Glenn will give us glimpses into this fascinating and varied group of plants that everyone knows, with slides and information about oaks in places as diverse as the Siskiyous, Santa Cruz Island, the Rockies, Costa Rica and the Sierra Madre of Mexico. The author of a number of other books on California Native Plants, Glenn is well known to many chapter members as a lecturer, trip leader, and photographer. 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.
This summer has been a slow one to start. The flowers have been buried in snow an, extra long time and as I write this in mid August it seems that the blooms at Carson Pass are still at their peak. In fact the Sierra Primrose has not appeared from under snow . It is an exceptional year when schools are starting before summer has happened in the mountains. But, if you haven't had a chance to get away there are still beautiful plants to see and birds to watch.