SEQUOIA CHAPTER CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY California Native Plant Society 2707 K Street Suite 1 Sacramento, CA 95816-5113 The California Native Plant Society is a statewide nonprofit organization of amateurs and professionals with a common interest in California's native plants. The mission of the Society is to increase understanding and appreciation of California's native plants and to preserve them in their natural habitat through scientific activities, education, science, and conservation. Chapter Activites:         Monthly Vegetation Restoration Work Parties         Third Sat, 9-12 am         China Creek Undeveloped County Park         Centerville, Smith Road, So of Hwy 180         Contact (559) 855-4519         Fall Native Plant Sale         Last Saturday in September         Contact (559) 266-0145 As Announced         Field Trips         Special interest Meetings         Contact (559) 243-0815 Join the California Native Plant Society Membership includes the quarterly CNPS journal, Fremontia: the quarterly Bulletin, which gives statewide news and announcements of Society activities and conservation issues; and Sequoia Chapter newsletter, Carpenteria (www.cnps.org/join) For information about the Sequoia Chapter of CNPS (Fresno and Kings County), phone (559) 243-0815 Web Sites with Native Plant Information CNPS Web site www.cnps.org CNPS policy on sowing wildflowers www.cnps.org/archives/wildflowers. htm Wildflower Seed Sources www.clyderobin.com (Clyde Robin Seed Co., 510/785-0425) www.larnerseeds.com (Larner Seeds, 415/868-9407) www.wildflower-seed.com (Wildflower Seed Co., 800/456-3359) Proposed UC MERCED web site Information www.vernalpools.orgwww.vernalpools.org/ UCMerced/ Documents. htm (Caltrans Campus Parkway study) www.webpages. ainet. com/sburke/ ucmerced.htmwww.ucinthevalley.org Web sites Gleaned From Other Sources www.renyswildflowers.com www.dfg.ca.gov/whdab/cnddb.htm (Cal Fish & Game, 12/08 update of listed endangered, threatened and rare plants of California.) Why Do Plants Have Flowers? Explanation with detailed, reproducible diagrams of the parts of a flower. Activity sheet by Scott Foresman Science. Chaparral and Fire. The California chaparral is a plant community composed of small shrubs and bushes that are adapted to fire. Explanation of why chaparral is important, with excellent graphics.