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June 2026
Monthly Meeting


NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Right Tree, Right Place, Right Fire Zone: A Look at San Diego’s Trees and Their Future, With Tony Gurnoe, June 20, In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Native trees are all the rage, with municipalities such as Encinitas passing regulations that require new landscape development projects to include native species. Which trees count as native? Are they good choices for your yard? How do native trees relate to fire and California's new zone 0 regulations? We'll talk about all of these things while profiling some of San Diego's unique and often underappreciated local trees. Tony Gurnoe has conducted research related to native t
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Articles


BOTANICAL ENCOUNTERS: Shepherd's Trees
Words and pictures by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! February 2025. Shepherd's Trees Our last view of Mashatu in our December 2024...
Feb 1, 2025


BOTANICAL ENCOUNTERS: Mashatu (Nyala) Tree
Words and photographs by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! December 2024. Mashatu (Nyala) Tree Let’s set the scene for the Mashatu...
Dec 1, 2024


BOTANICAL ENCOUNTERS: Kalahari Desert Shrubs
Words and pictures by Ida K. Rigby, for Let's Talk Plants! October 2024. Kalahari Desert Shrubs So far, most of our botanical encounters...
Oct 1, 2024


BOTANICAL ENCOUNTERS: The Okavango Delta - Drought, Wildfire And Climate Change
Words and photographs by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! August 2024. The Okavango Delta - Drought, Wildfire and Climate Change...
Aug 1, 2024


BOTANICAL ENCOUNTERS: Fever Tree
Words and pictures by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! June 2024. Fever Tree Featuring the fever tree, Vachellia xanthophloea, takes...
Jun 1, 2024


BOTANICAL ENCOUNTERS: Atlas Cedar
Photos and text by Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! April 2024. Atlas Cedar The Atlas cedar, Cedrus atlantica, forests of Morocco are...
Apr 1, 2024


BOTANICAL ENCOUNTERS: The Argan Tree
By Ida K. Rigby, for Let’s Talk Plants! February 2024. The Argan Tree Let’s begin with a few photos to transport ourselves to Morocco....
Feb 1, 2024
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