Gold Field Notes Archive
Newsletter of the El Dorado Chapter of the California Native Plant Society
View highlights of the current issue and information on statewide publications.- September Program: Lessons in Native Plant Husbandry
- Fall Plant Sale: Online Shopping and Pick-Up In-person
- Field Trip: Blodgett Forest Research Station and Pyrosilviculture
- Anti-Weed Projects in 2023
- July Program: Mini-Conference: What Work Does the Chapter Do?
- Previews of presentations to be shared at mini-conference
- Plant Walk to Gerle Lake and Creek
- Announcements for Two Upcoming Monitoring Field Days
- March Program: Creating Bird-Friendly Environments
- Spring Plant Sale: Online Shopping and Pick-Up In-Person
- Spring Plants Walks
- Using Calscape to Plan Your Garden
January-February No newsletter
- November Program: Fire Resiliency of Culturally Significant Plants
- Growing Native Milkweed for Monarch Habitat
- Updates from California Invasive Plant Council
- Reflections on the 2022 CNPS Conference
- Farewell from Alice
- September Program: The Nature Nook – A Special Habitat for Native Plants
- A Forest Recovers From the Caldor Fire
- A Perspective on the Caldor Fire From Eldorado Forest Supervisor Jeff Marsolais
- Weeds, Fire Risk, and Resilient Forest Landscapes
- July Program: All about an invasion—a plant invasion
- After Caldor, wildflowers galore!
- Taking Up a Carbon Neutral Pledge: Driving to Plant Walks
- Summer Plant Walks
- May Program: Ginna Meyer’s Favorite Hikes
- Spring Plant Walks
- Heritage Oak Project
- Open House At Nature Nook
- Volunteers Help to Restore Forest Lost in the 2014 King Fire
- March Program: Supporting Garden Allies – Gardening for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects
- Taking Up The Carbon Neutral Pledge
- Weeds – Past, present, and future
- Spring Plant Walks
- Spring Plant Sale: Order Online March 19 to April 2. Pick-Up April 9
Jamuary-Febraury No newsletter
- November Program: New Light on Calochortus Evolution
- CAL-Invasive Plant Council – Report on 2021 Conference
- Stinkwort Brochure to Share
- Fall Plant Sale – A Success!
- September Program: Landscape Design Primer
- Book Review: California Foraging
- Twice Yearly Plant Sale (online)
- Plant Walk to Calaveras Big Tree State Park
- Remembering Don Smith
- Traditional Uses of Ceanothus
- July Program: The Origins of California’s Flora Through Time and Space
- Sequestering Carbon Case Study II: Volunteers Protecting Legacy Pines in Creek Ecological Restoration Project
- Stinkwort Having a Tough Year!
- In-Person Plant Walks This Summer
- Pine Hill Plants and Fuel Reduction
- May Program: Calflora: Information on Wild Plants (with focus on selecting plants for your garden)
- Sequestering Carbon Case Study: The Dowty Property in Humboldt County, California
- Good News: In-Person Plant Walks Resume in May 2021!
- CNPS Volunteers Join in Tree Planting
- Welcome to New Chairs
- March Program: Living With Wildfire and Native Plants Too
- Benefits of Gardening With Natives and Online Spring Plant Sale
- Book Review: Enough For All, Foods of My Dry Creek Pomo and Bodega MiWuk People
- Annie Walker and Tal Blackburn Retiring
- January Program: Pine Hill Preserve – New Preserves, New Fire, and New Research
- Taking Up a Carbon Neutral Pledge: Resources
- Bees of the Pine Hill Preserve
- Reserach at the Pine Hill Preserve
November-December
- November Program: Homegrown Habitat – Connecting and Enhancing Habitat One Yard at a Time
- Online Plant Sale – A Success!
