Friends of the Regional Park Botanic Garden, Tilden Park, Berkeley

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Join us for our popular series of free public lectures on a broad array of topics related to plants and natural history. Named in honor of its founder, the Wayne Roderick Lecture Series takes place on Saturday mornings from November through February at 10:30 a.m. in the Visitor Center of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden. These illustrated presentations are enjoyable for beginners and professionals alike. All lectures are free and open to the public.

Note: Seating is limited, so it is advisable to arrive early, save a seat, and enjoy the garden until lecture time. (Don't forget: Free tours of the Garden begin every Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 p.m.)

WINTER 2009 - 2010
Dedicated to the memory of Larry Abers

Saturday Mornings at 10:30
Free to the Public. Seating is limited.
To be sure of a seat, come early and save a chair.

2009

Nov. 7 The Regional Parks Botanic Garden as Inspiration - Steve Edwards

Nov. 14 Wildflowers of the central Wasatch Mountains - Ted Kipping

Nov. 21 To the Sweetwater Mountains of Mono County and beyond - Steve Edwards

Dec. 5 From Lime Ridge to the Arroyo Bayo, in the footsteps of David Gowen - Steve Edwards

Dec. 12 Flowery aftermath of the great Big Sur burn of 2008 - Heath Bartosh

Dec. 19 From Jewelflowers of California to the Sandia Mountains of New Mexico - Dick O'Donnell

2010

Jan. 2 East of Eden: images from the flora of the Sierran crest and the arid lands beyond - Aaron Schusteff

Jan. 9 Roundabout the Walker Ridge burn of 2008 and sites near Clear Lake in Lake County - Steve Edwards

Jan. 16 Natural history of Hokkaido, Japan - Ron Felzer

Jan. 23 Flora of the Carquinez Strait - Dean Kelch

Jan. 30 Wild Lewisias of California and even wilder hybrids, in stereo. 3D glasses will be provided - Jack Muzatko

Feb. 6 Plants of Teddy Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, and the Beartooth Plateau, Montana-Wyoming - Bob Case

Feb. 13 Very close to home: wildflower hiking in Del Valle Regional Park, Sunol, and Ohlone Wilderness - Steve Edwards

Feb. 20 Some botany and history in coastal Monterey - Steve Edwards

Feb. 27 Shifting baselines in Bay Area oak woodlands and savannas: historical patterns & restoration potential - Alison Whipple

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