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Adopt and present a resolution recognizing April 2025 as Native Plant Month in Solano County and honor the Willis Linn Jepson Chapter of the California Native Plant Society and the Solano Resource Conservation District for their contributions toward the protection of California's native plants and habitat (Supervisor Vasquez)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisor Vasquez requests the Board adopt and present a resolution recognizing April 2025 as Native Plant Month in Solano County and honor the Willis Linn Jepson Chapter of the California Native Plant Society and the Solano Resource Conservation District for their contributions toward the protection of California's native plants and habitat.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
April 1, 2025, marks the beginning of Native Plant Month in Solano County and the State of California. The State Legislature established California Native Plant Month in 2023 in recognition of the state's globally significant native plants. Throughout the month of April, local native plant societies host events in their communities to raise awareness of native plants and their significance. These include tours, educational talks, field trips, and plant sales.
The Willis Linn Jepson Chapter of the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) encompasses Solano County and is named after Willis Linn Jepson, a Vacaville native born in 1867, who would go on to become a world-renowned botanist and co-founder of the Sierra Club. Jepson was interested in botany from a young age and received his education in botany from U.C. Berkeley, where he would eventually go on to become a professor. The Jepson Prairie in unincorporated Solano County, south of Dixon, is named in his honor and is one of the largest remaining vernal pools in the state and a destination for observers of spring flowers.
As part of their work to protect and restore native plant habi...
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