| Issue |
Highlights |
| Darlingtonia Spring 2023 |
- Spring Native Plant Sale
- Spring Wildflower Show
- Field Trip Reports: Humboldt Botanical Garden, West Ridge Trail
- Western Lily conservation
- Ivy Pull Rohner Park
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| Darlingtonia Winter 2023 |
- Carol Ralph: CNPS Fellow
- Field Trip Reports: Trinity Vista Loop, Bolan Lake
- Darling & Tonia Visit the Nursery
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| Darlingtonia Fall 2022 |
- Fall Plant Sale
- Field Trip Reports: Christmas Prairie, Van Eck Forest
- North Coast Field Training
- Native Grass Alternatives to Lawns
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| Darlingtonia Summer 2022 |
Field Trip Reports: South Fork Trinity Trail, Bee-Friendly Farm
Redwood Rising
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| Darlingtonia Spring 2022 |
- Spring Plant Sale
- Wildflower Show
- Field Trip Reports: Knob fire, Ocean Ranch, Groves Prairie
- Weed of the Week: Spanish Heath
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| Darlingtonia Winter 2022 |
- Manzanitas: Native Gardening
- Update: Big Lagoon Restoration
- Field Trip Reports: Seawood Cape Preserve, Canoe Fire, Hope Creek
- Weed of the Week: Tree of Heaven
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| Darlingtonia Fall 2021 |
- Fall Native Plant Sale
- Field Trip Report: N. Fork Smith River
- Gilded Darlingtonia Awards
- Native Gardens for Public Viewing
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| Darlingtonia Summer 2021 |
- Putting the Forest Back in Forestry
- Call for Nominations
- Field Trip Report: Grays Falls
- Field Trip Report: Horse Mountain
- What is 30 x 30?
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| Darlingtonia Spring 2021 |
- Plant sale
- Seawood Cape Preserve
- Environmental Literacy Project
- Field Trip Report" Little River State Park
- Weed of the Week
- Dudleya Legislation
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| Darlingtonia Winter 2021 |
- Protect Walker Ridge
- Field Trip Report: Big Lagoon Forest, Bog, Shore, and Beach
- Citizen Action: Invasives Removal along the Hammond Trail
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| Darlingtonia Fall 2020 |
- Fall Plant Sale announcement
- Nursery Demonstration Garden
- Sterilizing Recycled Pots at Home
- Big Lagoon Bog Update
- Target Shooting on Horse Mountain
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Darlingtonia Summer 2020
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- Tallamy's latest Book Review
- Curbside pickup plant sale
- Virtual Wildflower Show in the time of Covid-19
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| Darlingtonia Spring 2020 |
- Spring Wildflower Show and Native Plant Sale
- Field Trip Reports: Spike Buck Mountain, Stone Lagoon north end
- Scholarship Award reports
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| Darlingtonia Winter 2020 |
- Field Trip Reports: Tangle Blue Lake and Lost Man Creek
- North Coast Chapter 50 Year Anniversary
- Book Review: Vascular Plants of Northwestern California
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| Darlingtonia Fall 2019 |
- Native Plant Sale
- Field Trip Report: Five Lake Weekend
- Jefferson Pollinator Garden
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Darlingtonia Summer 2019
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- Where do all the wildflowers go after the show?
- Field trip reports: Horse Linto campground, Coyote Creek
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| Darlingtonia Spring 2019 |
- Spring Wildflower Show and Native Plant Sale
- Field Trip Report: Skunk Cabbage Trail
- Native Plants for Baby Caterpillars
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Darlingtonia Winter 2019
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- Field Trip Reports: Dead Lake, The Lassics, Bear River Ridge
- Articles: Restoring Nature One Garden at a Time, A Beautiful Weed
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| Darlingtonia Fall 2018 |
- Field Trip Reports: Crogan Hole, Sugar Lake, Hidden Springs
- Nursery Thanks, Help Needed
- Fall Plant Sale photos
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| Darlingtonia Summer 2018 |
- Field Trip Reports: Stony Creek and East Fork Willow Creek
- Articles: Mistaken Identity and Wildflower Show
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| Darlingtonia Spring 2018 |
- Field Trip Reports: Rohner Park and Humboldt Botanical Garden
- Articles: Wildflower Show & Native Plant Sale, Kneeland Glen Farm Stand Sells Our Plants, CNPS 2018 Fellow - Larry Levine, Azalea Update, Big Day at Ceremonial Rock, Nursery News, Report from the CNPS Conservation Conference, Doug Tallamy at the CNPS Conservation Conference, Conservation Corner
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| Darlingtonia Winter 2018 |
- Field Trip Reports: Highway 299 Fall Tour and Patrick's Point State Park
- Articles: Conservation Corner-This is Bigger than Climate Change and In Memory of Daniel Howard Norris
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| Darlingtonia Fall 2017 |
- Field Trip Reports: Mattole River and Lost Coast Trail, Ruth Lake, Clover Gulch, and Boundary Trail, and Point St. George
- Articles: A New Rubus Among Us, Ballot for Chapter Officer Elections
