Napa Valley CNPS Chapter News
Flyway Festival Presentation
Kathleen Shannon, Curator of the CNPS Martha Walker Habitat Garden, gave a presentation on Gardening for the Birds. The presentation highlighted plants that can be used in your garden to attract birds during all seasons of the year.
For more information on the Flyway Festival, visit their website at www.sfbayflywayfestival.com
Great Mushroom Hike in Archer Taylor Preserve
Hike leader Jake Rugyt explained the difference between saprophytic, mycorrhizal and parasitic forms and the group was off.
Twenty eight different species were identified. Highlights included delicate ear pick fungus on douglas fir cones, troops of coral and clubbed mushrooms, bright yellow witches butter and an elegant shaggy stalk carousel. Please see the full list of upcoming wildflower hikes here and mark your calendar!
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New Bird & Butterfly Garden
On Saturday, Feb 27 over forty CNPS and Audubon members plus friends braved the gray skies and had a wonderful time learning about California native plants that attract birds, butterflies and other beneficials to the garden. The event was a collaboration of CNPS and Audubon with funding by Toyota’s Together Green campaign and it was a success!
Participants enjoyed four different activities including planting & mulching over 135 new plants, building bird boxes and mason bee houses, planting up acorns and lupines and going on bird/critter walks in the MWG to learn about native plants and to identify the visiting birds.
Click here for a list of the species planted that make up our new Bird & Butterfly Garden Plant List and what types of birds they attract! Plants are clearly labeled. Come take a stroll……the Ribes (wild currants & gooseberries) are blooming and the Heuchera (coral bells) and Cercis occidentalis (Western Redbud) are full of buds and ready to explode with color this week!
If you missed this great event, mark your calendar for the next….
Sunday April 25th – CNPS and Audubon will collaborate on the installation of a Hedgerow for Habitat demonstration garden near our gazebo and new bunch grass meadow.
Click here for a list of the species planted that make up our new Bird & Butterfly Garden Plant List and what types of birds they attract! Plants are clearly labeled. Come take a stroll……the Ribes (wild currants & gooseberries) are blooming and the Heuchera (coral bells) and Cercis occidentalis (Western Redbud) are full of buds and ready to explode with color this week!
If you missed this great event, mark your calendar for the next….
Sunday April 25th – CNPS and Audubon will collaborate on the installation of a Hedgerow for Habitat demonstration garden near our gazebo and new bunch grass meadow.
Native Habitat Restoration
Jake Ruygt, the Napa Valley Chapter's Conservation Chair, spends hours in the field monitoring, recording and taking action to preserve Napa native habitat and Plants. On Saturday, July 17, a group of volunteers joined Jake in his effort to preserve a meadow and vernal pool area on Atlas Peak that is habitat for several rare native plants. The focus of the effort was to remove the invasive Star Thistle before it had the chance to mature and send out more seeds. In a short 2 hour period, the group was successful in removing the thistle from the meadow, allowing rare native plants the opportunity to flourish. Those participating even admitted to having fun in the process. Thank you to Jake and the volunteers for their efforts!
