The US Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing protections for the Monarch Butterfly by listing this sentinel pollinator as a threatened species later this year. 

Learn how you can promote the survival of the Monarch and other members of our ecosystem by using California native plants to create a home habitat on your balcony, patio, porch or in your garden.

Find out which varieties of pollinator plant powerhouses will work best for you whether you plant a buckwheat in a container or nurture a large manzanita.

Visit our demonstration garden to see easy-to-grow plants from the Channel Islands, coastal sage scrub, chaparral, wetland, woodland and desert communities of California combined with waterwise Mediterranean plantings.

 

When: Saturday, May 31, 2025

Where: East Ventura (location and parking directions will be given upon registration)

Speaker: Marilyn Whitford, Master Gardener

Times: Talk with Q & A: 9 am to 10 am

Garden Ramble & Chat (optional): 10 am to 11 am