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         Davis Botanical Society

2009-2010 Calendar of Events

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Event  
Date/Time  
Location

Monthly Plant Identification session with Ceanothus (CA Field Botanists Association)

Usually 3rd or 4th Saturday each month; dates TBA

Center for Plant Diversity, 1026 Sciences Laboratory Building. See:
http://www.ceanothusfieldbotanist.blogspot.com/

Botanical Conservatory Fall Pre-Sale

Friday Oct 2, 10 am –

2 pm

Parking lot 27 adjacent to the UCD Botanical Conservatory

Botanical Conservatory Plant Sales at Arboretum Plant Faire – TWO DATES!

Saturday Oct 3

Members 9 – 11 am,

General 11 am – 1 pm;

Saturday Oct 17

General 9 am – 1 pm

Arboretum Teaching Nursery, Garrod Drive across from the UC Davis Vet School; see map at: http://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/Map.htm

Volunteer Sunday afternoons at the Center for Plant Diversity herbarium

5 Sundays 2 – 5 pm: Sep 20, Oct 18, Dec 13, Jan 10, Feb 21

Center for Plant Diversity, 1026 Sciences Laboratory Building

Fall Program: UC Davis Graduate Student Recipients of Botanical Society Grants:  Chris Dolanc, Shannon Still, Chris Mallek

Thursday, Nov 12,

7– 8 pm

1022 Life Science Addition on the UC Davis campus (corner of  Kleiber Hall and Hutchison Drives). Campus parking $6.00.

Botanical Teas in the Herbarium

Wednesdays, Jan 27 and Feb 24, 4 – 6 pm

Center for Plant Diversity, 1026 Sciences Laboratory Building

Members Only and other Arboretum/

Botanical Conservatory Spring Plant Sales

Saturdays: March 13 (members only); April 10, 24, and May 15

Arboretum Teaching Nursery, see map and dates at: http://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/

Upcoming Name Changes in the 2nd Edition of the Jepson Manual. Workshop  by Dan Potter

Saturday, March 6

9 am – 1 pm

Location TBA

Pre-registration required, see: http://herbarium.ucdavis.edu

Student Grant Applications Due

Monday, April 5

5 pm

For details see: http://herbarium.ucdavis.edu closer to the due date

How to Grow Plants, Especially Succulents: Indoor/Outdoor Potted/In Ground Horticulture Workshop by Ernesto Sandoval

Sunday April 11,

9 am – 1 pm

Location 3090 SLB,  pre-registration required, see: http://greenhouse.ucdavis.edu/

conservatory/ or call 752-0569

Field Trip to Pine Hill.  Leader: Don Crosby

Early May. Exact date TBA.  8 am – 6 pm

Pre-registration required

For details see: http://herbarium.ucdavis.edu

Picnic Day Botanical Conservatory Open House and Center for Plant Diversity Wildflower Display

Saturday, April 17

11am – 3pm

UC Davis Botanical Conservatory and Center for Plant Diversity

Spring Meeting and Program: Kevin Rice, Island oaks, forest fires, and really big tropical trees: A tale of two islands

Thursday, May 20

6:45 – 8pm

City of Davis Veteran’s Memorial Center, Club Room. Free parking available.

Field Trip to Walker Ridge. Leaders: Craig Thomsen, Gordon Harrington, and Ellen Dean

Saturday, June 5

8 am – 6 pm

Pre-registration required

For details go to: http://herbarium.ucdavis.edu

Fliers/registration materials for most events are posted as soon as they are available at herbarium.ucdavis.edu