February 19, 2025 The Best Source of News, Culture, Lifestyle for Culver City, Mar Vista, Del Rey, Palms and West Los Angeles

NATIVE PLANT WEEK SYMPOSIUM, WILDFLOWER SHOW and PLANT SALE

In 2010 the California State Assembly and Senate approved Resolution ARC 173 establishing California Native Plant Week. This measure proclaims the third week of April each year as California Native Plant Week and encourages community groups, schools, and citizens to undertake appropriate activities to promote the conservation restoration, and appreciation of California’s native plants.

Admission is free.

Dozens of different native plant flowers will be on display, collected from members’ home gardens and the grounds of the Theodore Payne Foundation.

Native plants and seeds from the Theodore Payne Foundation Nursery will be available for purchase.

Bring the kids! Various children’s activities will be offered throughout the day.

Bring your unknown native plants to key out at our plant keying booth.

Educational displays and activities from various agencies and docent groups will be offered.

Native plant gardening and natural history books will be available for sale, along with t-shirts, maps, and other gift items.

Refreshments will be available for purchase. Cash and checks will be accepted.

Sponsored by the California Native Plant Society (Los Angeles / Santa Monica Mountains Chapter) and the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants.

The Symposium will feature the following speakers:

10:00-11:30am

Kat High, Native American Land Management

Kat teaches traditional land management–a symbiotic relationship. The hope is that all people will become aware of the environment and take that understanding from the outdoors to our patios and our yards. Kat High, a Native American of Hupa descent, is the Director of Haramokngna American Indian Cultural Center in the Angeles National Forest.

——————-
Noon-1:30pm

Lili Singer, Perfect Partners: Gardening with Natives and All Sorts of Edibles

Gardening with natives and growing our own food are two wonderful activities that help us connect with nature and use our land in positive ways. Lili will present how best to combine natives and edibles in the home garden, why this partnership is so rewarding for both the gardener/chef and wildlife, and which plants make the best companions. Lili is director of special projects and adult education at the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants. She is also a Los Angeles native, and an award-winning horticulturist and garden writer.

——————-

2:00-3:30pm

Daniel Cooper, Urban Wildlands in Los Angeles: Botanical Discoveries and Insights

The Los Angeles Basin, despite being part of a global center of biodiversity, remains poorly-studied botanically. Specimens from its hills, valleys, wetlands and dunes are decades old, and few modern regional floras exist that document what species are common, which are rare, and which have already gone extinct locally. Since forming his own consulting practice in 2005, Dan Cooper has had the opportunity to work on multi-species inventories of natural areas throughout the Los Angeles area. Today, he will introduce and discuss some of the more surprising findings from this work thus far, including the discovery of previously-unknown vernal pools in South-Central Los Angeles, dune fragments along the coast near LAX, a foothill chaparral relict atop the highest peak in Griffith Park, and new information on the distribution of two rare oaks, Nuttall’s scrub oak and San Gabriel Mountains leather oak, among others.

Daniel S. Cooper grew up in the San Gabriel Valley, and is an authority on bird identification and distribution in southern California. Since 2005 Daniel has overseen numerous multi-year studies documenting the flora and fauna of the region. Most recently, he has been working on A Conservation Analysis for the Santa Monica Mountains “Coastal Zone†in Los Angeles County, to identify and map biodiversity hotspots and provide conservation recommendations for L.A. County Department of Regional Planning. In 2007, he helped organize the Griffith Park Natural History Survey, and has been coordinating multi-taxa surveys in the area each year since. Dan co-teaches an urban ecology course at Loyola Marymount University, and is a graduate of Harvard University (1995) and the University of California, Riverside (M.Sc., Geography, 1999). Dan lives near Agoura Hills with his wife and two young children.

California native wildflower cuttings from home gardens to be displayed as part of the Wildflower Show are needed. If you would like to contribute cuttings, contact Snowdy Dodson via email: snowdy.dodson@csun.edu or phone: 818-782-9346 for details. The cuttings need to be available for set up on Friday, April 19, between noon and 1:00 pm

For more information about the California Native Plant Society, visit www.cnps.org.

