Events

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Virtual Talks Plus 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

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

Shasta Historical Society, Redding   June thru July 2024

Past Exhibits: 

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. 

Talks

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

Upcoming Free Virtual and Live Author Talks

• March 16      7:00 PM Sacramento Audubon Society
• April 13         6:00 PM Red Bud CNPS Chapter (Nevada & Placer)
• April 20        10:00 AM Outdoor Arts Club (OAC)

Past Free Virtual Author Talks (Partial list)

• 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