May 2012 The Bay Leaf California Native Plant Society • East Bay Chapter Alameda & Contra Costa Counties www.ebcnps.org www.groups.google.com/group/ebcnps MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS There will be no membership meeting in May, June, July, or August, but the meetings will resume in September. Watch CHAPTER COUNCIL (JUNE 2, The East Bay Chapter will host the CNPS Chapter Council meeting on June 2 and 3 in Berkeley The meeting will be held in Berkeley We are looking for a few volunteers to as- sist with meeting set up as well as buffet installations. This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know some folks from the State Board and the Chapter Council, along with fellow CNPS Chapter members from around the state. Saturday, June 2nd, 7:00 am to noon, and noon to 5:00 pm. There will be two shifts on Saturday The first is from 7:00 am-noon. Its duties include meeting set up, breakfast buffet set up/ break down as well as restocking the beverage and light snack station (2 volunteers needed). The second shift is from noon to 5:00 pm. Among its tasks are lunch buffet set up/ break down, restocking the beverage and light snack sta- CHAPTER PICNIC ON SUNDAY East Bay CNPS Picnic, Sunday June 3rd. 2:00 pm-6:00 pm, in the Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Berkeley. Enjoy a lovely afternoon in one of the East Bay's most beautiful gardens. All members and their guests are welcome. It's our way of saying thank you for your generous support of our causes and projects throughout the year. WeTl be featuring an old-fashioned barbeque with all the trimmings, a book sale, fun and games and there's even some talk about live music. Mark your calendars and save the date. Stay tuned for more details. the Bay Leaf or the chapter website for announcements of our fall meetings. 3) VOLUNTEERS NEEDED tion and prepping meeting room for next day (2 volunteers needed). Sunday, June 3rd, 7:00 am-noon. Meeting set up, breakfast buffet set up/ breakdown, restocking beverage and light snack station, prepping box lunch (2 volunteers needed). To recap, six volunteers total: two for each of three shifts (Saturday am and pm, Sunday am). All interested please contact our Hospitality Chair Howard Arendtson as soon as possible at howard@hjuliendesigns. com, 510-548-7400. Everything will be provided, we just need your hands, good attitude and bright smiling faces! JUNE 3 Volunteer Opportunities for Picnic. We need volunteers to set up and staff the picnic at 12 at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Tilden Park, Berkeley Are you a barbeque wizard? Can you help with the serving stations and set up/ clean up? Your help is essential to ensure success of our event. All inter- ested please contact our Hospitality Chair Howard Arendtson as soon as possible at howard@hjuliendesigns.com. BRINGING BACK THE NATIVES GARDEN TOUR May 6, 2012, Eighth Annual Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, bringingbackthenatives.net/ This award-winning, self-guided tour includes 45 showcase Alameda and Contra Costa county gardens that are pesticide- free, water-conserving, provide habitat for wildlife, and contain 60 percent or more native plants. Garden addresses are mailed to registrants in May Cost: Free, but donations are requested. See web site for reg- istration instructions. More: Native Plant Sale Extravaganza takes place May 5 and 6. Visit http:/ / www.bringingbackthenatives.net/ view- gardens on the website to read garden descriptions, view photos, and download plant lists. Volunteers are needed. IN MEMORY OF MYRTLE WOLF 1913-2012 Myrtle Wolf was a plant lover. She believed in the healing, civilizing, joy making of being involved with plants. From her grocery store botany curriculum for children to her garden project for parents of people with AIDS, she had an instinctive sense of what plants bring to us humans. Born in Kentucky in 1913, Myrtle was raised in the Central Valley agricultural town of Winters. She gravitated to Berke- ley, moving to her lifelong community in 1928 to complete high school. A UC Berkeley Botany graduate, she taught the life sciences in public schools for 36 years. With her beloved husband, Frank Wolf, she raised their son Thomas Wolf. Always a people person, upon retiring Myrtle combined her deep interest in people with her passion for plants. Involve- ment with Bay Area botanical and horticultural groups filled her time of life that she called her "dessert of life" The U.C. Botanical Garden, the East Bay Regional Parks Botanic Gar- den, the San Francisco Botanical Garden, the then Oakland Museum, the Berkeley Garden Club, the East Bay Chapter of the California Native Plant Society, and