The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is a statewide non-profit organization of amateurs and professionals with a common interest in California's native plants. Its principal aims are to preserve the native flora and to add to the knowledge of members and the public at large.
DKY 2024 ANNUAL PLANT SALE
Join DKY CNPS for Our Biggest Fundraiser of the Year!
We're excited to offer over 60 species of native plants, “many local to our region” at our annual sale. Enhance your garden with plants that benefit pollinators, wildlife, and soil health, and explore our selection of books and seeds. This is a fantastic chance to meet fellow native plant enthusiasts, gain valuable gardening insights, and support a great cause.
Southern Sales (Gualala)
October 12, 10:00-3:00 Community Center Parking Area, Gualala
Northern Sales (Mendocinno)
October 19, 10:00-3:00 at the Community Center, Mendocino
DKY Members, Want to help at one of the plant sales? Signup on the Plant Sales Volunteer Form
2024 DKY Plant Sale List and Guide.
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The Dorothy King Young Chapter serves coastal Mendocino County, the northern coastal area of Sonoma County, and nearby areas. We host activities throughout the year for members and the general public. These include:
- regular meetings featuring informative guest speakers
- field trips
- educational functions
- plant sales
- weed eradication
We also provide input and information to governmental and private
agencies about projects of local and statewide interest which may
have effects on native plants.
Geographic Area Map of the Dorothy King Young Chapter of the California Native Plant Society.
"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread. A civilization which destroys what little remains of the wild, the spare, the original, is cutting itself off from its origins and betraying the principle of civilization itself."