Find the website for the L A / Santa Monica Mountains Chapter of CNPS at www.lacnps.org

Theodore Payne Foundation for wild flowers and native plants, Inc is located at 10459 Tuxford Street, Sun Valley 91352. Phone them at 818-768-1802 or visit them at www.theodorepayne.org.

NOTE: For more information, contact Steve Hartman (naturebase@aol.com) or 818-881-3706.

in News
Related Posts

New Report Ranks Culver City as a Top Place to Age, But Challenges Remain

February 18, 2025

February 18, 2025

Survey Highlights Strengths and Key Areas for Improvement in Senior Living A newly released report shows that 81% of surveyed...

Free Legal and Recovery Workshops for Los Angeles Residents Affected By Wildfires

February 18, 2025

February 18, 2025

Public Counsel Offers Expert Guidance on Rebuilding, Avoiding Scams, Trauma Public Counsel, a nonprofit public interest law firm dedicated to...

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s LA Home Burglarized on Valentine’s Day

February 18, 2025

February 18, 2025

Burglary Part of a Growing Trend of High-Profile Crimes in Los Angeles The Los Angeles home of actress Nicole Kidman...

UCLA Students Protest Suspension of Pro-Palestinian Groups On Campus

February 18, 2025

February 18, 2025

Demonstrators March After University Suspends Student Organizations Groups of students gathered on the UCLA campus Tuesday afternoon to protest the...

Metro LA to Begin Ticketing Bus Lane Violators with Camera Enforcement

February 17, 2025

February 17, 2025

Motorists Parked in Bus Lanes Will Face $293 Fines For Each Infraction Drivers who park in bus lanes will soon...

The Department of Public Health to Hold Virtual Town Hall on Post-Fire Air, Soil, and Water Safety

February 17, 2025

February 17, 2025

LA County Officials Will Discuss Environmental Testing, Recovery Efforts The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health will hold a...

Los Angeles County Launches $32.2 Million Relief Grant for Wildfire Victims

February 17, 2025

February 17, 2025

Eligible Households Affected by the Palisades Fires Can Apply Soon The Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs...

Culver City Police Seek Suspect in Weekend Battery Incident

February 17, 2025

February 17, 2025

Man Accused of Assaulting a Victim is Still at Large Authorities are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a...

(Video) Enjoy Beach Proximity and Prime Amenities at Ocean View Hotel

February 17, 2025

February 17, 2025

For More Info, Go To Oceanviewsantamonica.com For More Info, Go To https://t.co/RmxV3mgYCs pic.twitter.com/30oSvl7Zvf — Westside Today (@WestsideLAToday) February 17, 2025

Deadly Stabbing Outside Popular Santa Monica Bar on Saturday

February 16, 2025

February 16, 2025

One Man Killed, Another Injured in Early Morning Attack The Bungalow, a popular restaurant and bar in Santa Monica, was...

Iconic Gloria Vanderbilt Estate Hits the Market for the First Time in 72 Years

February 16, 2025

February 16, 2025

Historic Beverly Hills Mansion With Star-Studded Past Listed at $16.5 Million For the first time in 72 years, the historic...

Melrose Avenue Businesses Forced to Close After Floodwaters Inundate Stores

February 16, 2025

February 16, 2025

Heavy Rains Turned Melrose Avenue Into a River, Causing Severe Damage  Heavy rainfall in the Fairfax District caused flooding on...

State Farm Faces Scrutiny Over Emergency Rate Hike Request From State Official

February 16, 2025

February 16, 2025

Commissioner Lara Demands Answers on Financial Stability and Consumer Impact California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has responded to State Farm’s...

UCLA Suspends Pro-Palestinian Student Groups Following Protest at UC Regent’s Home

February 13, 2025

February 13, 2025

Chancellor Cites Potential Student Code Violations; Student Groups Reject Allegations UCLA has suspended two pro-Palestinian student organizations following a protest...

Flash Flood Warning Issued for Burn Areas, LAFD Officer Swept off Road by Debris

February 13, 2025

February 13, 2025

Storm Damage Closes Pacific Coast Highway, Officials Urge Caution Not even members of the LAFD are being spared from the...