others all saw her determined, focused volunteer leadership and just plain hands on work NATIVE HERE: OPEN DURING Native Here will be participating in the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, open for the Saturday "Nursery Ex- travaganza" on May 5, and during the Tour on Sunday, May 6th. Hours are 10 am to 5 pm each day. David Bigham will lead a "virtual field trip" featuring our display plants from around the two counties at 11 am and again at 4 pm each day. Local native plants, books, and garden stakes will be sold throughout both days. The nursery is at 101 Golf Course Drive on the Berkeley side of Tilden Regional Park. Annuals haven't come up very early this year, but we have some lupines and clarkia in 4 inch containers. Perennials are doing well, however, and we have Potentilla, Tellima, Fragaria vesca (woodland strawberry), as well as many grasses. We'H still have plants after the tour and will need help fill- ing in the gaps left after customers have bought plants dur- ing the extravaganza and tour. We'd like to get a few more volunteers to commit to adopting a section in the nursery to oversee its watering, weeding and inventory. Open hours are a good time to start, but scheduling can be flexible once you are familiar with your section. Volunteers are also welcome to drop in and help with nursery tasks such as striking cut- tings, potting young plants, watering, weeding, maintenance and signage, etc. The East Bay Chapter of CNPS was an especial pet of Myrtle's. For many years she was active on of Chapter Board of Direc- tors always quietly pushing for action. She fostered our Plant Sale and plant growing and horticultural work. She of course had a conviction in the power of education. A major donor to various Chapter programs, she was a benefactor to our scholarship program for botanic studies. But whether it was to put on a sweater and "be a sweet old lady" at a hearing or "put on my tennis shoes" to stand in front of the proverbial bulldozer she also practiced plant conservation in the field. In any case she was always figuratively and often literally hands in the dirt. Recently Past President Charli Danielson noted that she was showing a Native Here volunteer how to settle a new transplant in its pot. She said it is a technique Myrtle taught her; she calls it "Myrtleizing". I can't think of better memorial for a life of giving. David Bigham President, East Bay Chapter NATIVE GARDEN TOUR Seed collection will begin in May. Please contact us at na- tivehere@ebcnps.org to let us know you are interested, what locale you would be willing to collect from and what your time availability for seed collection is. Put "seed collection" in the subject line. We will set up a training session for those who express an interest in collecting seed for the nursery. Native Here is committed to recycling and re-use. Please help yourself to the pots just outside the gate for planting projects. Once you've planted the plants you purchase from us, drop the "empties" off there too so we can reuse them. The price of containers has gone up sharply in the past two years, so being able to reuse helps keep our prices down. Small bumblebees are nesting in one of our nest boxes. They were made for cavity-nesting birds, but the bees seem to like them more than do the birds. Frogs have been croaking and calling . We hope to see some tadpoles. Quail have been calling also. They like to forage in the meadow near the amphitheater. A male turkey was calling loudly a few weeks ago, presum- ably looking for a mate. Charli Danielsen and Margot Cunningham That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess. Henry David Thoreau , Journals, June 22, 1839 2 THE BAY LEAF May 2012 201 1-2012 CONSERVATION ANALYST FUND REPORT The East Bay Chapter of CNPS has completed its 2011 - 2012 Conservation Analyst fund drive by successfully reaching our goal of $35,000. To all of you who have generously donated to this vital fund, please accept the Conservation Analyst Committee's deepest thanks for your important contribution. Without a doubt, our chapter's response is a strong voice of support for Mack Casterman, our Chapter's Conservation Analyst. By reaching our goal. Mack will be able to stay on track with the many projects in which he is currently involved. The CNPS mission statement is reaching farther with this dedicated work. The Conservation Committee is open to volunteers who wish to join at any time. The projects cover a variety of geographi- cal areas within Alameda and Contra Costa counties, and deal with a variety of landowners. Experience has shown our involvement does make a noticeable difference. Thank you to all who participated this