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Welcome!
Julie Carville
The books are here!
THE REDBUD CHAPTER OF NEVADA AND PLACER COUNTIES
Placer and Nevada Counties are located on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe. Although these two counties represent only 1.5% of the land mass of California, 35% of its vascular plants are found here. Our native plants grace the landscape in habitats from the Sacramento valley grasslands, through the foothills, and into the high peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. This land area represents a large variation in elevation, rainfall, and temperature. The snowmelt from the rugged peaks feeds into the Yuba, American, Rubicon and Bear Rivers with water to support the more populous areas of the state.
Upcoming Chapter Presentations and Events
Protect Your Watershed With Conservation Gardening
February 12 (Friday), 7-9 PM, Helling Library
In this special 2-hour presentation by Wildflowers Forever you will learn about two new programs–a low cost workshop series and a free home consultation program–designed to help you make decisions about how to use California native plants to create a home landscape that is drought-tolerant, fire-safe and wildlife-friendly. This program will be presented at the Nevada County Library Community Room at Rood Center by all of the instructors of the Sierra Smart Gardening program.
Winter in Yosemite High Country
February 24 (Wednesday), 7:00 PM
Auburn Civic Center, Rose Room
In his “younger years” Roger McGehee worked as a naturalist in Yosemite National Park, spending many winters at the Yosemite Institute at Crane Flat. In addition, he took several cross-country ski trips to Tuolumne Meadows and its surrounding peaks. During those trips he faithfully carried his 35mm SLR camera and took many pictures of Yosemite in winter. This slide program will give you an understanding of what it is like for plants and animals to spend the winter in the high country.
Redbud Board Meetings
Wednesday, March 24, at 7:30 PM at the Madelyn Helling Library Community Room in Nevada City. All Redbud members are invited to attend. Be a part of the planning process!
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