You read about Jodi and the scholarship awards in the last newsletter. Now, come find out more about one of the exciting projects our Chapter's scholarship dollars are helping to fund. Drive on Embarcadero Road past the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course and the Airport until you reach a stop sign and turn left. The Baylands interpretive Center is one half mile further on your left. The parking lot is on your right.
Lighting is poor, flashlights are helpful.
The board that governs the statewide organization of the California Native Plant Society has been engaged in a strategic planning process since the beginning of the year. As chapter president, I serve on the state board of directors, and have been participating in this process, as has chapter vice president Mary Simpson in her role as Director at Large. The result of the goal setting will be, among other things, a system of priorities which will allow the state board to focus on programs and activities which advance our mission and to evaluate their effectiveness. It is becoming obvious to me that our chapter would benefit from priority setting, as well. We have been able to do these things because we have a large and enthusiastic base of volunteers.