Grasslands - Fall 2019 Vol 29. No. 4

• VISIT A NATIVE GRASSLAND: Walking in Wet Boots--Prairies of Point Arena, Jennifer Buck-Diaz
• Mapping and Investigating the Spatial Distribution of Peritoma arborea var. globosa, a California Endemic Shrub, Dylan J. Stover
• SPECIES SPOTLIGHT:  Monument Plant (Frasera speciosa), Laura K. Snell
• Impacts of Coastal Scrub on the Diversity of Introduced and Native Grass in Southwestern Marin County, Gregory Arena
• GRASSLANDS RESEARCHER: Daniel Toews
• Safeguard Native Grasses and Forbs for a More Wildfire Resilient California: CNGA weighs in on big state vegetation treatment project affecting over 20 million acres, Jim Hanson
• A New Field Guide for Identifying Weeds, Forages and Native of Central Sierra Nevada, Scott Oneto
• Bunchgrass Circle

Grasslands - Summer 2019 Vol 29. No. 3 - Special Issue: Fire in California

• CNGA's 12th Annual Field Day at Hedgerow Farms, Pat Reynolds
• Location and Seeding Affect the Outcomes of Controlled Burning of California Annual Rangeland, Josh Davy, Lenya Quinn-Davidson, and Jeffery Stackhouse
• Species Spotlight: Fire Poppy, Tatiana Manzanillo
• Invasive Weed Management Post-Wildfire: Closer Look at Camp Fire Invasive Weeds in Right-of-ways, Tracy Schohr, Ryan Tompkins, Tom Getts, Kate Wilkin, and Jen Wiley
• Grasslands Researcher: Sasha Berleman, Fire Foward Program Director, Audubon Canyon Ranch
• Burning by the Day: Why Cost/acre is not a Good Metric for Prescribed Fire, Lenya Quinn-Davidson and Jeffery Stackhouse
• Field Report: Building a Burn Trailer to Support Your Community's Prescribed Fire Efforts, Lenya Quinn-Davidson and Jeffery Stackhouse
• Going Native: Designing for Fire--Homeowner Guidelines and Considerations for Native Planting, Haven Kiers and Jessica Colvin

Grasslands - Spring 2019 Vol 29. No. 2

• Restoring Native Grasslands for Wildlife and Grazing, Robert Evans
• Grow a Genius! The excitement of looking at evolutionary radiations in your garden, Eric LoPresti
• Climate Change and Grass-Specialist Butterflies of the Central Valley, Angela Laws
• Options for Prescribed Fire on Private Lands in California, Jeffery Stackhouse and Lenya Quinn-Davidson
• Species Spotlight: Side-blotched Lizard, Felix Ratcliff
• Grasslands Researcher: Three Ecologists Remember Dr. Erin Espeland, Taraneh Emam, Beth Leger, and Kevin Rice
• Meet the 2019 Grassland Research Awards for Student Scholarship Recipients

Grasslands - Winter 2019 Vol 29. No. 1 

• Improving Habitat Values in a South Davis Neighborhood, P Reynolds, M Lubell
• Visiting California Grasslands: City of Davis South Fork Preserve, C Gardner
• Evaluating Prescribed Fire Effect on Medusa Head and Other Invasive Plants in Coastal Prairie at Point Pinole, J Bartolome, A Brown, P Hopkinson, M Hammond, Luke Macaulay, F Ratcliff
• Species Spotlight: Biological Soil Crusts, Brianne Palmer
• A View from the Field: Invasive Annual Weeds--Problems or Symptoms? Part 3, R King
• Grasslands Researcher: Kendra Moseley

Grasslands - Fall 2018 Vol 28. No. 4          

• Snapshot: Native Landscaping and Metapopulations
• Monitoring Long-term Change in Coastal Prairies of the Marin Headlands
• Visiting California Grasslands: Brushy Peak Regional Preserve
• Species Spotlight: Narrow Manna Grass
• Explaining the Dispersed Spatial Pattern of Peritoma arborea var. globosa

Grasslands - Summer 2018 Vol 28. No. 3          

• Visiting California Grasslands: Azalea hill/Pine Mountain, Marin Co., Andrea Williams
• CNGA's 11th Annual Field Day at Hedgerow Farms, Pat Reynolds
• Species Spotlight: Jerusalem Cricket, Jeffery T. Wilcox
• A View From the Field: Invasive Annual Weeds - Problems or Symptoms? Part 2, Richard King

