2027 Symposium

Celebrating Twenty Years of Northern California Botany

11-12 January 2027 with Workshops on the 13th
California State University, Chico
Bell Memorial Union Auditorium (In Person) and Online

Northern California Botanists is celebrating it’s twentieth year since forming and will host its 14th botanical symposium on January 11-12, 2027, on the campus of California State University in Chico.  The sessions will also be available online. Optional workshops will be held on Wednesday, January 13.  A 2-day schedule of presentations by working botanists will include sessions on Working Lands, Strange Soils, Lichen and Bryophytes, Restoration, Pollinator Conservation Actions and Imperiled Species, Now the Good News, New Discoveries, a dedicated poster session, and a session of Lightning Talks.

Workshops will be held on Wednesday, the 13th. More information on the workshops will be available soon.

2027 Keynote Speaker: Andrew Latimer

The 2027 Symposium Keynote Speaker will be Andrew Latimer.  Andrew is a Profess in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis. He studies responses of California’s plant communities to climate change and disturbance.  His work currently focuses on Sierra Nevada forest tree responses to warming, drought, and fire, and on projecting future responses of grassland wildflower populations.  The topic of his talk will be fire and drought effects on conifer forest in California.

The Keynote Address will follow the banquet on Monday evening, January 11, 2027 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 Andrew’s talk will be online soon.

Northern California Botanists Mixer

Come to town early and join NCB for a Mixer on Sunday night, January 10, 2027.  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 online on the Registration Page.

Registration Fees for 2027 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.  Please use the member rates if already a member or joining NCB during registration.

Regular Registration through Dec. 18/ Late registration – After Dec. 18 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 2027 Northern California Botanists Symposium – Online Streaming

Regular Registration through Dec. 18/ Late registration – After Dec. 18 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

Sponsorship

Northern California Botanists invites sponsorship for our 14th Symposium to be held on 11-12 January 2027 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. See the Sponsorship Page for more information.

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 1st 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.