2025 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.  See the 2025 Draft Program here.

Two workshops and one field trip will be held on Wednesday and will include a field trip on Riparian and floodplain habitat restoration at Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park led by Michael Rogner, River Partners and Ryan Martin, California Department of Parks and Recreation; a workshop on How to Develop a Local Flora, taught by David Magney, Althouse and Meade, Inc.; and a workshop on “Employing Climate Resilient Restoration Tools for Plant Selection” taught by Justin Luong, Kerry Byrne, Ernesto Chavez-Velasco, Cal Poly Humboldt and Erika Foster, Point Blue Conservation Science.

Symposium Sponsorship

Northern California Botanists invites sponsorship for our 13th Symposium to be held on January 13-14, 2025 at California State University, Chico. Your help is very important and allows us to keep our registration rates low, support student attendance, and keep our important programs moving forward. For more information and to become a symposium sponsor, click here.

2025 Keynote Speaker: Patrick Reynolds

The 2025 Symposium Keynote Speaker will be Patrick Reynolds.  Pat is a Restoration Ecologist with Heritage Growers and River Partners.  The subject of his talk is “Production of Native Seed Ecotypes to Support Diverse Large-scale Conservation Efforts in California.”

The Keynote Address will follow the banquet on Monday evening, January 13, 2025 from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.  Although the banquet requires a paid ticket, the Keynote Address afterwards is open to all.

More information on Pat’s talk will be online soon.

Collaboration and Inclusion Discussion

Join in on a Collaboration and Inclusion Discussion during the lunch hour on Monday, January 13. Contact Russell Huddleston (russhudd@gmail.com for more information.

Northern California Botanists Mixer

Come to town early and join NCB for a Mixer on Sunday night, January 12, 2025.  We will be meeting downtown from 5:00 to 9:00 pm at Tres Hombres Restaurant and Bar in the Blue Agave Room at 100 Broadway Street in downtown Chico.  Cost is $20 (includes appetizers and a no-host bar) and can be paid during registration. Limit of 65 people.

Registration is open!

For those who wish to register via mail, please fill out the Registration Form.  Make checks payable to Northern California Botanists and mail to:

Northern California Botanists
P.O. Box 8042
Chico, CA 95927-8042

Registration Fees for 2025 Northern California Botanists Symposium at CSU Chico (In-Person)

Fees cover admission, daytime refreshments and hors d’oeuvres at the Monday evening reception.  The reception includes a no-host bar.

Regular Registration through Dec. 15/ Late registration – After Dec. 15 and at the door. Payment is optional for speakers

Member:  $200 Regular Registration / $235 Late Registration

Non-Member:  $230 Regular Registration / $265 Late Registration

Student:  $50 Regular Registration / $70 Late Registration

Registration Fees for 2025 Northern California Botanists Symposium – Online Streaming

Regular Registration through Dec. 15/ Late registration – After Dec. 15 and at the door.

Member:  $75 Regular Registration / $100 Late Registration

Non-Member:  $100 Regular Registration / $125 Late Registration

Student:  $25 Regular Registration / $40 Late Registration

Banquet

Monday, 13 January 2025:  Buffet dinner menu still to be determined.  Tickets can be purchased for guests who wish to attend.  $40 Regular and $20 Student.

Keynote Speaker:  Keynote Address by Patrick Reynolds, Heritage Growers and River Partners follows the Monday night banquet from 7:30 to 8:30 pm.

Lightning Talks Session

This year we are again offering a 5 minute per talk session.  Consider giving a talk if you:

  • Are working on a project about Northern California and want to give us a quick update.
  • Are aware of an issue of concern or growing need in the botanical community.
  • Want to promote something exciting.
  • Need to hire people for an upcoming botanical project.
  • Have discovered something novel and interesting while working on a project.
  • Know of new laws or regulations that the community should know about.
  • Want to update about what your organization is doing in Northern California.

If you are interested in giving a lightning talk, contact kkaczynski@csuchico.edu by November 15th with the following information: Your name, organization, one to three sentences about the topic of the talk, and the best way to contact you.  Please also include if you are a Dean Taylor awardee. If you are chosen to give a talk, you will be contacted by November 28th.