- Pine Hill Preserves – New Preserves, New Fire, and New Research
- Report: California Invasive Plant Council Annual Meeting
- September Program: CNPS’s Vegetation Program and California’s Botanical Landscapes
- El Dorado Chapter CNPS Fall 2020 Plant Sale – ONLINE! October 1 to 7 and list of potential plants at the sale
- Traditional Uses of Redbud
- El Dorado Chapter’s You Tube Channel
- Favorite Plants for El Dorado County
- July Program: Ecological Forestry, Fuels Modifications, Fire Safety, and Conservation
- On The Trail of Stinkwort
- Virtual Plant Walks on Chapter Website
- Taking Up the Carbon Neutral Pledge
- New Brochure for Chapter
- May Program: Ceanothus and Arctostaphylos of the Sierra Nevada
- News Flash: Pine Hill Flannelbush Seedlings Found After Fire
- The Beauty of the Found Landscape
- Research: Survival of Pacerka layneae (Layne’s butterweed)
- Weed Update: Stinkwort On The Railroad Tracks
- Chapter Project: The Nature Nook at Placerville Library
- Native Plant Garden Begun At Local High School
- March Program: Landscape Design Primer
- A Way to Help Monarchs
- Taking Up A Carbon Neutral Pledge
- Plants Walks
- Native Plant Sale, April 4: List of Potential Plants
- January Program: Galapagos Islands: Magical Cradle of Evolution
- A Weed to Watch Out For – Stinkwort in El Dorado County
- Neighborhood Weed Warriors – Join in for 2020!
- Taking Up A Carbon Neutral Pledge
- November Program: Living with Extremes – A year’s adventure in Alaska and the Yukon
- Good News At Caples Creek Fire
- Pine Hill Research: Fall update
- September Program: Ecological Entanglement – Fairy Moths and Califoria Native Plants
- Chapter Volunteers Assist With Pine Hill Fire Ecology Study
- Caples Creek: Done for this Year – Thank You to All!
- Fall Plant Sale and List of Potential Plants
- July Program: Carnies and Vampires or the Alternative Lifestyles of PlantsVolunteer
- Opportunities at High Sierra Meadows
- Volunteers Begin to Protect Old-Growth Ponderosa Pines in Caples Creek Roadless Area
- On the Lookout For Weeds: Italian Thistle
- May Program: Vernal Pools of California
- Local Success Story With Our Oak Woodlands
- Volunteer Opporunties in Caples Creek Headwaters
- Clark Youth Fund Update: Camino School
- March Program: Native Plants in a Water-Wise Home Landscape
- Success With Beaver Dam Analogs
- Research at Pine Hill
- Spring plant walks!
- List of potential plants at Spring Native Plant Sale
January-February – postcard, no newsletter
- November Program: Treasure in the Foothills: Lava Caps
- Biodiversity for the Birds
- Calling for help leading plant walks!
- September Program: Creating Bird Friendly Landscapes
- Celebrating Our Chapter’s 25th Anniversary on September 29
- Fall plant sale (October 6) and list of potential plants
July-August – no newsletter
- May Program: Native Bees in the Wild and in the Garden
- Report on CNPS Conservation Conference and Chapter Poster presented at Conference
- Spring and Summer Plant Walks
- March Program: Growing Native Grass Meadows
- Progress on Demonstration Garden
- Spring Plant Walks
- List of potential plants at Spring Plant Sale
January-March 2018 – no newsletter
- November Program: Pine Hill Plants: Ecology and Conservation
- Traditional Uses of Ceanothus
- Lava Caps in the Proposed Caples Wilderness Area
- September Program: River Friendly Landscaping
- Fall native plant sale – check out list of likely plants
- Discoveries on Bassi Falls Walk
- Renovating the County’s Xeriscape Garden
July-August 2017 – no newsletter
- May program: Restoring Disturbed Landscapes
- Rare Plant Treasure Hunt at Pine Hill
- New Education Coordinator
March-April
- March Program: Sustainable gardening with California natives
- Volunteer opportunities: Plant surveying and weed pulls
- Citizen Science: Biodiversity and eDNA
- Spring native plant sale – check out list of likely plants
January-February
- January Program: Scientific Botanical Exploration of the Pacific
- The Search For The Type Localities Of Packera layneae and Wyethia reticulata
November-December
- Pollinators: Picky Eaters and Their Life Requirements
- California Weather Blog: Keeping Up On Weather Patterns and Trends
- Chapter Elections at the December Meeting
September-October
- Creating wildlife friendly fire-resistant landscapes
- Highlights from trip to Jeff Davis Peak
- CALSCAPE: Your guide to native plants suitable to El Dorado County
- Fall native plant sale – check out list of likely plants
July-August
- Rare Plant Treasure Hunt at Pine Hill
- Ecological Restoration Workday – August 13
- Madrone – A Lovely Tree for your Garden
May-June
- Another Successful Plant Sale
- Great Growing Trio
- Helping a Rare Sedge at Traverse Creek
- New Chapter Website – Check it Out!