year. We couldn't have done it without your support. Carol Castro for the Conservation Analyst Fund Committee PLANT FAIR PLANNING MEETING ON MAY 27 This year's Plant Fair is scheduled for October 25-26. There are openings on the planning committee. Are you good at publicity? Do you like to talk to craftspeople who make things related to native plants? How about shopping for and serving refreshments to our wonderful volunteers? Are you a natural salesperson who could sell bulbs, books, posters, hats, and memberships? Do you like to organize time schedules? Have you ever wanted to boss people around while they park their cars? Do you like to demonstrate your physical strength by RESTORATION Saturday, May 5, (first Saturday of each month) at Pt. Isabel on the Bay Trail, 10 am to 2 pm. We remove invasive plants and re-vegetate with native plants grown from plants found at the site. We are located at the end of Rydin Road just off the 1-580 next to Hoffman Marsh. Contact info: Tom Kelly, kyotousa@sbcglobal. net, cell: 510-684-6484. Saturday, May 5, 9:00 am, Skyline Gate at Redwood Re- gional Park. Maybe this is not the oldest Genista rip in the East Bay, but it is certainly one with a long continuity. We will return to East Ridge Trail and see what we can remove before the soils dry completely. If you need loaner gloves or tools, you can just show up, but it helps to e-mail DRosario@ebparks.org. Saturday, May 12, 9:30 am, Huckleberry Regional Park. Meet at the parking lot, where we will scope out weeds and decide on the worksite for the day. We will provide water, gloves and snacks, but please let us know if you need gloves and/or tools by e-mail to janetgawthrop47@gmail.com or jmanley@ebparks.org. We will finish up around 1 pm. Saturday, May 19, 10 am-noon, Garber Park Habitat Res- toration We will "take a break" from weeding chores to traverse our creek from the springs through the Measure DD area to the drain on Claremont Avenue. We will measure and photograph all the Measure DD plantings and try to identify whatever birds and other wildlife we see. Including moths and but- terflies. Maybe we'll even see another red tailed fox! So be prepared for wet feet, poison oak, and stinging nettles. Bring lifting heavy flats of plants onto and off carts and into people's cars? The Plant Fair can certainly use people who answer Yes to any of those questions. Contact Charli nativehere@ebcnps. org indicating Plant Fair in the subject line. We will have a meeting to get things rolling: Sunday, May 27 from 4:30 to 6 pm at the Danielsen home, 10 Kerr Ave, Kensington 94707 (take Rincon off Arlington). Charli Danielsen and Margot Cunningham binoculars, camera, notepad, gloves and more gloves, and a field guide of your choice. Also, a soft cloth tape measure might be helpful. We need to scope out the springs and the creek this spring. Meet at the Evergreen Lane Entrance to Garber Park at 10 am. For internet directions the closest address is 144 Evergreen Lane, Berkeley. From Alvarado Road, take Slater Lane, turn Right onto Evergreen Lane. The park entrance is at the end of the street. Wear long sleeves and pants and shoes with good treads. Bring sunhat and sunscreen. Questions? For more information contact Mary Mill- man at garberparkstewards@gmail.com or visit our blog: http:/ / garberparkstewards.blogspot.com/. Sunday, May 20, 9:00 am, Sibley Regional Park. Meet at the parking lot off of Skyline on the Oakland side of the park, where we’ll distribute gloves, tools and water. From there, you can join the main group to dent the wall of broom on the Sibley -to-Tilden trail. For the poison-oak shy, there are also areas near the entrance to clear poison hemlock, Chinese onions and forget-me-nots to make room for woodland strawberries and cow parsnip. THE BAY LEAF May 201 2 3 FIELD TRIPS Sunday May 6, 10:00 am. Brooks Island (west of Point Richmond) Dolphin Charters and the East Bay Regional Parks District have a tour boat reserved for an East Bay chapter field trip, which will depart the Berkeley Marina at 10:00 a.m. The cost is $72.00 for residents of the park district, and $80.00 for non- residents. To reserve a space and for payment and logistics details, you should call (888) 327-2757, and be sure to tell them the reservation number, 29606, and the "course name": CNPS boat to Brooks Island. Because of the very shallow water around the island, the trip is planned around a higher tide to allow for landing, with a tour of the bay enroute to the anchorage. Passengers will then land on Brooks Island in a 17-foot skiff, which will take several trips (you should be mobile enough to climb in and out of the skiff without aid.) The environmentally sensitive island includes