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| Darlingtonia Summer 2017 |
- Field Trip Reports: Jacoby Creek Forest Redwood Ecology Hike - A Walk Amongst the Fairy Rings and Western Azaleas at their Prime, and a Bonus at Dry Lagoon
- Articles: Take Action: Lassics Lupine, Spring Plant Sales Thank You's, Plant Nursery Thank You's, Plant Nursery Update, Time to Plan...Time to Plant!, Recipe for a Wildflower Show, Call for Chapter Officer Nominations
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| Darlingtonia Spring 2017 |
- Field Trip Reports: The Back Side of Freshwater Lagoon on the Old State Highway
- Articles: To the Rescue: Western Azaleas, The Hikshari' Trail
- Wildflower Show & Plant Sale Flyer
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| Darlingtonia Winter 2017 |
- Field Trip Reports: Carrother's Cove Trail, Cold Spring on Day of Dispersal, Scenes from Groves Prairie
- Articles: Protecting Western Azaleas, Learn About Azaleas and Other Rhododenderons, Oak Woodland Restoration
- North Coast CNPS Research Grant (double-sided flyer)
- Sedge Workshop (double-sided flyer)
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| Darlingtonia Fall 2016 |
- Field Trip Reports: Burnt Ranch and Grays Falls, Del Norte Weekend on the South Fork Smith River
- Articles: Native Gardens, North Coast Rare Plant Treasure Hunts Summary, New McKinleyville Trail
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| Summer 2016 |
- Field Trip Reports: Arcata City Trail: bioswales and blackberries, Bryophytes in Arcata Community Forest, Dunes and Dunes Forest from Lanphere to Ma-le�l, Schatz Demonstration Tree Farm in Maple Creek
- Articles: Native Plant Garden at Humboldt State, Got An App For That?, The Spring Plant Sale: a Parade of Plants, In Appreciation: the 34th Spring Wildflower Show, Fall Plant Sale Advertisement, Chapter Year End Financial Report, Chapter FY 15-16 Activities, Chapter Native Plant Nursery Update, Neonicotinoids in Your Garden, Nursery Thank You�s from Chris
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| Spring 2016 |
- Field Trip Reports: East Boulder Lake and Scott Mountain Botanical Area
- Articles: Hands-on Phenology at the Wildflower Show, Save Our Local State Parks from English Ivy, Wildflower Art Show, Wildflower Show Information, Plant Sale Information, Native Plant Week Events, Rock the Redwoods II, Native Plants the Designer Way, Rare Plant Conservation Decisions
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| Winter 2016 |
- Field Trip Reports: Elk River Spit and Pine Ridge
- Articles: Nursery Update, Lawn Gone in Eureka, and Update on Lassics Lupine
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| Fall 2015 |
- Field Trip Reports: Coastal Trail, Hidden Beach Section from Requa to Lagoon Creek; Pink-margined Monkeyflower Rare Plant Treasure Hunt; Snow Camp Mountain; The Cusp of Horse Mountain; King Range
- Articles: Native Sidewalk Garden Spear & Alliance; Digital California Plant Portal Hits Record Number of Specimens; Revised Wildflowers of California's North Coast Range; Wildflowers at Clarke Museum; Chapter Financial News; Wiyots & County Aid Coastal Checkerbloom; First State Lichen in US
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| Summer 2015 |
- Field Trip Reports: Flint Ridge Trail, Two Azalea Preserves
- Articles: Water Conservation Issue (Statewide Ditch Your Lawn Workshops, Catching the Rain at Trinity Valley School, CNPS Drought Resources), Conservation Corner, Nursery News, Ocean Friendly Gardens, Spring Plant Sale Thank Yous, Wildflower Show Musings
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| Spring 2015 |
- Field Trip Reports: Eel River Estuary
- Articles: Shelter Cove Workshop, Rare Plant Treasure Hunt Program, State Parks Second Saturday Workdays, Native Plant Week Activities, Big Day of Giving, Wildflower Show & Spring Plant Sale Advertisement, Enhancing the Hikshari' Trail, Conservation Conference Event Summary, State Parks New Invasives Early Detection Program.
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Winter 2015
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- Field Trip Reports: South Fork Janes Creek
- Articles: Our New Plant Nursery, Book Review: Eat the Wild, Officer Election Results, Fall Plant Sale Thank You, Southern Humboldt Fern Project, Horse Mountain Botanical Area Clean-up Project, and Winter Garden
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| Fall 2014 |
- Field Trip Report: Rare Plant Treasure Hunt: Oregon Fireweed, Big Lagoon Bog & Environs, and Wetlands & Cascade Mountains in Rocky Point, Oregon
- Articles: Native Plant Gardening News, In Memory of Rick Storre
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| Summer 2014 |
- Field Trip Reports: Patrick's Point Rare Plants, South Spit Rare Plants, Trinidad Rare Plants
- Articles: CalFlora's Observer Software Applications, Chapter Fiscal Report, Wildflower Show Summary
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| Spring 2014 |
- Field Trip Reports: Horse Mountain and Cold Spring
- Articles: Rare Plant Treasure Hunts and Big Days, Celebrate Native Plant Week, Celebrate 50th Anniversary of the Federal Wilderness Act, Wildflower Show & Plant Sale, Humboldt Genetic Contamination Prevention Ordinance, Siskyou Field Institute Classes, Humboldt Botanical Garden Native Plant Tours.
