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FREE: Wildflower Show Sat April 26, 2025 from 9:30 am - 4 pm - Saratoga
Santa Clara Valley Chapter’s 50th Wildflower Show
Theme: Life Among the Oaks
Please join us on Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 9:30 am - 4 pm for the California Native Plant Society, Santa Clara Valley Chapter’s 50th Wildflower Show at West Valley College.
This family-friendly event features hundreds of native wildflowers and plants on display as well as a variety of activities for all ages.The event and parking are all free to the public.
Our keynote speakers this year are John Muir Laws and Kate Marianchild.
The show will feature hundreds of species of wildflowers and native plants from Santa Clara, San Mateo and surrounding counties gathered and identified by our volunteer collectors. In addition to local plants, we will have a section featuring flowers from native plant gardens in our Chapter.
Talks
SOD Blitz Kickoff
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Douglas Schmidt, Ph.D.
11:00 AM - 11:45 PM
John Muir Laws
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Jun Bando
1:00 PM –1:45 PM
Kate Marianchild
A selection of native plants and native plant art, t-shirts, books and other related goods will be available for purchase. A SOD (Sudden Oak Death) Blitz Station will be available at the show for people who would like to participate in the 2023 SOD Blitz. More information is available at sodblitz.org
Workshops and Tours
Wildflower arrangement
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Oak and Insect walk with interns Donovan Belardes & Eliott Brammer
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Native Garden tour with Leticia Gallardo and Molly Schrey
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Vasona Creek tour with Scott Ludwig
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
BioBlitz and Photography with Merav Vonshak and Michael Hawk
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Shop!
Nurseries
CNPS SCV Nursery
Grassroots Ecology (limited plant sale)
Down by the Bay Nursery
Other Vendors
CNPS SCV: Used and new books, t-shirts & posters
Coyote Brush Studios
CANativeSeeds (California Native Seeds)
Emily Chin Pressed Flower Jewelry
Poppy and Quail
Simple Wealth - Jewelry from recycled copper pipe and broken brass drum cymbals
Food is available from 9:00am - 1:00pm at the Saratoga Farmer's market
Information Tables
Midpeninsula Open Space District
SOD Blitz
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
Santa Clara County Parks
Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society
Sequoia Audubon Society
CNPS SCV Wildflower Ambassadors
Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley
Volunteer!
The show depends on volunteers - please consider helping if you have time. It's a great way to meet new people while learning more about the plants. More information and link to volunteer:
https://www.cnps-scv.org/events/wildflower-shows
West Valley College campus is located at
14000 Fruitvale Avenue Saratoga
The show will be located in the
Biology wing of the Science and Math buildings,
which parallels Allendale Avenue.
Free parking in lots 2 and 3 during the event.
See you there!
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