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September
- Cancelled
September 8, Wednesday, 7pm - Presentation: Shape Shifters, Time Travelers, and Innovators: The Origin and Evolution of a Flora, with Erik Westerlund Eastern Sierra Audubon (White Mountain Research Station - 3000 E. Line St.) - September 17, Friday - Field Trip: Pine Creek Birding with Eastern Sierra Audubon
Any stray migrants passing through? If not, the residents may entertain us. Join leaders Larry Nahm and Carolyn Gann for an amble through the forest along Pine Creek, northwest of Bishop. Bring ample fluids, snacks, binoculars. No pets, please. Meet in the Pine Creek Trailhead parking lot adjacent to the pack station at 8:30 a.m. Carpoolers can assemble in the lot in Bishop west of Joseph's Market at 7:50 a.m. The walk should end by noon. Phone 872-4125 for more information.
- September 22, Wednesday, 7pm - CNPS General Chapter
Meeting and Presentation: Walk The Sky: Following the John Muir Trail, with author John Dittli (Green Church, Highway 395 and Benton Crossing Road)
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The September General Meeting of the Bristlecone Chapter will be held at the Green Church, 7pm Wednesday, September 22. Join us for a spectacular photo presentation by local photographer, John Dittli, about his recent book, "Walk The Sky: Following the John Muir Trail." John will talk about some of his hiking and photographing adventures while working on this beautiful book about the High Sierra. He will also have a few books to sell after the program.
Membership meetings include brief discussion of chapter business, followed by a presentation by a guest speaker. Presentations are geared to appeal to persons of a wide range of knowledge of native plants, from beginners to professional botanists.
- September 25, Saturday - CNPS Annual Native Plant Sale
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Come to the annual native plant sale at the White Mountain Research Station (3000 E. Line St. Bishop). See a list of plants expected to be available, updated with expected numbers as the date approaches. Our plants are grown from locally collected and propagated seed, so they should do well in your garden. To learn more, see our plant sale page.
October
- October 6, Wednesday, 7 pm – Creosote Ring subchapter program:
CNPS Rare Plant Treasure Hunt presented by Amber Swanson, Botanist and CNPS Program Coordinator. Meet at the Maturango Museum, 100 W. Las Flores, Ridgecrest.
The first season of the Rare Plant Treasure Hunt has been highly successful. Participants in Mojave Desert hunts have made over 20 field trips, logged more than 550 volunteer hours and found 34 separate rare plant species. This totals to over 195 historic and new occurrences that have been updated and documented on BLM land, about 150 of which are new occurrences. Come and learn more about this year’s results, next year’s goals and how you can be involved! For questions email treasurehunt@cnps.org or go to www.rareplanttreasurehunt.blogspot.com.
- May Change? Stay tuned...October 13, Wednesday, 7pm - Presentation: Lizards, lizards, lizards with Laura Cunningham Eastern Sierra Audubon White Mountain Research Station (3000 E. Line St.)
Enjoy a thoughtful and fun program about our local lizards, particularly apt as they are about to “go under” for the winter. For more info see www.ESAudubon.org or call Roberta at 872-7846. Everyone is welcome to attend!
- October 17, Sunday - CNPS Field Trip: Highway Clean-Up. Leader: Scott Hetzler.
Meet at the intersection of Highway 395 and Pine Creek Rd., west of 395, at 9.00 AM. We will try to be done by 1:00 PM. For more information contact Scott at (760) 873-8392.
November
- November 17, Wednesday - CNPS Annual Potluck and General Chapter Meeting
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White Mountain Research Station (3000 E. Line St. Bishop). Details TBA.
Membership meetings include brief discussion of chapter business, followed by a presentation by a guest speaker. Presentations are geared to appeal to persons of a wide range of knowledge of native plants, from beginners to professional botanists. The November meeting each year is a pot luck, often with a members’ slide show in lieu of a speaker.
December
Deadline for Mary
DeDecker Botanical Grant applications this month (date TBA)
- December 8, Wednesday, 6pm - Potluck: Eastern Sierra Audubon Holiday Potluck (6 pm) & Program- TBA (7 pm) White Mountain Research Station (3000 E. Line St.) Eastern Sierra Audubon
The December 8th meeting is also our annual Holiday Potluck Candle-lit Dinner, held at 6 PM in the dining room of the White Mountain Research Station. Do attend as it is a fun event and bring a friend or neighbor. We often run out of food before everyone is served so we ask each attendee to bring a little extra along with a beverage to share. Please bring your own place setting. After the potluck, we’ll be treated to a Program which will be enjoyable for all ages. For more info see www.ESAudubon.org or call Roberta at 872-7846. Everyone is welcome to attend!
- December 19, Sunday: Christmas Bird Count and Birdathon! Eastern Sierra Audubon
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The annual Eastern Sierra Audubon Birdathon has moved to coincide with the Christmas Bird Count. You can help by participating in the count (get that species total up there), or by making a financial pledge in support of the chapter. Pledge forms will be available on the website and at ES Audubon events.
Planned for 2011:
The Bristlecone Chapter hosts two events on alternate years – a Spring or Summer Sojourn and the Bristlecone Chapter Banquet. The Sojourn is a weekend of field trips, evening programs and visiting. In 2009 it was held in July at the Crooked Creek Facility in the White Mountains. In 2011 the chapter will hold a Sojourn in either the Spring or Summer. Plans for the 2011 Sojourn will be announced in the winter of 2010. Our chapter members are encouraged to attend, and the public is also welcome.
About Bristlecone Chapter Events
Bristlecone Chapter Field Trips:
Every year the Bristlecone Chapter plans a variety of excursions to interesting and floriferous places. Our trips usually begin in late March to points in the low desert of our region, such as Death Valley or the Mojave Desert, where the flower display begins in early spring. We generally follow the flowers up in elevation as spring and summer progress, ending our quest for blooms in the highest regions of our awesome surrounding mountains in mid-summer. Our explorations usually finish with an appreciation of fall colors displayed in the extensive aspen groves found in the Eastern Sierra. We also schedule seed collecting or cleaning trips and work parties at the Mary DeDecker Native Plant Garden in Independence.
Everyone is welcome on our field trips, whether or not you are a member of CNPS, and whether or not you know a turnip from a scarlet monkeyflower!
Field Trip Policies
See photos of previous field trips and events in our scrapbook
Annual Bristlecone Chapter Events:
The Bristlecone Chapter hosts two events on alternate years – a Sierra Spring or Summer Sojourn, and the Bristlecone Chapter Banquet. The Sojourn is a weekend of field trips, evening programs and visiting. In 2009 it was held in July at the Crooked Creek Facility in the White Mountains. In 2011 the chapter will hold a Sojourn in either the Spring or Summer. Plans for the 2011 Sojourn will be announced this winter. Our 2010 Banquet will be held at the Crowley Lake Community Center on July 26 (see the July events above for more details). Our chapter members are encouraged to attend both events. The public is also welcome.
Also don't miss our Annual Native Plant Sales!
General Bristlecone Chapter Meetings and Presentations:
Membership meetings include brief discussion of chapter business, followed by a presentation by a guest speaker. Presentations are geared to appeal to persons of a wide range of knowledge of native plants, from beginners to professional botanists. The November meeting each year is a pot luck, often with a members’ slide show in lieu of a speaker.
Unless otherwise announced, General Chapter Meetings will be at the White Mountain Research Station (3000 E. Line St. Bishop).