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. Its principal aims are to preserve the native flora and to add to the knowledge of members and the public at large.
Cypress Abbey pullout on the west side of Highway One, approximately half a mile south of St Aloysius Cemetery, and .2 miles north of the Stornetta Lands South Trailhead parking lot at the Veterans Building
A Virtual Masterclass on Changing Estuary and Dune Ecology
Peter's Zoom Video - Zoom Recording has some rough patches in the beginning but stay with it for Peters wonderful Virtual Field Trip to South Mancheaster Beach and the Garcia River Marshlands.
Companion PDF of Peters Power Point
Enjoy Being Outdoors! Stay Safe!
The Dorothy King Young Chapter serves coastal Mendocino County, the northern coastal area of Sonoma County, and nearby areas. We host activities throughout the year for members and the general public. These include:
- regular meetings featuring informative guest speakers
- field trips
- educational functions
- plant sales
- weed eradication
We also provide input and information to governmental and private
agencies about projects of local and statewide interest which may
have effects on native plants.
Geographic Area Map of the Dorothy King Young Chapter of the California Native Plant Society.
"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread. A civilization which destroys what little remains of the wild, the spare, the original, is cutting itself off from its origins and betraying the principle of civilization itself."
