Nevada Native Plant Society & Trash Panda Permaculture will be combining forces to learn about and steward some of the prominent riparian plants in our area. While we are unlikely to find anything truly uncommon, it will be a nice introduction to one of our most important habitats of our area.

In addition to our typical botany, we will also have a strong focus on the current and historical ethnobotanical uses of many of the plants we will find there. Due to the heavily impacted nature of the Truckee we will also be identifying (and removing!) a number of non-native/invasive plants including Whitetop / Lepidium spp.

One unique aspect of this particular field trip is that, about halfway through, we will be taking about 15 minutes to help clear out some of the Whitetop / Lepidium sp. that is currently invading portions of the trail and crowding out our natives. While it can easily be hand-pulled, bring gloves or tools if you would like. Bags will be provided. It will also be a led walk unlike the more "wandering" ones we sometimes host !

Some plant genera we may see include:

(Native) Maianthemum, Asclepias, Ribes, Rosa, Equisetum, Populus, Lemna, Apocynum, Salix, Sambucus, Artemisia, Berberis, Prunus, Urtica, and Achillea

(Non-Native) Elaeagnus, Solanum, Saponaria, Lathyrus, Vinca, Lepidium, Verbascum, Tragopogon, Cichorium, Dipsacus, Rumex, and Conium

We will meet at the Oxbow Parking lot at 4:55pm and will depart at 5:05 sharp! The field trip will officially end at 6:30pm but folks are more than welcome to stay afterward to hang out and talk plants.

Recommended items to bring are: water, proper clothing/footwear, sun hate and/or sunscreen, notebook/pen and gloves/tools (if needed).

Registration is appreciated and can be done here - https://forms.gle/m8f9RDvMpbRgTpZ49