September 2019 Presentation
Ecological Entanglement – Fair Moths and California Native Plants (Couper) (pdf)
July 2019 Presentation
Carnies and Vampires (Kneital) (pdf)
May 2019 Presentation
Vernal Pools (Meyer) (pdf)
January 2019 Presentation
Carpenter Valley (Smith) (pdf)
November 2018 Presentation
Lava Caps (Buck-Diaz) (pdf)
September 2018 Presentation
Bird-Friendly Landscapes (Gilbert) (pdf)
July 2018 Presentation
The Monarch Mystery (pdf)
May 2018 Presentation
Plants and Pollinators (Burge) (pdf)
January 2018 Presentation
January 2017 Presentation
Liliaceae (Whiffin) (pdf)
March 2017 Presentations
Sustainable Gardening (Guggino) (pdf)
Rosaceae In El Dorado County (Ayres) (pdf)
May 2017 Presentation
Brushy_Lake_Restoration (Stevens) (pdf)
July 2017 Presentation
Moths (Crabtree) (pdf)
September 2017 Presentations
River Friendly Landscaping (Balic) (pdf)
Nitrogen-Fixing Plant Families in El Dorado County (Ayres) (pdf)
November 2017 Presentations
Pine Hill, Rare Plants, and People (Britting) (pdf)
Past, present, and future of Pine Hill (Ayres) (pdf)
January 2016 Presentations
Problematic and expanding invasive weed problems in the California foothills (DiTomaso) (pdf)
Some of the more problematic invasive plants within the foothills of California are discussed by Dr. DiTomaso, a UC cooperative extension specialist in non-crop weeds. He emphasizes the impacts of invasive plants on wildland ecosystems and native plant communities. His presentation addresses widespread problems such as yellow starthistle and other thistles, tree-of-heaven, perennial pepperweed, brooms, and others. In addition, new expanding weed problems, including stinkwort and oblong spurge, and their potential expansion and impacts are discussed. Dr. DiTomaso is Director of the Weed Research and Information Center at UC Davis, past president of the Weed Science Society of America, and senior author of the definitive two-volume guide to Weeds of California and Other Western States. To find out more about more about Dr. DiTomaso’s work, see: http://ucanr.edu/?facultyid=537.
Ericaceae – Heath Family (Ayres) (pdf)
March 2016 Presentations
Gardens Gone Native (Collins) (pdf)
What does a garden of native plants look like? Tara Collins from the Sacramento Valley chapter CNPS presented on previous and upcoming Sacramento CNPS-sponsored Gardens Gone Native tours. The tours features approximately 20 home gardens in and around Sacramento, comprised of at least 50% California native plants.
Landscape Design Primer – Glenda’s Garden (Ayres) (pdf)
May 2016 Presentations
Grasses (Whiffin) (pdf)
Fabaceae or Leguminosae – Pea Family (Ayres) (pdf)
July 2016 Presentations
Asteraceae (Whiffin) (pdf)
September 2016 Presentations
Firewise Landscaping (Cantelow) (pdf)
Are you Ready? Tips and Strategies for creating a firewise landscape.
Sometime in 2016
Conifers- Gymnosperms (Ayres) (pdf)
Angiosperms (Ayres) (pdf)
November 2015 Presentation
Plant Riches of El Dorado County (Ayres) (pdf)
El Dorado County is one of the most botanically diverse places on the planet, home to over 2,300 native plant species. With an area encompassing just 1% of the state it contains almost 30% of the plants native to California. Why is our county so diverse? The answer lies millions of years ago when the Sierra Nevada was uplifted, a process that continues today. The uplift created climatic zones that support seven distinct plant communities each containing hundreds of native plants. Local CNPS botanist Debra Ayres presents a floristic tour of El Dorado County. In our journey, we travel from lower elevation plant communities like grasslands and oak woodlands to mountain forests and alpine rock gardens. Ayres is a long-time resident of El Dorado County, a retired plant ecologist from UC Davis, and is currently the vice president of the El Dorado Chapter of the California Native Plant Society.
No 2014 presentations currently available.
November 2013 Presentations
Landscape Analysis and Design (Ayres) (pdf)
Successful landscaping requires an analysis of the site’s physical, biological, and climatic constraints. Questionnaires can identify limiting factors and ways to either accept or mitigate those limitations. Dr. Debra Ayres explains how to analyze all of the many factors one encounters in the foothills when planning a garden. She started her career as a landscape designer and Master Gardener in El Dorado County before she returned to graduate school to become a plant ecologist.