Grasslands - Spring 2018 Vol 28. No. 2     

• Natural History (for a Natural Future) in  California's Grasslands, Nate Chisholm
• Species Spotlight: Loggerhead Shrike, Felix Ratcliff
• Mechanical Removal of Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis), Jeffrey Stackhouse, Lenya Quinn-Davidson, Josh Davy
• Getting to Know Grassland Researchers: Felix Ratcliff
• California Range and Natural Resources Camp, Michelle Cooper
• Invasive Annual Weeds--Problems or Symptoms?, Richard King
• Snapshot: Springtime Observations in Your Native Garden, Billy Krimmel
• Grasslands Explored at Los Angeles CNPS Conference, Jim Hanson
• Visiting California Grasslands: Low Gap Park, Ukiah, Mendocino County, Emily Allen

APPENDIX: Abstracts on Grasslands from CNPS Conference, February 2018 in Los Angeles

Grasslands Vol 28. No. 1 - Winter 2018

Inside:

• California's Native Perennial Grasses Provide Strong Suppression of Goatgrass and Medusahead
• Reprint from 2008 with introduction comments from CNGA Board Members - Italian Ryegrass: A New Central California Dominant? 
• Creating Structured Native Meadows for Landscapes

Grasslands Vol 27, No. 4 - Fall 2017  

Inside:

• Re-watering Rangeland for Drought Resistance
• Landscaping with Natives - Sticky Plants in Your Garden 
• Species Spotlight: Western Meadowlark
• Visit a Grassland: Point St. George
• Progress Report: Tumbleweed on California's Central Coast

Vol. 27. No. 3 - Summer 2017 -Special Issue - Critters in the Grasslands

• California's Central Valley: A Winter Paradise for North America's Raptors
• Game Species Management and Economics of Hunting Enterprises in California Grasslands
• Species Spotlight: Crab Spider
• Announcing a New Grasslands Series: Native Landscaping Snapshots

Feature Articles:

• California's Drier Future: What Will it Mean for Grasslands?, Susan Harrison
• Soil Characteristics Influence Drought Tolerance of Perennial Plants During Mediterranean Summers or Projected Climate Changes, Vic Claassen
• Experimental Approaches to Addressing Climate Change Challenges in Prairie Restoration, T Young, KL Stuble, JA Balachowski, ME Lulow, C Werner, K Wolf
• Species Spotlight: Douglas' Meadowfoam, Andrea Williams

Vol. 27. No. 1 - Winter 2017 

Feature Articles:

• Sleeping Beneath the Weeds: Unearthing California Native Seeds
• In Search of an "Honest" Grass
• Visit a Grassland: Jepson Prairie Preserve, Solano County

Vol. 26. No. 4 - Fall 2016

   Feature Articles:

• Restoring Native Coastal Prairies on California's Lost Coast
  
• Seedbanks in Restored and Degraded Annual California Grasslands: Implications for Management
• Breeding Systems and Hybridization Potential of Native Grassland Species

Vol. 26. No.3 - Summer 2016

Feature Articles:

• Topography, Nitrogen and the Growth of Stipa pulchra
• Santa Rosa Plateau Habitat Studies and Restoration Program
• Diversifying  Revegetated Native Grassland Communities with Native Wildflowers

Vol. 26. No.2 - Spring 2016

Vol. 26, No. 1 - Winter 2016

Vol. 25, No. 4 - Fall 2015

Vol. 25, No. 3 - Summer 2015

Vol. 25, No. 1 - Winter 2015

Vol. 24, No. 3 - Summer 2014

Vol. 24, No. 2 - Spring 2014 Special Issue:Drought Management

Vol. 24. No. 1 - Winter 2014

Vol. 23, No. 4 - Fall 2013

Vol. 23, No. 3 - Summer 2013

Vol. 23, No. 2 - Spring 2013

Vol. 23, No. 1 - Winter 2013

Vol. 22, No. 4 - Fall 2012

Vol. 22, No. 3 - Summer 2012

Vol. 22, No. 2 - Spring 2012

Vol. 22, No. 1 - Winter 2012

Vol. 21, No. 4 - Fall 2011

Vol. 21, No. 3 - Summer 2011 

Vol. 21, No. 2 - Spring 2011 Feature Article - CNGA 20th Anniversary: What have we learned about grasses or grasslands in the past 20 years? part 2. 

