FIRST CHAPTER PLANT SALE 3

NOTES ON CHAPTER COUNCIL 4

MEMBER INFORMATION 5

EVENTS, MEETINGS & TRIPS 6 & 7

Riverside/San Bernardino Chapter

California Native Plant Society

Chapter Contacts

President: Katie Barrows (760)564-2413 or

kate.cnb@verizon.net

Vice President: Nominations requested -this office can be shared!

Secretary: Volunteer(s) requested! We lost our secretary!

Co-Treasurers: Susan Jett and Michael Duval (909)625-8767 x 246 or Susan.Jett@cgu.edu & m_l_duval@hotmail.com

Newsletter & Membership: Nancy Rutherford (909)986-8004) or njrutherford@surfside.net

Education, Public Outreach & Programs: Lorrae Fuentes (909)625-8767 x 243 or

lorrae.fuentes@cgu.edu

Conservation: Alison Shilling (909)789-1304 or

awshilling@earthlink.net

Rare Plant Co-Coordinators: Fred Roberts (760)439-6244 or antshrike@earthlink.net & Ian Gillespie (909)328-0712 or iang@citrus.ucr.edu

Committees and Special Activities

RSB chapter plant photography representative:

Rolf Muertter 909-686-1193, rolf_muertter@yahoo.com

Field Trips: Volunteer(s) requested

Chapter Contact: Sheila McMahon, 909-683-8850

President’s Message

From Katie Barrows

I was pleased to open the September issue of Sunset magazine to find a landscape dominated by a showy native flannelbush (Fremontodendron spp.) and a recommendation to include this and other natives like California lilac (Ceanothus spp.) in a low-water landscape. With many, many readers it is great to see Sunset taking up the native plant cause. So I was even more pleased to open my November issue to find a full six-page spread on the beauty of California natives, complete with planting tips, a list of “why natives,” and wonderful native garden photos

There are plenty of sensible reasons to use native plants in your garden. Already adapted to our climate, natives can happily grow with limited water, conserving this precious resource and saving you money. You can reduce the cost and dangers of pesticide use as many natives are not severely affected by insect pests and disease. And you can spend more time enjoying your garden and less time maintaining it. Natives tend to grow more slowly and thus require less pruning, fertilizing, and care. Native gardens cater to other sensibilities as well. Revel in the diversity of color, shape, and character offered by natives and draw wildlife to your garden with natives that offer flowers and fruits. Try monkey flowers (Mimulus spp.), penstemons (Penstemon spp.), and California fuchsia for color and to delight hummingbirds, butterflies, and colorful songbirds. Plant hollyleaf cherry (