• LODGING & TRAVEL
• REGISTER
• COUNCIL AGENDA

Registration Deadline 2/27 6:00 pm - After the deadline, those who want to attend need to email Brent Morgan. [page updated 2/26]

• 9:00a-11:30 - Field trip: LA Natural History Museum Garden, 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Meet us at 9:00a for a docent-led tour of the garden.  The tour will be led by Daniel Feldman, who has been there since the garden was designed (by Mia Lehrer and Associates, now Studio MLA) and installed and maintained (as habitat for wildlife and as a field site to study urban biodiversity) by Carol Bornstein, our Saturday speaker. Parking complimentary
• Parking lot is located at the north west corner of the Museum, at 3724 Bill Robertson Ln. Participants can pull into the parking lot and let the guard know that they are there for the California Native Plant Society tour. Please park on the top level of the lot. After parking, walk to the entrance at the east end of the parking lot and gather near the ticket booth, where we will gather. NHM personnel will be there around 8:45 am. Early arrivals please wait near the ticket booth.
• When participants leave, they will again have to let the parking attendant know that they were with the CNPS group (it is staffed by a different department after opening at 9:30 am.).
• 11:30a-1:00p - Lunch: Mercado La Paloma 3655 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Walkable from NHM.

• 2:00p-5:00p - Board of Directors Meeting - Mary & Joseph Retreat Center 5300 Crest Rd, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275. Contact Board president Vivian Neou if you wish to attend.
• 2:00p-5:00p - Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy field trip #1 ( Portuguese Bend) led by Cris Sarabia. Departing from vicinity of Mary & Joseph Retreat Center, convenient for carpools with BOD attendees.
  Rain closes the trails in the Palos Verdes Land Conservancy. In case of rain, meet at nearby White Point Park (Nature Preserve) which features a native plant demonstration garden, 1600 W Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro, CA 90731. Members of the South Coast Chapter are garden volunteers at White Point.

• 6:30 pm - Meet and Greet No-host Dinner and Beer: Brouwerij West 110 E 22nd St, San Pedro, CA 90731. Indoor/outdoor brewery with food trucks. We'll have an indoor reserved area. There is usually outdoor musical entertainment. Chilly weather possible.

• 8:00a-5:00p – CHAPTER COUNCIL MEETING Agenda topics tba
• Light breakfast served at 8:00a
• Lunch menu tba (pre-registration required).
• Optional lunch-time walk to the Land Conservancy with views of the coast

• 5:30p – Dinner and social hour: Menu tba (pre-registration required)
  
• 7:00p – Evening talk: Speaker Carol Bornstein
• 9:00p - Evening concludes

• 6:00a-4:55p - Catalina Island Field Trip
  
• Our Hosts - The Catalina Island Conservancy will transport and guide us to island points of interest.  Noon meal at the Airport in the Sky Restaurant. MENU
• Transportation - Catalina Express (ferry) from Long Beach.  To maximize our daylight time on-island, we will leave on the 6:00a ferry from Long Beach, and return on the 3:55p ferry.  Some have expressed dismay at the early hour.  We agree - it's early!  But we think it's worth it because the Conservancy has a full day scheduled for us.
  On-isand transportation is by enclosed 14 passenger vans and suburbans. Sunscreen, hats, and layered clothes works best, since it can be hot and sunny or cold and windy. Walking Whites Exclosure is under a half mile with some incline; those who tire easily can remain closer to the entrance. Other sites will not require a long hike.
• How To Sign Up - You must do TWO things: Sign up on the registration form AND reserve a seat on the ferry. Do this ASAP because there is limited seating on the ferry and on the island tour vehicles.  
• Catalina Overnight Option - with return on Monday. Intrepid botanists and fans of botany are invited to stay overnight on the island The Conservancy will assist. Plans are to house you in Garden Lodge, a small, rustic single family home near the Wrigley botanic garden and memorial. It has a couple beds in the house and two permanent tents outside with cots and mattresses.Bring a sleeping bag, pillow, and toiletries. For more info and to participate in the overnight, contact Brent Morgan, who can answer basic questions and pass your contact information on to the Conservancy.
• Hope For Good Weather - Because bad weather could affect trip.
• More details - Before your visit, a useful place to get more information is: https://catalinaconservancy.org/restoration-project/ Transportation is by Enclosed 14 passenger vans and suburbans Sunscreen, hats, and layering clothes works best, since it can be hot and sunny or cold and windy Walking Whites Exclosure is under a half mile with some incline, those who tire can stay close entrance. Other sites will not require a long hike For those staying the night, plans are to put you up in Garden Lodge, a small, rustic single family home near the Wrigley botanic garden and memorial. It has a couple beds in the house and two permanent tents outside with cots and mattresses. Bring a sleeping bag, pillow, and toiletries

• 8:00a-11:30a - Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy field trip #2 - Forrestal Preserve with David Berman.
  Rain closes the trails in the Palos Verdes Land Conservancy. In case of rain, meet at nearby Point Vicente Interpretive Center, 31501 Palos Verdes Dr W, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 where there are impressive coastal views and a native plant garden maintained with the help of the South Coast Chapter where Megan Wolff of SCCNPS leads monthly garden maintenance for the public.
• 1:00-3:30p - Wild and Scenic Film Festival - Dana Middle School, San Pedro