- Preview of Native Garden Tour in Sacramento
- Rare Plant Treasure Hunt – A Sedge at Pine Hill
- Spring-Summer Plant Walks
- Spring Plant Sale List (pdf)
January-February 2016 – no newsletter
November-December
- Plant Diversity in El Dorado County
- Restoration on Jones Fork Silver Creek
- Resources to Help You Lose your Lawn
September-October
- Landscaping After the Lawn
- Bring Back the Pollinators
- Grand Opening – Sherwood Demonstration Garden
- Fall Plant Sale List
July-August – no newsletter
May-June
- Hunting for Rare Plants
- Plant Sale Success
- Visiting the County Supervisors
- Native Plant Displays at the Library
March-April
- Invasive Plants: Yellow Star Thistle
- Spring Plant Walks
- Showcasing Our Native Flora
- Spring Plant Sale List
January-February
- January Program: Forests and Climate Change
- Plant Workshops at Chico Herbarium
- Update on New Native Plant Garden
November-December
- Bumble Bees and Citizen Science
- Gift Suggestions for the Holidays
- Elections – Meet the Candidates
September-October
- Visiting a Rare Buckwheat
- Hunting for Rare Sunflowers
- Memorial to a Dear Friend
- Fall Plant Sale and List
July-August – no newsletter
May-June
- Summer Plant Walks
- New column: “In the Bush or In the Backyard”
- Hunting Bitterroot at Traverse Creek
March-April
- Spring Plant Walks
January-February – no newsletter
November-December
- Clark Youth Fund Awards
- Alder Creek Restoration
- Resources for Native Plant Gardening
September-October
- Field Trip: Yosemite’s Lost Pacific Yews
- Workshop: Designing a Pollinator Garden
July-August
- The Program: What’s “Growing” on with California’s Native Plants:
the Past, our Present, and Prospects for the Future
May-June – no newsletter
March-April
- Plant Sale News
- Greenfire Great Success
- Field Trips for the New Season
January-February
- Gabbro and Serpentine Plants of the Pine Hill Preserve
- Allelopathy: One Way Plants Protect Themselves
- Film Screening – Green Fire: Aldo Leopold, Land Ethic for Our Time
November-December
- Restoring Forest Meadows and Forest Service Credibility
September-October
- Fall Plant Sale
- Tending the Wild
May-June – no newsletter
March-April
- Build it, They will Come
January-February
- Corn Lilies in Van Vleck Meadow
- Retracing Footsteps of California Botanists
- Plant Checklists for Favorite Places
November-December- no newsletter
September-October
- Exciting Moonwort Discoveries
- Fall Plant Sale and Plant List
- Groundcovers for Sunny Areas
July-August
- Rare Plant Treasure Hunt
- Wrights Lake Hikes
- Summer Plant Walks
- Invites for Web Page Photos
May-June
- Behind the Scenes at Plant Sales
- Spring and Summer Plant Walks
- Statewide Rare Plant Treasure Hunts
March-April
- California Native Plant Week
- Spring Plant Walks
- Good Places to See Wildflowers
- Top Ten Natives for Gardening
January-February
- Rosemary Carey Elected Chapter President
- Cal-IPC Inventory Project Description & Call for Volunteers
November-December – no newsletter
September-October
- Wrights Lake Summer Tours
- Rare Plant Treasure Hunt
- Xeriscape Garden Improvement Program
July-August
- Butterfly Gardening in the Foothills
May-June
- Clark Youth Fund Awards
- Native Garden Tour
March-April
- Announcements of Programs
- New Meeting Schedule
January-February
- Winter Blooms in Death Valley