Vol. 20, No. 4 - Fall 2010 (missing pages 16  17) Feature Article- The Marin Carbon Project: Theory in Practice

Vol 20, No. 3 - Summer 2010 (missing cover) Feature Article- An Overview of North Coast Grasses

Vol. 20, No. 2 - Spring 2010 Feature Article- Regenerating Disturbed Soils to Sustain Vegetation by Vic Claassen & Jim Hanson

Vol. 20, No. 1 - Winter 2010 

Vol. 19, No. 1 - Winter 2009 Feature Article- Life Histories of Vernal Pool Annual Grasses

Vol. 19, No. 4 - Fall 2009 Feature Article- Conservation Management of California's Coastal Prairie

Vol. 19, No. 2 - Spring 2009 Feature Article-Italian Ryegrass: A New Central Coast Dominant? 

Vol 18. No 3 - Summer 2008  Feature Article: The Ecology and Development of California Oatgrass by David Amme and Sean Miccalef, Grasslands Vol 18(3): 3-11. 

Vol. 18. No 1 - Winter 2008 Excerpted articles:

• Restoring the Grasslands of Northern California's Coastal Dunes
• Grasslands of Pepperwood Preserve

Vol 13. No 1 - Winter 2003

• Field Notes: Why Barbed Goatgrass is Different from Other Invasive Grasses, by Andy Dyer
• Livestock Grazing: Right for the Environment? 
• Serpentine Grassland Restoration at Edgewood Natural Preserve, San Mateo County, by Stuart B. Weiss

Vol 13, No 3 - Summer 2003

• Creating a Native Meadow, by David Amme
• From the President's Desk: CNGA's "Compelling Stories," by Jeanne Wirka
• California Primeval Grasslands and Management in the State Parks System, by W. James Barry
• Solano Grass Still Warrants Endangered Species Act Protection
• Santa Rosa Plateau Field Trip, by Season Snyder
• Native Grass Plantings Increase on California Golf Courses
• Alan Ackerman Beetle, 1913-2003

Vol 11, No 1 - Winter 2001 Excerpted Article - Resource Management Demonstration at Russian Ridge Preserve, Paul Kephart, Rana Creek Habitat Restoration - Five management options explored in coastal grassland habitat in San Mateo County. 

Vol 10. No 1 - Winter 2000

• Effects of soil amendments and mulches on establishment of California native perennial grasses: a summary of selected results, by Cynthia S. Brown, Kevin J. Rice, and Vitor Claassen
• CNGA remembers Dr. Ledyard Stebbins
• Dr. Stebbins' final article: 140 of California's native Grasses, by G. Ledyard Stebbins and Craig Dremann

Grassland Newsletters 1991 to 1997

Vol 7 No 3 Oct 1997 Feature Articles:

• Vegetation Mapping of Mojave Biome Completed
• Final Program for CNGA Annual Meeting, October 23, 1997

Vol 7 No 2 Aug 1997 Feature Articles:

• Narrow Grass Hedges as a Conservation Tool for Erosion Control in Agricultural Areas, by Jerry C. Ritchie and W. Doral Kemper
• Grasslands Notes and Observations: Why Native? by Pat Kennerley
• Establishment of a Native Grass Nursery, by Dana Sandifer
• Ecotypes vs Site Specific, by Dennis Fox
• Relic Stands vs Repositories, by Dennis Fox
• Annual Conference Workshops

Vol 7 No 1 April 1997 Feature Articles: 

• The Feasibility of the Federal Policy on Native Grass Species - A California Perspective, by Franklin J. Chan and Paul M. Maben
• Grasslands Notes and Observations: Dr. G. Ledyard Stebbins Publications Available (Bibliography)

Vol 6 No 4 - Dec 1996 Feature Articles:

• Suppressive Effects of Zorro Fescue (Vulpia myuros) on California Native Perennial Grasses, by Cynthia S. Brown and Kevin J. Rice
• Carmel Valley Field Day - 1996 by Mark Stromberg
• Native Plant Industry is High Quality, by Chip Sundstrom

Vol 6 No 3 - Sep 1996 Feature Articles:

• Native Grasses Featured at Pebble Beach Links and Spanish Bay Golf Course, by Mark R. Stromberg
• Status of Native Grass Book: California Native Grasse-Basic and Applied Technology, by Frank J. Chan

Vol 6 No 2 - June 1996 Feature Article:

• The People that Gave the California Native Grasses their [Scientific] Names, by Craig C. Dremann

Vol 6 No 1 - March 1996 Feature Articles:

• Research Reports: Germination Enhancement Trials Pilot Project, by M. Melinda Trask
• Restoration of the Evaporation Ponds at the Topock Gas Compressor Station, by Franklin J.Chan, Christine Smith, and Christoffer Ellis

Vol 5 No 4 - Dec 1995 Feature Articles:

• Native Grass Restoration in Flood Zones [Part 2], by Roger Jones and Bryan Young
• There are No "Pristine" Grasslands in California, by Andrew Dyer
• "Statewide Policies and Trends in the Management and Restoration of Native Vegetation" CNGA/SRM Joint Annual Membership Meeting, by Phil Hogan

