Sponsored by the Yerba Buena chapter of the
California Native Plant Society
and presented with the support of
San Mateo County Parks, Golden Hour Restoration
Institute, San Bruno Mountain Watch,
the San Mateo County Parks Foundation, the South San Franciso Parks & Recreation Department, and the City of Brisbane
San Bruno Mountain is recognized as a global
biological hotspot, with six plants that grow on the Mountain and nowhere else on
earth. The morning session will be devoted to presentations of scientific
research done on the Mountain, including our endemic manzanitas, endangered
butterflies, and rare and endangered plants. The afternoon session will feature
presentations of interest to the general hiking public, including an overview
of the wildflowers commonly seen in the spring; an introduction to manzanitas,
one of the iconic California plants; and a survey of the rare plants, as well as the
recently re-discovered flowers that had been thought to be lost. The San Mateo County
Natural Resource Manager will speak about the Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) that
preserved the Mountain. There will also be presentations by other experts on the
political history that brought the HCP into being. There will be a signup for hikes on the Mountain led by experts scheduled
for the following two weekends, April 25 & 26 & May 2 & 3.
$25 Admission, as a fundraiser for the book, The
Natural History of the San Bruno Mountains
Mission Blue Center, 475 Mission Blue Drive, Brisbane