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Redbud Chapter of California Native Plant Society champions the plants of Nevada & Placer Counties

09/15/2026

🌱📻 Native Plants Take to the Airwaves!

Tune in TOMORROW, Tuesday, September 15, to KVMR 89.5 FM from 6:00–6:30 p.m. for Soundings!

Three of our own Redbud volunteers — Monica Finn, Chrissy Freeman, and Diane Kofoed — will be chatting about the vital role locally native plants play in our ecosystems, and how YOU can help by gardening for homegrown habitats. 🦋🌼

And of course, they will chat about our upcoming Fall Native Plant Sale on October 3rd!

Big thanks to Redbud member Al Stahler for hosting Soundings and giving native plants a voice on the air!

Can’t listen live? No worries — catch it on KVMR’s archives, available for two weeks after the air date.

📻 KVMR 89.5 FM | Tuesday, Sept 15 | 6:00–6:30 PM

KVMR Community Radio

09/04/2026

🌿 Grow a little wildlife with our Fall Plant Sale! 🦋🐝
Join us for the Redbud Chapter’s 2026 Fall Plant Sale — Saturday, October 3
 🕘 Members-only early shopping: 9–11 am
 🕚 Open to all: 11 am–3 pm (online store)
 📦 Plant pickup: Sunday, October 11

This sale is all about creating your own Homegrown Habitat — planting natives that actually support local birds, bees, and butterflies, instead of ornamentals that offer little wildlife value.

🌳 Featured keystone plants:

* Leather oak — a small native oak, tops out at ~12 ft (perfect for small gardens!)

* Western redbud

* California hazelnut

* Hoary coffeeberry

* Creeping sage (Salvia sonomensis) — a gorgeous groundcover supporting 8 confirmed + 236 likely wildlife species!

💚 Want early access? Become a CNPS member by October 1!

🔗 Full details here: https://chapters.cnps.org/redbud/plant-sale-fall/
 🙋 Volunteers still needed — reach out to [email protected] if interested!

08/17/2026

🌸 Volunteers Needed: Noxious W**d Eradication Day in Olympic Valley 🌸

Join the Placer County Agriculture Department to help pull Spotted Knapw**d (Centaurea stoebe) from the Olympic Valley!

This California A-rated noxious w**d is highly invasive — it displaces native plants, reduces habitat and forage for wildlife, and can spread rapidly if left unchecked. Hand-pulling is one of the most effective ways to knock back populations before seed set, cutting down the need for chemical treatment.

📍 Where: Far East Parking Lot, 1623 Olympic Valley Rd.
 🗓️ When: August 19th, 8:00–11:00 AM
 🧤 Plant ID training, shovels, gloves, and snacks provided — just bring yourself (and maybe a water bottle & sun protection)!

Every plant pulled means fewer seeds in the soil and more room for native species to thrive. 💪🌿

Sign up: Contact the Placer County Agriculture Department at (530) 889-7332

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07/23/2026

🌲 CALL TO ACTION: Speak up for Placer County’s future 🌲

Placer County is updating its General Plan — the blueprint that will guide growth, housing, and land use for the next 20-30 years. Right now, the County is in the scoping phase for the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), and this is the moment when public input carries the most weight.

📝 The Notice of Preparation (NOP) comment period is open through August 5, 2026.

Why it matters: comments submitted now shape what the EIR actually studies — including impacts on open space, wildlife habitat, water, air quality, and more. Once this window closes, it’s much harder to expand the scope later.

✅ What you can do: → Submit your comments directly to Placer County by August 5 → Tell them you want specific, enforceable requirements — not just guidelines — to protect open space, natural beauty, and ecosystems as the county grows → CC Redbud Environmental at [email protected] so your voice can also help inform a coordinated comment letter

🔗 Learn more & submit comments: placer.ca.gov/2050generalplan

🔗 NOP details: https://ca-placercounty.civicplus.com/10912/Placer-County-2050-General-Plan-Update

Every comment counts, even a short one — submitting also gets you added to the County’s notification list for the rest of the EIR process.

07/17/2026

Our fourth class in our plant ID and keying workshop series is one you will not to miss! This one will be devoted to Asteraceae, one of the largest plant families and the world.

Like our previous workshops, you will learn from Professor Emerita Shawna Martinez on how to use field guides and dichotomous keys to identify local species of Asteraceae. You will become familiar with the scientific language and botanical terms used to describe plant anatomy and native plant environmental relationships. Come learn with us!

