Beach Evening Primrose Camissonia cheiranthifolia var. suffruticosa
Elegant Clarkia Clarkia unguiculata
White Sage Salvia apiana
Mountain Phlox Linanthus grandiflorus
About Us
Originally formed in 1965 in the East Bay region, the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is a statewide non-profit organization of amateurs and professionals with a common interest in California's native plants. The Society, working through its local chapters and statewide programs, seeks to increase understanding of California's native flora and to preserve this rich resource for future generations.
Membership is open to everyone.
The South Coast Chapter is one of 33 chapters and was founded in 1982. In addition to a history of advocacy for conservation and restoration of open space, our chapter has a strong horticultural base. We hold a plant sale every fall, monthly public programs about native plants (see our calendar), and an annual Spring Garden Tour.
For many years we have also maintained a native plant garden at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, and one of our Horticulture Co-Chairs designed the native plant garden at the Madrona Marsh Nature Center in the City of Torrance.
At times, our members also engage in weed eradication, rare plant monitoring, plant community sampling, and community outreach. Each activity brings members together with shared goals under the CNPS mission
The South Coast Chapter also awards grants for Native Plant Garden Projects. For more information, please see the Conze Grant Program
Chapter Boundaries
Our chapter encompasses South Los Angeles County, ranging from LAX in the north, Long Beach in the south, and to Whittier in the east. We have members in more than 30 cities.
Chapter Directors and Chairs
Elected Board of Directors
David Berman
President
David Sundstrom
Vice President / Programs Chair / Webmaster
Lynn McLeod
Secretary
Cindy Kondon
Treasurer
Tony Baker
Horticulture Co-Chair / Point Vicente Garden
Ric Dykzeul
Horticulture Co-Chair / Plant Sale Coordinator
Yas Osako
Membership Chair
Rosalie Preston
Friends of the Dominguez Watershed
Anne Eli Rizzardi
Demonstration Projects Chair
Karen Thordarson
Outreach Chair
Chairs
Kelley Dawdy
Newsletter Editor
Carol Roelen
Madrona Marsh Liaison
Loretta Rose
Spring Garden Tour
Barbara Sattler
Archives
Ivan Snyder
Rare Plants / Ethnobotany
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