Archived Events

Date: Saturday June 6, 2026

Location: Sugar Pine Reservoir in Placer County, 7 miles north of Foresthill off of Foresthill Divide Road. Carpool from Davis can be arranged.

Location: Center for Plant Diversity, Herbarium, 1026 Sciences Laboratory Building.
Directions/Parking: Parking is free on Saturdays. Map showing entrance to Herbarium in this link.  

Spring Meeting and Program

Speaker: Glenn Cole, Plant Breeder

Title: "Domestication and Wild Genotype Introgression of Sunflowers."

The Bull Point Trailhead is located on the left side of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as you drive towards North Beach.

Saturday April 25, 2026
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Welwitschias
Succulents
Aroids
Begonias
Orchids
Carnivorous
And More!

https://picnicday.ucdavis.edu/

Field Trip: Sterling Pointe, Loomis, Placer County near Folsom Lake

Leader: Shawna Martinez

Saturday, April 11, 2026   8:30 am – 2:00pm

Attendance: limited to 12 (due to narrow trails).

Applications for Student Grants:

https://biodiversitymuseumday.ucdavis.edu/

Join us for the latest entry in our Night at the Conservatory talk series! Our speaker Cavan Allen is an expert on plants for aquariums, with experience accessioning aquatic plants and searching for rare species on the East Coast of the U.S.

Wednesday, January 21,2026,  4:30–6:30 pm

Botanical Tea in the Herbarium: African Plant Project

Center for Plant Diversity, 1026 Katherine Esau Science Hall