Events

Events, Talks and Exhibit Location & Dates

 A 27 Year Wildflower Journey, the Making of Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change

Just about everyone knows the climate is changing but we rarely hear how climate change impacts the natural world. Plants and wildflowers support most life on land and climate change is significantly affecting wildflower blooms and the bounty they offer wildlife. Marin conservation photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter give us a spectacular view of California’s extraordinary wildflowers, as both a cause for celebration and protection, in Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change. 

Exhibits: 

Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change

Upcoming Open Studios

• Mid May to Early Sept 2025: Edward-Dean Museum and Gardens, Cherry Valley, CA

• May 3rd, 4th, 10th and 11th, 2025 (Artists Present): Marin Open Studios. 419 Town Center, Corte Madera, California

Past Artist Reception: Saturday, November 11th - (3 - 4:30 PM  Short talk at 3:30 PM)

Book Passage, (28 images in bookstore classroom), 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera   Exhibit: November 2023 thru January 2024

Marin Community Foundation, Novato  February - early May, 2024 (Visits by appointment: contact photographers about tours)

Shasta Historical Society, Redding   June thru July 2024

Past Exhibits: 

Morro Bay Natural History Museum, Morro Bay  March 19 – September 17, 2023

Sutter Museum, Yuba City   October thru November 20, 2022

Special Custom Exhibit:

We are sad to say after a year and a half our exhibit California Blooming: Wildflowers and Climate Change in the Golden State at San Diego Natural History Museum has been taken down. 

Past Live Book Sales Events 

• Nov 11 | 3 - 4:30 PM  Artist Reception Book Passage  Corte Madera   

Past Free Virtual and Live Author Talks

Enjoy a stunning visual tour of California’s wildflowers on Zoom or live with international award-winning photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter. 

2024

• Jan 18 |  7 PM     Redbud Audubon Chapter (Zoom)
• Mar 11 | 11 AM     Walnut Creek Garden Club

 We are available. Do you know an organization hosting talks?

• December 13     South Shore Audubon, Long Island NY
• December 8       California Historical Society 
• November 15      Hillside Garden Club, Oakland (Live)
• November 9        Sacramento CNPS Chapter
• November 7        Conejo Valley Audubon Society
• October 14          Stanislaus Audubon Society
• October 13          Napa-Solano Audubon Society
• September 22     First Republic Bank: Eagles for Earth
• September 10     Grange Insurance Audubon Center
• September 9       Marin Audubon Chapter
• September 6       Ohlone Audubon Chapter, Alameda County
• July 13                 Santa Lucia Chapter Sierra Club
• May 21                 Riverside-San Bernardino CNPS  Recording on Youtube
• May 19                 Kern County CNPS
• May 10                 Los Angeles CNPS
• May 13                 Annies Annuals  Live Outdoor Talk
• March 23             Marin Master Gardeners Photo Team
• January 7            San Diego Sierra Club Chapter
• January 14          Live Opening Exhibit Reception and Talk, Jewish Community Center, San Francisco

• June 9                  San Francisco Botanical Gardens
• April 22                Redland's Forum, Redlands University
• April 27                UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
• April 28                Marin Photography Club (members only)
• April 28                Theodore Payne Wild Flower Foundation
• April 29                Santa Rosa Photographic Society
• May 3                   UC Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden
• May 27                 Redwood City Library

Recorded Talk

Link to the Virtual Book Talk hosted by the California Historical Society 

https://wildflowerbooks.com/pages/videos

Just about everyone knows the climate is changing but we rarely hear how climate change impacts the natural world. Plants and wildflowers support most life on land and climate change is significantly affecting wildflower blooms and the bounty they offer wildlife. Marin conservation photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter give us a spectacular view of California’s extraordinary wildflowers, as both a cause for celebration and protection, in Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change. 

Enjoy a stunning visual tour of California’s wildflowers on Zoom with international award-winning photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter.

Theodore Payne Foundation's Poppy Hour Video:

One of our authors, Genevieve Arnold, Seed Program Manager at Theodore Payne Foundation is featured in this video. She wrote a wonderful story about seed banking for us. This video will begin with Genevieve introducing you to California's native plant seeds. She will also discuss TPF’s role in preserving genetic plant diversity in the urban environment.  https://youtu.be/yYlY_y7FSS8