salt marsh and northern coastal scrub, plus over 18 species of birds nesting on the island. WeTl eat lunch on the island and hike around it. Bring lunch and all the liquid you will need, plus all-weather clothing. A storm will cancel the trip, but not light rain. Sunday May 13, 10:00 am. Blue Oak Trail at Briones Re- gional Park Gregg Weber will lead on this trail that includes views of some unusual plants, such as Myrica califomica and Pickeringia montana (think pink), and Calochortus pulchellus in bloom. We will see a lot of diversity in grasslands, oak woodlands, and chemise/ black sage chaparral. The Blue Oak loop has a 700 foot elevation change and quite a few ups and downs. The round trip is about 5 miles. Directions: Take Highway 24 to Lafayette, and exit at Pleas- ant Hill Road north. Go about one mile north on Pleasant Hill Road, and turn left onto Reliez Valley Road. Stay on Reliez Valley Road for about 3.5 miles. The parking lot is on the left, after Withers Ave. Do not go into the park entrance farther north on Reliez Valley Road or you will miss the field trip. Sunday May 20, 10 am. Mount Diablo State Park North Peak trail from Devil's Elbow to Prospector's Gap Meet at the Devil's Elbow parking lot at 10 am. This trial is packed with native plants and relatively few alien species. There may be Calochortus venustus, C. pulchellus, Chorizanthe membranacea, Hydrophyllum occidentals, Arnica discoidea, a few areas of Collinsia tinctoria, Clarkia concinna, plus native Cirsium (thistles), lupines, and Lomatium. There are also large areas of Quercus chrysolepis (canyon live oak). This trip will be most of the day, so bring lunch and water. We should arrive back at the parking lot around 3 pm. The trip leader is Gregg Weber, and you can call him at 510-223-3310 if you have questions. Directions: Take 680 to the Diablo Road exit, and go east on Diablo Road. At Green Valley Road, only one lane goes straight ahead. After Green Valley Road, go on and do not turn at the Diablo Country Club sign. In about a mile, turn left at the Mount Diablo State Park sign. Continue to the end of Mount Diablo Scenic Boulevard, which becomes South Gate Road as it enters the park. Pay the $10 gate fee at the entrance station (or have your state parks pass visible). Continue to Junction Ranger Station, and turn right. About % mile past Juniper Camp's large parking area is a small parking area at Devil's Elbow, where we will meet at 10 am. Sunday, May 27, 10:00 am, field trip to Serpentine Prairie (Redwood Regional Park) Gregg Weber will lead a field trip to view not only Presidio clarkia, but also many other unusual flowers and grasses that are now several years into restoration. This trip is appropriate for beginning/ intermediate plant identification. However, the unusual plant spotters have the option of looking up Serpen- tine Prairie plant lists at www.calflora.org, and then clicking on the What Grows Here feature. Directions (driving): Take Joaquin Miller Road exit from Highway 13 (coming from ei- ther north or south), and turn left (uphill) onto Joaquin Miller at the end of the exit ramp. Follow Joaquin Miller uphill all the way to its end at the traffic light intersection with Skyline. Go straight through the traffic light (proceeding southeast)- -the road will change its name to Skyline without any turn required on your part. The Trudeau Training Center lot is also the parking lot for Serpentine Prairie, and it will appear on the left only a short block after the traffic light. For mass transit riders, take AC Transit bus # 54 ($2.10 for adult/ non- student) uphill from 35th Ave./ Mac Arthur, and get off at the intersection of Redwood Road and Campus Drive (next to last stop.) Proceed uphill on Redwood Road to the intersection with Skyline, also with a traffic light. Cross Skyline and then go left (north on Skyline until you reach the Trudeau Center parking lot. Notice the Calochortus luteus and bunchgrasses flowering in the traffic median. AC Transit now has bicycle racks. Sunday, June 3 at 1:00 pm, Tilden Park Field trip with CNPS state meeting delegates After the CNPS chapter council meeting, our chapter will host field trips in Tilden Park for the state delegates and local chapter members. Due to the uncertainty in numbers attend- ing, we ask that you e-mail your interest in the field trips to janetgawthrop47@gmail.com. Sunday, June 10, 9:30 am. Mount Diablo State Park, Falls trail. Middle trail, Bruce Lee Spring trail, Wasserman trail This is a moderate round trip of 5 miles with 1200 feet eleva- tion gain on the way out. It will be mostly downhill on the return trip, and we expect to be out 4-5 hours. Bring lunch and at least 1.5 liters of water. We will start on Clayton Oaks trail, and proceed from there to Bruce Lee Spring trail, lower Donner trail, and on to Wasserman and Falls trails. 