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Winter 2013
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- Field Trip Reports: Gold Bluff Beach Wetlands, Mt Elijah, Bigelow Lakes, and Oregon Caves, and Russ Park, Ferndale.
- Articles: New and Improved California Rare Plant Ranks, Stems Clear and Shining: New Invasive Geranium, Bulbs on the Move
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| Fall 2013 |
- Field Trip Reports: Horse Linto, Swift Creek, Lady Bird Johnson Loop
- Articles: Chapter Council Hosting Report, Fall Plant Sale, Autumn Haiku
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| Summer 2013 |
- Field Trip Reports: The Dunes from Mad River to Lanphere and Craig's Creek Trail
- Articles: A Garden Mistake: The Viola Interloper, New Plant Names, Revisiting the Spring Wildflower Show, CNPS Chapter Council in Arcata, Chapter's Financial Report, Science Fair Winner, State Parks Volunteer Restoration Events
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| Spring 2013 |
- Field Trip Reports: Rohner Park & Hikshari Trail, Mad River Wetlands, Berry Glen Trail
- Articles: Rare Plant Treasure Hunt, Spring Plant Sale & Thank Yous, Spring Wildflower Show & Plant
Sale
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| Winter 2013 |
- Field Trip Reports: Umbellifer Quest, Looking for Lichens at Cold Spring, Jacoby Creek Forest
- Articles: California Bay Laurel, Mad River Beach Restoration Project
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| Fall 2012 |
- Field Trip Reports: Sanger Lake and Youngs Valley
- Articles: John O. Sawyer-Kin to the Earth, Thank you-City of Arcata, How to Introduce Native Plants into an Urban Garden, Native Plants Come to Old Town Eureka (Part 2), Ballot for Chapter Officers, Proposition 37 Endorsement.
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| Summer 2012 |
- Field Trip Reports: Bluff Creek and E-Ne-Nuk, Walker Ridge / Cache Creek, Mad River-Blue Lake / West End Road
- Articles: Native Plants Come to Old Town, Native Plant Gardening�Part 3 in a Series: Lessons of a Laissez
Faire Gardener, Spring Wildflower Show Recollected, Conservation Update
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| Spring 2012 |
- Field Trip Reports: Patrick's Point
- Articles: Madrone Leaf Blight, Pruning Tips for Natives, More about Phenology Project, California Native Plant Week, Dynamic Concordance: Help from Taxonomists, Gilded Darlingtonia Award, Conservation Conference Results, Budding Young Scientists, Recycling Botanical Books, Humboldt Weed Management Area Annual Report, Spring Garden Walk, Native Plant Sale, 30th Annual Wildflower Show, Walker Ridge
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| Winter 2012 |
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| Fall 2011 |
- Field Trip Reports: Cook and Green Pass, Looking for Lewisia
- Articles: Discover Native Plant Gardening, Butterfly Gardening, Cook and Garden Poem, Arcata Plaza Plant Bed
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| Summer 2011 |
- Field Trip Reports: Benbow to Garberville, Mattole Rd, Brown Creek
- Articles: Value of Native Plants and Local Volunteers, Trails on Horse Mountain, Wildflower Show Memories, Ivy Bash
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| Spring 2011 |
- Field Trip Reports: Trinidad Head to Elk Head
- Articles: Humboldt County "Pioneer" Survives, Native Plant Week, Discovery of the Little Prince's Pine, Kalmiopsis Leachiana-Survival in a Land of Extremes, Native Plant Brain Teaser, Native Plant Propagation Workshop Summary, Pritzlaff Conservation Award Winner-John O. Sawyer, General Plan Update: Open Space and Biological Diversity
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| Winter 2011 |
- Field Trip Reports:
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| Fall 2010 |
- Field Trip Reports: Mendocino Coast, Poker Flat
- Articles: Brewer Spruce, General Plan Update, Chapter Financials, Conservation News, Focus on Grasslands
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| Summer 2010 |
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| Spring 2010 |
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| Winter 2009 |
- Field Trip Reports: Horse Mountain, Lake Earl / Tolowa
- Articles: Spartina Eradication, Horse Mountain Trail Group Update, New Plant Species Found in Six Rivers, Illiama (Globe Mallow) Fencing Project Update, Humboldt in 2050, California Invasive Plant Council Symposium Report, Weed Alert: Panic Veldt Grass
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| Fall 2009 |
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| Winter 2008 |
- Field Trip Reports:
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| Fall 2008 |
- Field Trip Reports:
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