Pollinators Need More Habitat: Create Some in Your Garden
The bad news: pollinators are in decline, and among the many reasons for their decreasing numbers, one of the most significant is habitat loss. The good news: as gardeners we can create habitat for pollinators in our own gardens and in our communities by planting pollinator-friendly plants and treating our gardens as ecosystems where living things are interconnected. Photo ©Robin Mitchell
Helping Preserve Jenner Headlands Preserve
On a Saturday in mid-February, an enthusiastic Greens at Work volunteer team joined Jenner Headlands Preserve staff members to remove forests of French broom from the banks of Russian Gulch Creek. In addition to feeling the satisfaction that comes with freeing natural landscapes from the clutches of invasive plants, the volunteers enjoyed the quiet beauty of this spectacular Sonoma Coast preserve and its richness of California native trees, shrubs, grasses, ferns, and wildflowers. Photo ©Tom Kelly
2022: A Great Year for Rare and Unusual Plants
Last year was another banner year for rare and unusual plants in the East Bay in spite of the shortened blooming period. Volunteers monitored many of our known statewide rare and locally rare (unusual) plant populations in our two counties. They found new populations and even new species that were not previously known to occur in the East Bay. Learn about their discoveries and how you can join the effort to monitor rare and unusual plants with our CNPS East Bay Chapter. Photo ©Dianne Lake
