson, 3311 Estudillo St., Martinez 94553, 925-372-0687 Posters: Heather Koshinsky, 2033 Carquinez Ave., El Cerrito 94530, w/522- 8180, hak@dnai.com Programs: Sue Rosenthal, P.O. Box 20489, Oakland 94620, 496-6016, rosacalifornica@earthlink.net Rare Plants: John Game, 1155 Spruce St., Berkeley 94707, 527-7855 Regional Parks Botanic Garden Liaison: Sue Rosenthal, P.O. Box 20489, Oakland 94620, 496-6016, rosacalifornica@earthlink.net Unusual Plants: Dianne Lake, 1050 Bayview Farm Rd. #121, Pinole 94564, 741-8066, diannelake@yahoo.com Recorded Chapter Information: 464-4977 CNPS Home Page: http://www.cnps.org East Bay Chapter CNPS Home Page: http://www.ebcnps.org Bay Leaf & Board meeting minutes online Chapter CNPS-EB-Alerts E-mail List: Find out more; email to listserv@usobi.org with: INFO CNPS-EB Alerts Membership Application Name Address I wish to affiliate with: East Bay Chapter (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) Other Membership category: Student, Retired, Limited income, $20 Individual, Library, $35 E-mail Household, Family, or Group, $45 (optional] Supporting, $75 Plant lover, $100 Benefactor, $500 Life, $1000 Mail application and check to: California Native Plant Society, 1722 J Street, Suite 17, Sacramento CA 95814 7 Jepson Herbarium Classes continued from page 6 SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge Juncaceae, With Special Emphasis on Juncus and Close Relatives July 25 - 27, 2003 Barbara Ertter Location: Sierra Nevada Field Campus, Yuba Pass Carex August 1 -3, 2003 Dean Taylor Location: Sierra Nevada Field Campus, Yuba Pass Aldered States at the Eel River August 8- 10, 2003 Mary Power and John Stella Co-sponsored with the California Biodiversity Center Location: Angelo Coast Range Reserve, Mendocino County Summer Annuals and Fall-blooming Shrubs of the Eastern Mojave Desert September 12 - 14, 2003 Jim Andre Location: Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research The Tramp and the Roughrider March 14- 15, 2003 Smith Center, Ohlone College Join us as we reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and look to the future of natural resource conservation in the United States. View the contents of the Refuges’ time cap- sule, one of hundreds that will commemorate the 100th an- niversary of the Refuge System. Discover the events leading up to the creation of the System through The Tramp and the Roughrider, a two-man play re-enacting the historic dis- cussion between President Teddy Roosevelt and California naturalist John Muir. Whether you’re a naturalist, a sports- man, or a historian, you will be captivated by this passionate performance by Lee Stetson as John Muir and Alan Sutterfield as Teddy Roosevelt. Tickets on sale by the SF Bay Wildlife Society. Friday Evening: $12 adults, $8 seniors/ students. Saturday Matinee: $10 adults, $6 seniors /students. Tickets on sale 10 am Tuesday, January 7, 2003. To order, call (510) 792-0222 and ask for the Visitor Center Desk. Center Antioch Dunes Evening Primrose, Oenothera deltoides ssp. howellii, is listed as endangered and is one of our Chapter’s rarest plants. There are surviving native stands near Antioch where this photo was taken, and it has been successfully introduced into Sacramento County. - John Game California Native Piant Society East Bay Chapter P.O. Box 5597, Eimwood Station Berkeiey CA 94705 Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Oakland, CA Permit No. 2018 Time Value February 2003 issue