Thanks for visiting, Senator Caroline Menjivar!

LEARN | Theodore Payne Foundation is truly a hidden gem. I learned so much about California's native wildlife by visiting this conservatory, just from interacting with the workers and taking walks around the space. 🌼(5/8)

Tonight at 6pm PST! José González 🥑 moderates The Superbloom Era, a panel on California's extraordinary wildflowers, and how we can protect and conserve them. @cnps Theodore Payne California Botanic Garden Santa Barbara Botanic Garden register here: superbloomera.eventbrite.com

Is the superbloom over? No! Join me & a panel of wildflower experts as we consider the CA superbloom & its future. José González 🥑 will be moderating this important discussion. @cnps Theodore Payne California Botanic Garden Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. Register here! eventbrite.com/e/panel-discus… 🌸

#HIRING Theodore Payne, our #LIVE grantee, is looking for a candidate with botanical expertise to assist in its conservation programs and initiatives. Click here to apply for the role: l8r.it/to2a 🌱💚

The story of CA wildflowers is complex – in precolonial times, landscapes were dominated by mass wildflower habitats, but numerous disturbances triggered a wide-scale collapse of wildflower habitat. The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2023/m…

Join us Thursday, June 22 for a full-day conference at Natural History Museum of L.A. County , with CNPS and Theodore Payne . “Rooting Into Place: Teaching Native Plants In & Out of the Classroom” aims to inspire #educators with #OutdoorClassroom ideas and content. Tix now available: bit.ly/educonfr

This The Washington Post story by Reis Thebault really captures the essence of the 2023 superbloom in CA. Let’s not forget the magic of wildflowers so we can protect what we have today and look forward to a future tomorrow when we have the next epic rain. 🌸 washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…

The sudden transformation of California’s landscape from dry and barren into kaleidoscopic fields of wildflowers is a phenomenon that has become increasingly rare.

Due to a changing climate and sprawling human development, the super bloom is under threat. wapo.st/3NAWR9w

Superbloom on the front page of The Washington Post print edition today! Thanks Reis Thebault melina mara Alice Li Digital version with some amazing visuals here: washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…

If you can't make it out to California to revel in its superbloom right now, then check out this amazing offering from Reis Thebault melina mara Alice Li It not only immerses you in the flowers, but in the communities where they've erupted. washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…

After a winter of showers ... spring flowers! The super bloom is back in California this year, and it's glorious. Alice Li, melina mara and I traveled the state to see this silver (er, rainbow?) lining of those atmospheric rivers. But ...
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“It’s important that people connect to this, because if you don’t have a connection, you’re not going to care when it gets destroyed,” Evan Meyer ⁦Theodore Payne⁩ washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…

Wondering where you can go see wildflowers?

Check out the 2023 Wild Flower Hotline provided by Theodore Payne Foundation, a weekly report of what's blooming!

For California Native Plant Week: A catalog from the Theodore Payne nursery that specialized in California wildflowers & plants: archive.org/details/CAT313…

More about Theodore Payne & his work with #CANativePlants : theodorepayne.org/about/theodore…

Thanks to our partners at Natural History Museum of L.A. County & Theodore Payne for the great teamwork! Come join our Educator Conference at the Natural History Museum of LA County on June 22 - registration info below👇🌼🌿🌎

In celebration of Earth Day 2023, as a part of the #LA2050GrantsChallenge our team visited @theodorepayne in Sun Valley to engage with native plant enthusiasts. Our pop-up voting booths were stationed under an oak tree in the middle of the nursery. instagram.com/reel/CrwjRbOOF…

The rumors are true! March showers bring... March flowers?🌱🌻🌷Check out Visit California wildflower guide; with the help of #GRANTEE Theodore Payne's wildflower hotline, you can time your visits to match up with the flowers' blooming schedules! ow.ly/Gm6U50NsZHV