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Public Outreach and Education Public Outreach Maybe you are wondering, "What is a native plant? Where can I see one? Can I grow one? Why are people working for their protection?" San Diegans can start from the ground up with CNPS. You can invite our volunteers to set up our informative and colorful professional exhibit at your school, library, or office building for two to four weeks. If you are involved with a one day event like a trail cleanup, outdoor run, environmental fair, or gardening expo, a volunteer could set up the display for that one special day. The exhibit and the handouts may introduce you and your peers to many seasons of outdoor enjoyment of our County's rich native plant legacy. Volunteers may also be able to answer to specific native-plant-related questions. The CNPS volunteer may help you contact professionals who have expertise in native plants for consultations or other services involving conservation, restoration, landscaping, or development issues.
CNPS volunteers can present slide programs to groups of ten or more viewers. The
programs run around one hour including time for questions.
Our local chapter has a library of reference books available to members. A list of titles is available for download. EducationCNPS has resources for teachers at various levels including: coloring books drawn from the Society's beautiful full-color botanical posters for early learners; school gardening information, including a new book titled Southern California Native Plants for School Gardens plus many other horticultural guides; a network of San Diego County area teachers who have integrated native plants into their instructional programs and can help other teachers; curricula designed for various secondary level science programs; and several data bases and software products. Native plants in their natural settings or in a garden are fascinating to study from the point of view of systematic botany, plant physiology, horticulture, plant and animal communities, climate and biota, and the relationship of man to the rest of the living world under our stewardship. Teachers can help students grow up to appreciate and conserve the diverse and irreplaceable natural plant resources of San Diego, and CNPS wants to help.
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