Upcoming CNPS SCV Events and Activities - February 1, 2022

[CNPS-SCV News]

Dear CNPS Santa Clara Valley members,
Check out our chapter's upcoming events:

[1] Picking the Perfect Plants for your Garden with Calscape, a talk by Vivian Neou
Wednesday, February 2, 7:30 PM
https://www.meetup.com/California-Native-Plant-Society-Santa-Clara-Valley-Chapter/events/282837830/

Finding the right native plants for your garden can be challenging. Calscape can make it easy. From showing you a list of plants that grow naturally at your site to picking the plants that will attract and support the most butterflies, Calscape provides a wealth of resources to help you choose and find the best plants. In this talk, Vivian Neou will introduce you to Calscape - including how to create a customized plant list, how to choose the right tree, shrub or perennial, and where you can purchase the plants you want.

Visit Calscape, a CNPS project created with the help of many sources, at www.calscape.org.

Vivian Neou is a retired software executive. She became interested in native plants after she retired and started hiking. That led her to the CNPS SCV Nursery, where she became an active volunteer and eventually Nursery Manager. Not wanting to leave her technology background unused, she also became our CNPS Chapter’s Technology Coordinator. Vivian is a huge fan of Calscape and is on the Calscape advisory committee.

View talks on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/CNPSSantaClaraValley

[2] Habitat Restoration at Lake Cunningham
Saturday, February 5, 8:00 AM
https://www.meetup.com/California-Native-Plant-Society-Santa-Clara-Valley-Chapter/events/qvfrpsydcdbhb/

VENUE: Native Garden Parking Lot

Join us to restore habitat (weeding and mulching) in the Native Garden at Lake Cunningham Park, San Jose.

We follow City of San Jose guidelines for volunteering during the pandemic: face covering and social distancing. Bring your own bucket and a weeding hoe (and knee pad, if you prefer that). Wear a face covering, hat, gloves, sturdy garden shoes. Bring plenty of fluids and hydrate often. We start with a 10-minute orientation, then walk to the site, so please be on time.

First-timers: Bring a signed waiver form available at https://lakecunninghamnativegarden.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/2020-volunteer-status-and-waiver-of-liability.pdf

First timers: please follow directions in this meetup to get to the native garden. It is a very large park (200 acres) with two entrances. You want to head to the Google map pin for "Lake Cunningham Native Garden".

Workdays are sometimes rescheduled or canceled. Always RSVP to confirm, and check the latest updates Friday night. If you can't make it, please change your RSVP so we know and wait-listers get a chance.

[3] CNPS SCV Nursery
The CNPS SCV Nursery store is open through February 14. If you would like to purchase plants before the 14th, please place your order at:
https://california-native-plant-society-santa-clara-valley-chapter.square.site

Here are some events from other chapters and organizations:

[4] Job opening - CNPS
The California Native Plant Society is seeking an Assistant Field Botanist.
https://californianativeplantsociety.applytojob.com/apply/EndYngDsHM/Assistant-Field-Botanist

The Assistant Field Botanist will survey and map California's diverse flora and vegetation assemblages, learning different techniques for collecting field data, identifying plants to the species and subspecies level, collecting and processing native plant seeds, and vouchering plant specimens. Fieldwork will be performed for five to six months under rigorous conditions in wild areas away from roads and facilities. The deadline to apply is February 4, 2022.

You can view all job openings here:
https://www.cnps.org/about/jobs

Questions about any of the events? Do not reply to this email - instead, please direct your questions to: info @ cnps-scv.org.

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