This page has moved tohttps://chapters.cnps.org/southcoast.Follow that link for more up-to-date information.May 2, 2022: Invasive Insects and Native Trees with Dr Beatriz Nobua-BehrmannA recent article in the LA Times, (“Invasive beetles are killing SoCal’s trees. Can this local surfer stop them?”, Feb 23, 2022) led us to Dr. Beatriz Nobua-Berhmann, Urban Forestry and Natural Resources Advisor at the University of California Cooperative Extension, an authority on the Invasive Shothole Borer (SHB). She will discuss this threat to our cultivated and wildlands trees and approaches to identify and manage it. The Invasive Shothole Borers (Euwallacea spp.) are small beetles (roughly the size of a sesame seed) that belong to two closely related and physically identical species: Polyphagous Shothole Borer and Kuroshio Shothole Borer. Both species are believed to have been accidentally introduced into California via wood products and/or shipping material from Southeast Asia. Since ISHB was first identified in Los Angeles County in 2012, the infestation has spread to six other counties, including Orange, San Diego, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino and Riverside. Susceptible trees include many beloved native trees and species commonly used for landscaping, like sycamores, willows, oaks, cottonwoods, and box elder. Wild areas are particularly susceptible
More information: https://www.parksandrecbusiness.com/articles/2018/12/invasive-shot-hole-borers-and-fusarium-dieback https://www.cnps.org/flora-magazine/racing-to-stop-the-destructive-shot-hole-borer-11489 www.ishb.org (more information, advertise trainings and workshops, provide outreach materials, and more!)
Bio: Dr. Beatriz Nobua‐Behrmann is a University of California Cooperative Extension advisor for Orange and Los Angeles Counties, specialized in Urban Forestry. Her research background is in insect‐plant interactions. She received her Ph.D. in insect ecology and her B.S. in Biology from the University of Buenos Aires, in Argentina. Beatriz’s research and extension program is focused on finding appropriate management strategies for urban forest pests that affect Southern California’s trees, like the Invasive Shot‐Hole Borer beetles and the Gold‐Spotted Oak Borer.
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Monthly Membership Meeting
Date:
First Monday of every month (holidays delay by one week)
Time:
7:30 pm (6PM for July Potluck)
All meetings since March 2020 are by Zoom due to COVID-19 precautions. We hope to see you in person as soon as it is safe.
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Point Vicente Native Garden – Community Service Event
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Please contact Megan Wolff for further info megan@sccnps.org
Where:
Point Vicente Interpretive Garden
31501 Palos Verdes Dr. W.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Come join us for a volunteer day in the native plant garden at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center. Get outdoors by helping with our oceanside garden. Participants learn about native California plants and valuable gardening skills. All ages and skill levels are welcome.
Close-toed shoes are required and please bring sun protection and water.
To join us, RSVP to Megan Wolff at megan@sccnps.org two days prior the the event if possible.
Ethnobotany with Tony Baker – March 1, 2021
General Meeting – March 1, 2021 Ethnobotany of Coastal Southern California: Historical Uses of Native Plants Join us for a presentation by Tony Baker showcasing many of the local plants and diverse habitats that sustained an indigenous population for thousands of years along our coastal regions from a botanical and historical perspective. Shown below is […]
Authors Nita Winter and Roger Badger
November 2, 2020 General Meeting The authors of Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change, Nita Winter and Roger Badger will discuss their book. Rob and Nita have lugged their gear — all 85 pounds of their portable photo studio — through rattle-snake-infested deserts, high mountain passes, and post-wildfire territory to share these photos with […]
Video walk at White Point Nature Preserve
Monday July 6, 20207:30pm(zoom opens at 7:15pm)Your living room over Zoom Every July we have been hosting a pizza party and an evening native plant stroll through Madrona Marsh. This year don’t have that luxury. So we will be holding a zoom style walk at the White Point Nature Preserve, pre-recorded with various experts, plus short presentations by […]
Video tour of Madrona Marsh demonstration garden
Enjoy this artistic garden tour of the Madrona Marsh demonstration garden.
Cynthia Powell of Calflora -May 4, 2020
Cynthia Powell talks about the power of the online native plant reference – a Swiss Army knife of resources, Calfora.
Lupinus succulentus
More of Angelika Brinkman-Busi’s creations. We don’t have many color images of hers to share, perhaps because our newsletter Artemesia was then, and is now, a black and white publication. Nonetheless, there are a few. Enjoy. We’ve identified these as Lupinus succulentus (Arroyo Lupine), in part based on the fact that Angelika often took local […]
SMM Wildflower Quiz
On the heels of last week’s Palos Verdes Peninsula plant quiz is the Santa Monica Mountains wildflower quiz.
PVP Wildflower Quiz
The Chapter recently found some beautiful pen and ink drawings in our archives attributed to Angelika Brinkmann-Busi, a former member, who has a keen botanist eye. We plan to post them over time so that their beauty can be enjoyed by a new generation. Do you know all the plants in the drawing below? Answers […]
Native plant apprentice program at White Point demonstration garden
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (PVPLC or Conservancy hereafter) has used support from a Conze Grant from the California Native Plant Society, South Coast Chapter, to offer paid apprenticeships to students seeking native plant identification and horticulture skills utilizing the White Point demonstration garden as a training facility. Apprentices are students who gain opportunities […]
Theodore Payne garden at Valley Park
The very first Conze Grant was awarded to Friends of the Parks, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Hermosa Beach, for the purpose of renovating the historic Theodore Payne Native Flora Area. Betty Starr writes us with an update…