Symposia

2025 Northern California Botanists Symposium

Collaboration, Diversity, and Partnerships in Northern California Botany

13-14 January 2025 with Workshops on the 15th
California State University, Chico 
Bell Memorial Union Auditorium (In Person) and Online

Northern California Botanists will host its 13th botanical symposium on January 13-14, 2025, on the campus of California State University in Chico.  The sessions will also be available online. Optional workshops will be held on Wednesday, January 15.  A 2-day schedule of presentations by working botanists will include sessions on Collaboration and Partnerships, Coastal Botany, Oak Restoration and Conservation, Pollinators and their Mutualism with Northern California Wildflowers, Locally Rare Plants, Now the Good News, New Discoveries, a dedicated poster session, and a session of Lightning Talks.

For more information, visit the 2025 Symposium page.

Past Symposia Programs

2024 Symposium

Plant Diversity and Viability in Uncertain Times
8-10 January 2024

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View the 2024 Symposium Overview page to access videos of the presentations and links to PDFs of many of the posters.

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2019 Symposium

Research and Conservation of Northern California’s Vegetation Communities
14-16 January 2019

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View the 2019 Symposium Overview page to access videos of the presentations and links to PDFs of many of the posters.

2022 Symposium

Tools for a New Decade of Managing Northern California Plants
10-12 January 2022

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View the 2022 Symposium Overview page to access videos of the presentations and links to PDFs of many of the posters.

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2017 Symposium

Diverse Environments: How Plants Succeed in Northern California
9-10 January 2017

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View the 2017 Symposium Overview page to access videos of the presentations and links to PDFs of many of the posters.

2020 Symposium

The Diversity of Northern California Botany: Challenges and Opportunities
13-15 January 2020

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View the 2020 Symposium Overview page to access videos of the presentations and links to PDFs of many of the posters.

2016 Symposium

Plant Adaptations: Research, Conservation, and Management
11-13 January 2016

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View the 2016 Symposium Overview page to access videos of the presentations and links to PDFs of many of the posters.

2014 Symposium

Northern California Plant Life – Botany for a Changing World
13-15 January 2014

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2013 Symposium

From the Redwoods to the Sagebrush: Botany Ranging Far and Wide
14-15 January 2013

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2011 Symposium

Northern California Plant Life: Wonder, Discovery, Concern
10-12 January 2011

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2010 Symposium

Botanical Treasures in Northern California - What's at Stake?
11-13 January 2010

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2008 Symposium

Northern California Plant Life: Celebrating What We Have with an Eye to the Future
14-16 January 2008

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2007 Symposium

The Interface Between Research and Management in Northern California Botany
18-19 January 2007

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