Events | UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity

Photo of the entrance to the Herbarium entrance as seen from the alley.

Volunteer Sunday afternoons at the Center for Plant Diversity Herbarium

Center for Plant Diversity, Katherine Esau Science Hall Herbarium (Formerly Sciences Laboratory Building) Enter around back at the loading area.

Volunteer Sunday afternoons at the Center for Plant Diversity Herbarium

Mar 2, 2025 @ 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Center for Plant Diversity, Katherine Esau Science Hall
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Vintage microscope representing the concept of looking through a microscope to see more detail of the plant's anatomy. Today digital microscopes allow for viewing on a screen.

Student Grant Applications Due

Each year, the Society awards a number of research grants to UC Davis graduate and undergraduate students to carry out work that aligns with the broad goals of the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity Herbarium and/or the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory.

Keying tools - plants, microscope, tweezers, The Jepson Manual: Vascular Plants of California

Monthly Plant Identification session with Ceanothus (California Vascular Plant ID)

Monthly Plant Identification session with Ceanothus (California Vascular Plant ID), led by Mike Bower, CA Field Botanists Association

Mar 20, 2025 @ 9:00am - 12:00pm
Center for Plant Diversity
Center for Plant Diversity, 1026 Katherine Esau Science Hall
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Conservatory Manager Marlene Simon with on hand on a large Welwitschia, a succulent with its two long and curving strap like leaves.

Picnic Day: Botanical Conservatory Open House

Saturday, April 12, 11 am–3 pm

Picnic Day: Botanical Conservatory Open House

Botanical Conservatory Greenhouses, north side of Kleiber Hall Drive

Apr 12, 2025 @ 11:00am - 3:00pm
Botanical Conservatory Greenhouses, north side of Kleiber Hall Drive
Campus-wide open house, watch for details on: https://picnicday.ucdavis.edu/
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Normally covered with sand, heavy winter surf exposes ancient rocks on McClures Beach. NPS Photo / A. Kopshever

Field trip: McClure’s Beach, Pt. Reyes National Seashore. Leader: Barry Rice

Saturday, April 26

Field trip: McClure’s Beach, Pt. Reyes National Seashore. Leader: Barry Rice

Attendance limited. To register, contact Barry Rice, brice@sierracollege.edu

Apr 26, 2025 @ 8:00am - 4:00pm
McClures Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore
McClure’s Beach, Pt. Reyes National Seashore
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Mary L. Stephens – Davis Branch Library 315 E. 14th Street, Davis, CA 95616

Justin Valliere, Restoring California’s imperiled plant communities in the face of climate change.

Thursday, May 8, 6:45–8 pm

Blanchard Room, Davis Public Library. Free parking available.

Spring Meeting & Program:
Justin Valliere, Restoring California’s imperiled plant communities in the face of climate change.

May 8, 2025 @ 6:45pm - 8:00pm
Blanchard Room, Mary L. Stephens – Davis Branch Library 315 E. 14th Street, Davis, CA 95616
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Field Trip: Boggs Lake, Lake County. Leader: Jennifer Buck-Diaz

Saturday, May 31, 2025

Attendance limited. To register, contact Jennifer Buck-Diaz, jbuckdiaz@cnps.org.

Field Trip: Boggs Lake, Lake County.
Leader: Jennifer Buck-Diaz

May 31, 2025 @ 8:00am - 4:00pm
Boggs Lake Preserve - Lake County Land Trust
Boggs Lake, Lake County
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