Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 2:14PM BonTerra Consulting Sponsors CNPS 2012 Conference
Julia Black Every three years, the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) holds a statewide conference where attendees can participate in workshops, field trips, and presentations about numerous aspects of California native plants.
The CNPS is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to the appreciation, scientific study, and protection of plants native to California. They are also actively involved in the use of native plants in horticulture and in educating people of all ages about native plants. Many of BonTerra Consulting’s staff members are members of CNPS.
BonTerra Consulting is proud to have been a sponsor of the CNPS Conference held in January 2012. Sponsorship provides funds that assist the CNPS in renting conference space, printing materials, and paying staff time for organizing and working the event.
BonTerra Consulting staff members that attended the conference were Amber Oneal, Allison Rudalevige, Jennifer Pareti, and Robert Allen. They attended events such as a field trip to Mission Trails Park to study rare plants; a workshop to identify difficult species in the genus Cryptantha; presentations about rare plant research, vernal pools, native pollinators, education programs, field surveys, identification, and conservation; a discussion of the history of botanical research in Southern California; a workshop describing potential changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); a discussion of impacts related to solar development and the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP); and a workshop on various Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plans (MSHCPs).
A highlight of the Conference was presentation of the much-anticipated second edition of The Jepson Manual, Vascular Plants of California, which is the premier source for identification and information about plants in California. BonTerra Consulting’s Senior Biologist Robert Allen wrote the book’s section about Sycamore trees. The book is now for sale from University of California Press.
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