Vol 5 No 3 - Sep 1995 Feature Articles:

• Native Grass Restoration in Flood Zones: Preliminary Observations and Cautions, by John H. Anderson 
• Through the Eyes of a Grazier, by George Work
• Bunchgrass Observations Topic: Bromus carinatus & Elymus glaucus Storage, Longevity, Genetic Changes and Ecotypical Variations, by Craig Dremann
• Star Thistle Control with [Non-Native] Grasses, by Craig Dremann
• CNGA/Society of Range Management Joint Annual General Membership Meeting Announcement
• Minutes, CNGA Board Meeting, April 14, 1995

Vol 5 No 2 - June 1995 Feature Articles:

• Planting Trials for Native Grasses at Lexington Hills, Folsom, CA by Jeff Glaspy and John Zentner
• Problem-Solving with Native Grasses: These Tough Plants Can Control Erosion, Fight Weeds & Improve the Soil, by Lori Pottinger
• California Exotic Pest Plant Council (CalEPPC) Notice of Symposium 1995
• Minutes, CNGA Board Meeting Feb 14, 1995
• The California Native Grass Association: Goals and Objectives, by Dan Strait
• Bunchgrass Observations Topic: Purple Needlegrass, by Craig Dremann

Vol 5 No 1 - March 1995 Feature Articles:

• Report on CNGA's 1994 Grass Identification Workshop at Bodega Marine Lab, by Dan Strait
• California Native Grass Seed Commercially Reproduced and Sold as Ecotypes Spring 1995, by Craig Dremann

Vol 4 No 4 - Dec 1994 Feature Articles:

• Native Grass Database, by Mark R. Stromberg
• Relic Prairie Finder: fifteen Prairies Visited by Dr. James Barry in 1971

Vol 4 No 3 - Sep 1994 Feature Articles:

• Restoration of the Seasonally Flooded Hordeum brachyantherum Meadow in Northern Sacramento River Delta, California, by Rich Reiner
• Board Meeting Minutes, June 14, 1994

Vol 4 No 2 - June 1994  Feature Article: 

• Tumbleweed Control Pilot Revegetation Project on the California Aqueduct: First-Year Observations, by Johnathan A. Oldham
• Board Meeting Minutes, March 11, 1994

Vol 4 No 1 - March 1994  Feature Articles: 

• Native Pasture Establishment - Carmel Valley, by Mark Stromberg and Tim Curran
• In Search of Native Grass Ecotypes in the San Francisco Bay Area, Part 2, by Craig and Sue Dremann

Vol. 3. No. 4 - October 1993 - Feature Articles -

• Roadside Plantings of Perennial Grasses, by Cynthia S. Brown, Robert L. Bugg, and John H. Anderson
• Herbicide Trials on Selected Native Grasses, by Rachael Freeman

Vol 3. No. 3 - August 1993 - Feature article - In Search of Native Grass Ecotypes, by Craig and Sue Dremann

Vol 3. No 2 - May 1993 - Feature article - Hybridization of Selected California Native Grasses, by Kitren G. Weis, PH.D. 

Vol 3, No 1 - February 1993 - Feature Articles-

• Strategies for Establishing Native Grasses, by John Anderson
• Genetic Guidelines in Region 5 with General Genetic Considerations and Seed Collection and Transfer Guidelines for Native Grasses in California, by Connie Millar

October 1992 CNGA Grasslands Newsletter - Feature Article- Grassland Restoration in California, by David Amme

September 1992 CNGA Grasslands Newsletter - Feature Articles-

• Perennial Grasses for Roadside Weed Control, by Ted Adams & John Menke
• Preliminary Suggested Genetic Guidelines for collection and Transfer of Native Grass Seed Used in Restoration Projects, by Connie Millar

May 1992 CNGA Grasslands Newsletter - Feature Article- Seeding After Wildfire in California, by David Amme & Ted Adams

February 1992 CNGA Grasslands Newsletter - Feature Article- Mycorrhizae and Restoration of Native Grasslands, by T.V. St. John

On the cover:  A rare significant snowfall on the Mitsui Ranch, in the oak savanna of the Inner Coast Range of Sonoma County near Petaluma. Photo: Jeffery T. Wilcox, Managing Ecologist, Sonoma Mountain Ranch Preservation Foundation, Former CNGA Board Member

On the cover: Madia elegans (common, or showy madia) growing at Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA. Photo courtesy of Emily Allen, CNGA Board of Directors.