DBS Planning Calendar
DBS Planning Calendar 2025-2026
Board meetings - Six per year
August 20, 2025
October 23, 2025
January 22, 2025
March 19, 2025
April 16, 2025
June 18, 2025
Lasthenia Newsletter published twice year
Fall Issue
Last day to submit articles
Publication Date
Send to all members digitally
Mail paper copies to those requesting printed materials
Mail paper copies to aligned organizations
Upload Screen Reader copy to website
Spring Issue
Last day to submit articles
Publication Date
Send to all members digitally
Mail paper copies to those requesting printed materials
Mail paper copies to aligned organizations
Upload Screen Reader copy to website
Field Trips - Two per year - April & May
August - Solicit leaders, locations, dates
Gather information for Field Trip flyer and website event posting
Google Doc for sign ups to be included on meeting event posting on website
Verify that all signed up are members of DBS
Spring - Field trips take place
Submit after field trip report?
Election of Board
Nominations
Send slate to members
Vote at Annual Spring Meeting in May
Annual Spring Meeting - May
Blanchard Room, Mary L. Stephens - Davis Branch Library - 315 E. 14th Street, Davis, CA
Reserve Library exactly 3 months in advance, contact this person ___________________
Although reservation is confirmed, it does not show up on the Library calendar.
Voting for new board members
Membership Renewals
Prepare calendar, renewal, and Lasthenia to be printed and emailed to members
Printing of calendar, renewal, and Lasthenia for distribution.
Stuff envelopes and mail
Distribute to all members digitally
Plant Sales
Add to events on website
Prepare and distribute membership list 3 days before sale to Arboretum or Conservatory
Conservatory Lectures - Night at the Museum
One per Quarter
Add event to website
Post flyers in building
Fall Student Seminars - November
Grant recipients present work and share pizza
Winter Open House at the Conservatory
Botanical Tea at the Herbarium - January
Identification Workshops
Ceanothus (See I Know This) Plant ID Workshops - Keying - March - October
Meetings held at Herbarium on Saturdays, verify dates
Mike Bower, CA Field Botanists Association
Lichen Identification - Keying
Brittany Long
Moss Identification - Keying
Meetings held at Herbarium and other locations
Jordan Collins, CNPS
Volunteer Sundays (First Sunday) 2:00 - 5:00 (Mike Bower?)
November
December
February
March
UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day - February
Deadline to submit any other information?
No date yet for 2026
10:00 - 2:00 shown for both Conservatory and Center for Plant Diversity 2025
Deadline to submit any other information?
Saturday, February 8, 2025, Saturday, February 10, 2024, Saturday, February 18, 2023, Sunday, March 6, 2022, via zoom 2021 the month of February, Saturday, February 15, 2020
UC Davis Picnic Day - April
Student Grants
Applications Due - March
Determine funds
Award Grants
Students present projects
Graduation Party - June
For interns and volunteers
Held outside at picnic tables at building entrance
Sweep and clean courtyard before setting up tables and chairs from Herbarium
Volunteers bring food
During finals, students come between classes