4 THE BAY LEAF May 2012 Bay Leaf Assistant Editor David Margolies 510-654-0283 dm@franz.com Bay Leaf Mailing Holly Forbes hforbes@berkeley.edu h 510-234-2913 w 510-643-8040 Conservation Chair (vacant) Conservation Analyst Mack Casterman conservation@ebcnps.org 510-734-0335 Funds Development Carol Castro, Chair carolbcastro@hotmail. com Field Trips Janet Gawthrop, Chair janetgawthrop47@gmail. com Hospitality Howard Julien Arendt- son, Chair 510-548-7400 howard@hjuliendesigns. com Information Infrastruc- ture Peter Rauch, Chair peterar@berkeley.edu Membership Co-Chairs Tim Kask timkask@yahoo.com Carol Castro 510-352-2382 carolbcastro@hotmail. com Volunteer coordinator Delia Taylor volunteer@ebcnps.org Programs Sue Rosenthal, Chair rosacalifornica@earthlink. net Publicity (vacant) Rare Plants Heath Bartosh, Chair 925-957-0069 hbartosh@nomadecol- ogy.com Bryophytes John Game, Chair 510-527-7855 jcgame@stanford.edu Unusual Plants Dianne Lake, Chair 510-741-8066 diannelake@yahoo.com Vegetation Megan Keever, Co-Chair megan@stillwatersci.com Nicole Jurjavcic, Co-Chair nicole@stillwatersci.com EBCNPS Sponsored Activities Native Here Nursery 510-549-0211 Manager — Charli Dan- ielsen nativehere@ebcnps.org Sales — Margot Cunning- ham bunchgrassmarg@gmail. com Plant Fair Charli Danielsen, Chair 510-549-0211 nativehere@ebcnps.org Lesley Hunt, Native Here/ Plant Fair-East Bay Chapter Board liaison 925-937-6791 ldhunt@astound.net Restoration Projects Leaders: Huckleberry — Janet Gawthrop Point Isabel — Tom and Jane Kelly 510-704-8628 (w) 510-684-6484 c) kyotousa@sbcglobal.net Strawberry Creek — Tom and Jane Kelly Officers and Commit- tee Chairs serve on the Board. California Native Plant Society East Bay Chapter PO. Box 5597, Elmwood Station Berkeley CA 94705 Officers President David Bigham david@hjuliendesigns. com, 1 544 La Loma, Berkeley, CA 94708, 510-843-4247 Vice President and Chap- ter Council Delegate Bill Hunt wj h u nt@astou n d . n et Recording Secretary Tina Wistrom cmwistrom@yahoo.com, 510- 207-0370 Corresponding Secretary Robert Sorenson rls@sorensonvision.com Treasurer David Margolies 510-654-0283 dm@franz.com Committees Bayleaf Newsletter Bay Leaf Editor and Web- master, Chair Joe Willingham 510-788-4177 pepel 066@comcast.net FIELD TRIPS CONTINUED Expect to see Monardella douglasii and Collinsia tinctoria in flower, along with several paintbrush species, Clarkia biloba, Sedum ra- diatum, Campanula exigua, Silene califomica, Pickeringia montana, Asclepias califomica, and lots of common plants. We should arrive back at the parking lot around 3 pm. The trip leader is Gregg Weber, and you can call him at 510-223-3310 if you have questions. Directions: Take 24 or 680 to Ignacio Valley Road, and continue on Ignacio Valley Road several miles into the city of Clayton. At the intersection of Ignacio Valley and Clayton Road, turn right at the stop light onto Clayton Road. Stay on Clayton Road past the first intersection with Marsh Creek Road; in about a mile, Clayton Road becomes Marsh Creek Road. Continue straight on Marsh Creek Road to Regency Drive, where you turn right. Go 3 blocks on Regency Drive, and then turn left on Rialto Drive. Go to the end of Rialto Drive and park. Do not go to the end of Regency, because that is a different access point. Sunday, June 17, 9:30 am. Mount Diablo State Park, Knobcone Point Road and Blackhawk Ridge Road We will go through woodland, grasslands, chaparral areas, with Pickeringia, Salvia, Arctostaphylos, Garrya, Calochortus splendens, and lots of oaks and Clarkia mbicunda. This can be a very hot walk, so dress for heat and bring at least 1.5 liters of water, and lunch. The road loses about 500 feet down to a creek, and then gains 700 feet to the top of the loop, with elevations reversed on the way back. We should arrive back at the parking lot at 4 pm. The trip leader is Gregg Weber, and you can call him at 510-223-3310 with questions. Directions: Take 680 to the Diablo Road exit, and go east on Diablo Road. At Green Valley Road, only one lane goes straight ahead. After Green Valley Road, go past and do not turn at the Diablo Country Club sign. In about a mile, turn left at the Mt. Diablo State Park sign. Continue to the end of Mt. Diablo Scenic Boulevard, which becomes South Gate Road as it enters the park. Be prepared to pay the fee (now $10?) at the main entrance sta- tion, or have you state parks pass ready. Continue for about a mile, and park at the large parking area at Curry Point, where we will meet. Sunday, July 15, 10:00 am. Redwood Regional Park, trip