Welcome to the Napa Valley Chapter of the CNPS

Originally formed in 1965, the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is a statewide non-profit organization of amateurs and professionals with a common interest in California's native plants. The Society seeks to increase understanding of California's native flora and to preserve this rich resource for future generations. Membership is open to everyone.

Members of the Napa Valley chapter of the CNPS hail from Napa, Sonoma and Lake counties. The chapter is responsible for upkeep of the Martha Walker Native Habitat Garden at Skyline Park in Napa, sponsors local lectures and workshops, and holds twice yearly native plant sales.

Upcoming Events

For details on the following events, please visit the Napa CNPS Activities & Events page.

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A Field Trip in the White Mountains with the

California GLORIA Project

Session 1: Sat July 20th - Wed July 24th, Session 2: Wed July 24th - Sun July 28th,

The Full GLORIA Experience: Sat July 20th – Sun July 28th

The international GLORIA project (Global Observation & Research Initiative in Alpine Environments) monitors alpine plants at risk from climate change at the tops of the world’s highest mountains.

For more information, please visit the Napa CNPS Activities & Events page or http://www.gloriacalifornia.org

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Napa’s Third Annual Bay-Friendly Garden Tour

Click here for more information

Learn more and register at:

http://www.bayfriendlycoalition.org/GardenTour.shtml?utm_source=NCRCD&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BFGT2013

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Lake Berryessa Park and Ranger Events

We've been notified that Lake Berryessa will be the site of many Park Ranger-led events and interpretive programs this spring and summer.

A quick glance at the web page shows a Landscape Photography Tour, nature hikes, a lakeshore clean up on World Environment Day, and a Water Education program, along with information on the Lake Berryessa Visitor Center.

Events continue through June.

Please see the Activities & Events page for more info.

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Bringing Back the Natives

Sunday, May 5, 2013 from 10:00 to 5:00

This free, award-winning tour features forty Alameda and Contra Costa county gardens that are pesticide-free, conserve water, provide habitat for wildlife, and contain 60% or more native plants.

A companion event, the Native Plant Sale Extravaganza, will take place throughout the weekend of May 4th and 5th.

For more information: http://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/

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Napa Valley Mosses

Stephen Rae, Ph.D., Plant Ecologist - Bryologist, is looking for people interested in assisting him with collecting and photographing mosses in Napa County.

Stephen is a member of CNPS and a Master Gardener.

Please click here for more information.

Spring Wildflower Hikes

Our popular Spring Wildflower hikes are happening!

Click here for more information.

Martha Walker Garden
Volunteer Work Group

Weekly work group meets every Wednesday morning from 9 a.m. to noon. Rain cancels.

Join our group of volunteer gardeners and learn about native plants while helping maintain the Garden.

No experience needed. All age groups welcome.

Please see the Volunteer Opportunities page for more details.

Special Thanks

Thank you to Treasury Wine Estates (TWE)

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Ted Stenz from Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) presents Napa Valley CNPS with a $5,000 grant to refurbish the riparian area near the stream bed in the Martha Walker Garden. Work will commence in May with help from the Finance Department of TWE, which owns wineries including Beringer, Etude, Stags’ Leap, Chateau St. Jean and others. Thank you TWE!