SEQUOIA CHAPTER CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY Future Meeting Programs Meeting Location: Meetings are held at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4144 N. Millbrook (S. of Ashlan Avenue). For information about the Fresno Sequoia chapter of the CNPS, phone (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 our chapter newsletter, Carpenteria. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I wish to affiliate with the Sequoia Chapter so I may receive its newsletter. Name: ________________________________ Address: ______________________________ City: _________________________________ State: Zip: _____________________________ Student/ Retired/ Limited Income $20 Individual or Library $35 Family or Group $45 Supporting $75 Plant Lover $100 Patron $250 Benefactor $500 Life/Corporate $1000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Make your check payable to "CNPS" and mail, with this form to: 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. Web Sites with Native Plant Information CNPS Web site www.cnps.org CNPS policy on sowing wildflowers www.cnps.org/ archives/wildflowers. htm California Native Plant Link Exchange California Native Plant Link Exchange is a collection of links to websites with information about California native plants, indexed by scientific name. To use the site, start with the QUERY page to find a particular species. When you get to a species detail page, you will see a list of websites (reference sites) that pertain to that species.The Exchange website allows a user to find which nurseries sell a particular plant species. At the moment, 60 nurseries that sell CA natives are listed on the site. More than 1900 species are available at these nurseries. 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.renyswildf lowers.comwww.dfg.ca.gov/whdab/cnddb.htm (Cal Fish & Game, 7/20/00 update of listed endangered, threatened and rare plants of California.) If you do not have a home computer for Web browsing, the Fresno County Library has computers for public use. Time may be limited to one hour per sitting. 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.