Call for Abstracts for SERCAL's 15th Annual Conference, "Restoration's Bigger Picture, Linking Local Restoration to Regional and Global Issues,"
August 13-16, Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA. 
Abstract Deadline is May 15
Link to Call for Abstracts 

April - July ~ California Invasive Plant Council ( Cal-IPC) presents
Wildland Invasive Weed Field Courses
For details and registration information see www.cal-ipc.org/fieldcourses/index.php

April 20 ~ 6th Annual Going Native Garden Tour
Free, self-guided tour of home gardens that are water-wise, low maintenance, low on chemical use, bird and butterfly friendly and attractive at a variety of locations
throughout Santa Clara Valley and Peninsula. Space limited / Registration
required at: www.GoingNativeGardenTour.org

April 26 ~ BLM sponsored field trip, Cameron Park, Pine Hill Preserve,
Western El Dorado County
Includes birding with Chris Conard, wildflower viewing and more. 
Starts at 7:00 am, limited to 30 participants.
Pre-registration with BLM required. Info: Folsom Field Office (916)
985-4474 or contact Coordinator by email, Barbara_Williams@ca.blm.gov

May 1-3 ~ California Native Grasslands Association (CNGA) Annual
Conference, "Conserving California's Grasslands: Policies and Practices"
Glaser Center, Santa Rosa, CA; See www.cnga.org/action/conference.php

May 4 ~ Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour; East Bay
Free, self-guided tour featuring 60 pesticide-free gardens that conserve
water, provide habitat for wildlife and contain 30% or more native
plants. Register at www.bringingbackthenatives.net

May 6 -9 ~ 11th National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference, 
Hyatt Regency, Jacksonville, FL. 
www.mitigationbankingconference.com 

May 7-9 ~ Lower Colorado River Riparian Restoration Workshop, 
Las Vegas Springs Preserve, Las Vegas NV, Hosted by Southern Nevada Water Authority & Las Vegas Wash Coordination Committee. 
www.lvwash.org

May 15 ~ Abstract submittal deadline for SERCAL's 15th Annual Conference, 
August 13-16, Santa Rosa, CA. Link to Call for Abstracts 
www.sercal.org/conference.htm

May 17-18 ~ 2nd Annual Marin Eco-Friendly Garden Tour
For more information and/or to apply go to:
www.mcstoppp.org/EFgardentour2008.html
Flyer: http://www.marin.cc.ca.us/cnps/2008GardenTourFlyer4.pdf

June 19 ~ Joint Symposium sponsored by SERCAL's Wetland & Riparian Guild and The Wildlife Society- Western Section, "Restoring Habitat for California's Sensitive Wildlife Species: Lessons on integrating wildlife and restoration ecology." 
Veterans Memorial Center, 203 E. 14th Street, Davis CA, 95616. 
Registration flyer: http://sercal.org/sercal_tws_symposium_reg.pdf

August 13-16, 2008 ~ SERCAL's 15th Annual Conference, "Restoration's Bigger Picture - Linking local restoration to regional and global issues."
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd., Santa Rosa, 95403 - www.wellsfargocenterarts.com. For additional information: www.sercal.org/conference.htm