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Events, Hikes,
& Trips Tuesday, September 2. 7 PM—RSB Chapter
Board Meeting, at
Sheila’s Place, 4650 Central Ave, Riverside. 951-683-8850 Friday, September 9. 1:00 – 5:00 pm – Workday at RSABG nursery and Pizza afterwards! Pot up plants, cuttings, prepare labels and other prep
activities for our November plant sale. If you can’t help at the Nov. 13 Chapter CNPS Plant Sale at the Riverside
Museum, try to volunteer for the prep workday. The more hands we have, the
easier the task! The plant sale is a fund raiser for us and a way to promote
use of natives in home landscapes. Contact Lorrae Fuentes, (909)625-8767
x 243, lorrae.fuentes@cgu.edu Location: Rancho
Santa Ana Botanic Garden Greenhouse, 1500 N College Ave, Claremont. Sunday, September 18—12:00 noon – 4:00 pm, Field Trip to the San Jacinto Mtns. Meet at Lake Hemet (in the San Jacinto Mtns. SE of Idyllwild) picnic area for lunch. From there we will
plan an afternoon hike to Thomas Mtn. area. Lake Hemet is easy to get to— Off of Hwy 74 from Riverside and Palm Desert. Hwy 243 to 74 from the San
Bernardino and Banning Pass area. Good fall asters and oaks to identify. See you there for a Sunday
afternoon outing. Contact Lorrae Fuentes, (909)625-8767
x 243, lorrae.fuentes@cgu.edu October 27-29, 2005—Annual California Science Teachers
Association Meeting in Palm Springs. Rancho Santa Ana
Botanic Garden will have a booth at the conference and would like to promote
CNPS as well. A member volunteer along with the RSABG staff would be an
enjoyable morning or afternoon, with
good public contact opportunities. Contact Lorrae Fuentes, (909)625-8767
x 243, lorrae.fuentes@cgu.edu 2nd Annual Fall
Native Plant Sale Sunday,
November 13, 2005 – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Riverside
Municipal Museum, downtown Riverside, 3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA Our second ever Native Plant Sale will be right downtown
at the museum, so get there early! You
will find a wonderful array of native plants for your garden, some
hard-to-find native plants, seeds, and bulbs suitable for California gardens.
Speak to experts about lawn alternatives such as native perennials,
wildflowers, and grasses. Native plant books, posters, and note cards for
sale. Hosted by the Riverside/San Bernardino Chapter of California Native
Plant Society, Sunday, November 13, 2005, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Riverside Municipal Museum. Free
parking. Come early for the best selection; bring boxes to carry your
purchases home. Cash or check only. For more information, visit
www.enceliacnps.org, or contact Lorrae Fuentes (lorrae.fuentes@cgu.edu
or (909)625-8767 x 243). Directions: From High Desert & San
Bernardino, from 215/91 Fwy, exit 7th St (Mission Inn Blvd) west to Orange
St. From Low Desert & points
east, from the 10/60 Fwy, exit west on University Ave & go turn right at
Orange St. From South County/Corona,
from the 91 Fwy, exit at University and follow the exit road on to Mission
Inn/7th St. Turn left on Mission Inn, go 3 blocks to Orange. You can help with the Plant Sale: We need volunteers to help in a number of ways. Ë Plant propagation - We need help now. Do
you have some plants on your property that you can re-pot up or propagate
from cuttings? Or you may have some time to help us tend plants already in
pots getting ready for the November sale. Or you may have seeds you would
like to donate. Ë Publicity – Help us with publicity, flyers, distribution, notices to
newspapers and other press, etc. Ë Set up before the Plant Sale - volunteers needed on Saturday to help
transport plants and supplies. Ë Plant sale set-up and shifts – we need volunteers for four-hour shifts (8 a.m. to noon, noon to 4 p.m.) on Plant Sale day. It is fun and
educational! To get involved in any of the activities
above, Please contact Susan Jett (909-625-8767 x 246,) Lorrae Fuentes (909-625-8767 x 243), or Katie Barrows (kate.cnb@verizon.net or
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