Lectures

2008-2009 Schedule of Lectures

7:00 p.m. on the 3rd Thursday of the month (except February)
2063 Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California Berkeley

September 18	*Evolution of Arctostaphylos* V. Thomas Parker - Department of Biology, San Francisco State University
October 16	*Evolution and Classification of the Hackberries(the Genus Celtis)*** Alan Whittemore- United States National Arboretum
November 20	*California* *Native Plants in Restoration and Landscape Projects Along the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers* Bart O’Brien- Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
January 18	Joint Annual Banquet with California Native Plant Society-CNPS 2009 Conservation Conference: Strategies and Solutions John (Jack) Muir Laws-California Academy of Sciences --Fierce Green Fire: Renewing commitment to stewardship in nature. 7:00-10:00pm (details and registration form)
March 19	*A Botanical Tour of the "Chocolate Islands:" São Tomé and Príncipe* Tom Daniel-- Department of Botany, California Academy of Sciences
April 16	**Diversification and diversity of Collinsia (Plantaginaceae)** Bruce Baldwin-Jepson Herbarium & Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley

Lectures are open to all. Refreshments will be served following each seminar. Information and reservation forms for the annual banquet will be mailed to Society members. For further information about lectures, banquet registration forms, activities or membership, please call 510/643-7008.

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