to focus on sedges and late-fruiting plants We will see about 5 species of sedge. Learn some basics of sedge ID and morphology (sculptural shapes of plant parts in botany). A copy of the Field Guide to Intermountain Sedges and also the key from the 2011 Jepson Manual will be available for reference. We will take Redwood Peak trail, French trail, Starf lower trail, Tres Sendas trail, and Stream trail. Directions: Get onto Skyline Drive in the Oakland hills, either from Highway 13 from the north or 580 from the south. From 13, the most direct route is the Joaquin Miller exit, and then take Joaquin Miller Road to Skyline. Turn left at the light for Joaquin Miller and Skyline, and follow Skyline north (mostly uphill) as you go to the Chabot Space Science Center roughly a mile north of Joaquin Miller Road. Turn into the driveway for the Space Center and park either in the lot or in the parking garage, which is free. Ignore the no trespassing signs as the do not apply to park or science center users. Gregg Weber is leading and you can call him at 510-223-3310 if you have questions. THE BAY LEAF May 201 2 5 HELP CNPS BY LETTING A CHAPTER COUNCIL DELEGATE STAY WITH YOU The East Bay Chapter of CNPS will be hosting the June 2012 meeting of the CNPS Chapter Council on the weekend of June 1 through June 3. You can help by providing a place to stay for a Chap- ter Council delegate or state board member for the nights of June 1st and/or 2nd. CNPS will save money because it reimburses delegates and state board members for lodging costs to attend Chap- ter Council meetings. You will not be expected to provide meals for guests. If you live on the west side of the East Bay Hills or in Orinda and you are willing to host a guest, please email Bill Hunt as soon as possible at ebc- nps_homestay@astound.net with the following information: Your name, address and phone number The number of people you can accommodate (and the number of beds and rooms used if more than one guest can be accepted.) Calochortus kennedyi. Photo copyright John Game. Restrictions on sex of guests Availability of parking for your guests Is your home smoke free? (We are asking to pre- vent problems for guests who have sensitivities to smoke.) Do you have pets such as dogs or cats? (We are asking in order to prevent problems for guests who have allergies related to pets.) Guests will be warned that smoking will not be permitted in the host's home. We will contact you when the meeting date is closer to confirm commitments. Calochortus raichei. Photo copyright John Game. 6 THE BAY LEAF May 2012 MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE We have three upcoming events for which we need volunteer assistance. Our chapter attends a number of local conserva- tion related happenings and tries to attract new members by presenting our mission to the public. Either all day or part of the day. May Sunol-Ohlone Regional Wilderness Sunol Spring Wildf lower Festival May 14, 11:00 to 4:00 John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez John Muir Birthday Celebration May 21, 10:00 to 4:00 June Borges Ranch/ Shell Ridge Open Space, Walnut Creek ACTIVITIES OF OTHERS On Saturday, May 19, 2012, 10 am to 2:30 pm, learn how to bring wild nature home with Judith Larner Lowry of Larner Seeds and Arvind Kumar of the California Native Plant So- ciety. From the poetic to the technical and back again plus Heritage Day Event June 16, 11:00 to 4:00 We are interested in members who wish to share their ex- perience and interest in native plants and habitat. Please contact me if you are willing to contribute a brief story about yourself. Tim Kask timkask@yahoo.com or 510-552-6168 Announcement Still looking for join dates prior to 1986 • Outreach Coordinator position still vacant • Restoration Chair, vacant • Be sure and visit our updated membership page at http://ebcnps.org/ index.php/ membership/ native plant-based desserts and snacks. There is a $40 fee for this event, which takes at the Larner Seeds Demonstra- tion Garden in Bolianas. Preregistration is required. Contact suzannedconey@gmail.com for more information. Left to right, Calochortus greenei, C. howellii, C. venustus. Photos copyright John Game. Membership Application and Renewal Form Name Address Zip Telephone Email Membership category: Individual, $45 Family, Library, Group or International, $75 Plant lover, $100 Patron, $300 Benefactor, $600 Mariposa Lily, $1500 Limited Income or student, $25.00 Other I wish to affiliate with: East Bay Chapter (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) Other Mail application and check to: California Native Plant Society, 2707 K Street, Suite 1, Sacramento CA 95816 THE BAY LEAF May 201 2 7