Identifying and Appreciating the Native and Naturalized Grasses of California (Friday, May 08, 2026)

Fri, 08 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT

A CNGA Grass Identification Workshop

There will be a morning classroom session at Las Positas College and an afternoon field lab in the meadow and upland grasslands at Brushy Peak Regional Preserve, an EBRPD site.

Grasses are fun and challenging to identify! Join us to build your skills:

Understand California’s grassland ecology
Familiarize yourself with grass-specific terminology
Identify grasses by using the Jepson eFlora dichotomous key
Recognize the basic groups and common species

Build a “collection” of identified samples

Explore the unique meadows and grasslands at Brushy Peak Regional Preserve

We will give you a folder with a glossary and annotated specimen pages for you to keep. The classroom has dissecting scopes and we will provide forceps and other materials for classroom use. An afternoon field lab in the meadow and upland grasslands at Brushy Peak Regional Preserve, an EBRPD site, will round out this full day of learning.

Here us a link to the agenda.

Instructors:

Andrea Williams – Williams Ecological Assessments & Planning, LLC., CNGA Advisory Committee and former CNGA President.

Emily Allen – Restoration and Botanical Consultant based in Ukiah, Mendocino County. CNGA Director.

Morning coffee and snacks are included
Lunch is not included, please bring your own lunch

Lab Safety Requirements:

Closed-toe and closed-heel shoes are required for all attendees
No eating or drinking is permitted inside the laboratory

NOTE: Las Positas College has a $3-$3.75 parking fee. Class begins at 9 am. Please arrive early enough to allow time for you to park and sign-in.

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Identifying and Appreciating the Native and Naturalized Grasses of California (Friday, May 08, 2026)