Resources

General Information:
Agnes Chase's First Book of Grasses (highly recommended)
Small, indispensible volume for the beginning grass student.

Dr. Jeff Corbin's California Grassland E-newsletter (highly recommended)

California Native Grassland Association www.cnga.org

Grass Identification Workshop
The California Native Grassland Association (CNGA) and the East Bay Regional Park District are holding a two day class and field course for the beginner on Friday and Saturday April 20-21, 2007 at the East Bay Regional Park District’s Trudeau Center, Oakland , CA. The instructor is David Amme, Wildland Vegetation Program Manager, EBRPD. Deadline for registration is April 15, 2007 and the cost is $220/$260, for member/nonmember. Sign up early, the workshop is limited to 35 people.
Download the Grass Identification Workshop registration form.

Local Organizations
California Native Plant Society Yerba Buena (San Francisco) Chapter

Nature in the City www.natureinthecity.org

San Francisco Natural Areas sfnaturalareas.org -- volunteers who work to preserve and protect the remnant habitats within San Francisco.

Native Plant Sales
NPS Yerba Buena Chapter Native Plants (Available all year) Contact Licia de Meo at Licia.deMeo (at) sfgov.org

Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Recyling Center Native Plants, at Arguello and Frederick
Contact Greg Gaar at PinkGreg (at) hotmail.com

Native plants for sale at Bay Natives