California Wildflower Show 2009 May 2, 2009

California Wildflower Show 2009

Preview: First Fridays After Five, May 1, 5–9 p.m.
Saturday, May 2, 10–5
Sunday, May 3, 12–5

Included with museum admission.

Hear from the experts and savor the colors and fragrance of hundreds of freshly collected native flowers.

Saturday, May 2, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
11 a.m. Dr. Richard Beidleman: "In the Shadow of Darwin"
12:30 p.m. Dr. Linda Vorobik: "Sierra Nevada: A Celebration of Wildflowers"
2 p.m. Dr. Frank Almeda: "Sustainability and the Living Roof of the California Academy of Sciences"
3:30 p.m. Glen Schneider discusses native plants for the garden

Sunday, May 3, 12-5p.m.
1 p.m. Bob Case: "Invasive Plants: A Serious Threat to California Wildflowers"
3 p.m. John Farais talks about cooking with native plants

Presented in collaboration with the California Native Plant Society, the Jepson Herbarium, the University of California Botanical Garden, and Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour.

SHOP the Museum Store for all your Wildflower guides!

PHOTOGRAPHERS – California Wildflowers Show is for you! Plenty of flowers to photograph – No flash – Visit the museum on Flickr -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oaklandmuseumofcalifornia/

Exhibition on view:
The Future of Sequoias: Sustaining Parklands in the 21st Century
http://www.museumca.org/exhibit/exhi_sequoia.html

Upcoming exhibitions:
Squeak Carnwath: Painting Is No Ordinary Object
http://www.museumca.org/exhibit/exhi_carnwath.html
Opens Saturday, April 25

The African Presence in México: From Yanga to the Present
http://www.museumca.org/exhibit/upcoming.html
Opens Saturday, May 9

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