When: Saturday, July 25, 2026, 9AM

Where: Sewell Hall, Rocklin Road, Rocklin, CA, USA

What to Bring: Spiral-bound notebook and pen/pencil, snacks and lunch, water, hand lens (if you have one)

Recommended books: A Manual for Plant Identification and Classification by Dena Grossenbacher (optional)

No need to have attended the prior workshops. You can take each workshop as a stand alone class. Class fee is $40. The fee supports both the CNPS Redbud Chapter and the Sierra College Natural History Museum.

Registration link: https://scnhm.sierracollege.edu/e/plant-identification-workshop-july-25-2026-4/

Hope to see you there!

06/09/2026

Our friends at are hosting a free talk about native plants and their relationship with the California Dogface butterfly, our state butterfly. We hope you can join us!

Saturday, June 13th, 10:30AM

Fruitvale Schoolhouse Museum, 3425 Fruitvale Rd, Lincoln

05/24/2026

We still have a few spots available for our plant identification workshop on May 30th. These workshops are led by botanist Professor Shawna Martinez at the Sierra College Rocklin campus. For more information and to register, please visit the link https://scnhm.sierracollege.edu/e/piw-may-30-2026-plant-id-workshop-3/

05/11/2026

Please join us on May 30th for our third plant identification workshop of the year, with a focus on perennial herbs.

Gain valuable skills using appropriate resources, tools and scientific language to overcome common challenges in plant identification. Through lecture, discussions and hands-on activities, Emeritus professor Shawna Martinez will show you how to identify native plants and to see botanical relationships. You’ll practice using dichotomous keys and be trained to recognize the characteristics so you can identify the most common plant families. This workshop series is a partnership with the Redbud Chapter of the California Native Plant Society and Sierra College’s Natural History Museum.

What You’ll Learn

The basics of botanical terminology and plant anatomy.
Techniques for using field guides and apps to identify plants in the field
How to identify common local flowering plant families
Key characteristics of those plant families

Bring With You

Spiral-bound notebook and pen/pencil
Snacks and lunch
Water
Hand lens (if you have one)
Recommended books: A Manual for Plant Identification and Classification by Dena Grossenbacher (optional)

Registration

Fee: $40.00 per workshop. Workshops can be enjoyed as a whole or individually, in no particular order. We plan to offer membership and students discounts for future workshops - stay tuned!

Location

Sewell Hall, Room S-112, Sierra College Rocklin Campus

When

Saturday, May 30th 9AM to 1PM

Parking

Park in any student parking lot on campus nearby to Sewell Hall.

Thank you! Your ticket(s) fees support both Redbud and Sierra College Natural History Museum!

Register at https://scnhm.sierracollege.edu/e/piw-may-30-2026-plant-id-workshop-3/

05/06/2026

Please join us May 17th in Auburn State RecreationArea for an invasive species bioblitz. Volunteers will be led by Redbud botanists and ASRA staff. For more info and to sign up, please scan the QR code or go to https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showRSVPSignUp/10C044BA8A628A7F4C61-63373315-invasive?useFullSite=false

02/27/2026

Got plans tomorrow? Why not join Redbud’s first field trip of the year? It’s a fun local hike and will give you the chance to tune in to your senses and do some nature journaling!

Join Lora Piscitelli (Redbud Chapter CNPS member) and Missa Cade (educator) for a fun Nature Journaling Field Trip. You will get to explore, sketch and jot down your outdoor adventure at Hirschman’s Pond in Nevada City.

Getting to Hirschman’s Pond: Take Hwy 49 west from Auburn or Grass Valley. (Just north of Nevada City, you will turn left in order to remain on Hwy 49, headed toward Downieville.) Turn right onto Cement Hill Road, then quick left at 115 Cement Hill Road. Park in parking lot.

Bring: Journal (hard cover), pencils/pens, something to sit on, water, snack, layers to accommodate the weather, sturdy hiking boots or shoes.

Registration: Open to 15 people. Please register online to reserve your spot

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-journaling-hike-tickets-1979095406637?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Participants must sign the online waiver.

https://app.waiversign.com/e/605434825bd9a600198d4bcc/doc/605436925bd9a600198d4c79?eventName=Redbud%20Nature%20Journaling%20Hike&eventDate=2026-02-28T23:59:59.999Z

No pets, please.

Saturday, Feb. 28, 10 a.m.

Address

Nevada City, CA
95959

Website

https://www.chapters.cnps.org/redbud/

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