Board meetings: Anyone interested in the work of the chapter is welcome to attend Board of Directors meetings at 7:15 pm on the second Monday of every month except August and December. The chapter is in the process of choosing a new location for board meetings. Until the search is complete, please contact Jake Sigg (415-731-3028 or jakesigg@earthlink.net) or Linda Shaffer (415-206-1428 or ljshaffer1@comcast.net) for information.

Current Board of Directors

• President - Casey Allen 415-572-1144, email casey@sflandscapes.com
  
  
• Vice-President - Linda Shaffer - 415-206-1428, email ljshaffer1@comcast.net
  
  
• Treasurer - Adrian Stroganoff - 650-359-1642, email adrianstroganoff@sbcglobal.net
  
  
• Secretary - Roz Kutler - 650-201-6285, email kutler101@yahoo.com
  
  
• Chapter Council Delegate - Ellen Edelson - 415-531-2140, email e.edelson@sbcglobal.net
  
  
• Alternate Chapter Delegate - Linda Shaffer - 415-206-1428, email ljshaffer1@comcast.net
  
  
• Conservation - Jake Sigg - 415-731-3028, email jakesigg@earthlink.net
  
  
• San Mateo County Conservation Cochair - Michael Vasey - 650-359-7034, email mvasey@sfsu.edu
  
  
• Education - vacant - Contact the Secretary for educational outreach within the SF Unified School District
  
  
• Field Trips - Gail Wechsler - email gail.wechsler@gmail.com
  
  
• Hospitality - Richard Craib - 415-648-0862, email richcraib@gmail.com
  
  
• Invasive Exotics -Mark Heath - 415-235-0987, email mark@shelterbeltbuilders.com
  
  
• Legislation - Linda Shaffer - 415-206-1428, email ljshaffer1@comcast.net
  
  
• Lepidopterist - Liam O'Brien - 415-863-1212, email liammail56@yahoo.com
  
  
• Membership - George Suter - 415-665-1185, emailgeosuter@prodigy.net
  
  
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• Newsletter - Kipp McMichael - 510-759-3178, email kimcmich@hotmail.com
  
  
• Photo Documentation - Margo Bors 415-824-0471, email mcbors@comcast.net
  Greg Gaar 415-584-8985, email pinkgreg@yahoo.com
  
  
• Plant Sales - Ellen Edelson - 415-531-2140, email e.edelson@sbcglobal.net
  
  
• Posters & Book Sales - Ludmila Stroganoff - 650-359-1642, email milastroganoff@sbcglobal.net
  
  
• Presidio - Peter Brastow - 415-564-4107 - 650-359-1642, email peter@natureinthecity.org
  
  
• Programs Co-Chair - Jake Sigg - 415-731-3028, email jakesigg@earthlink.net
  
  
• Programs Co-Chair - Ludmila Stroganoff - 650-359-1642, email milastroganoff@sbcglobal.net
  
  
• Publicity - Rachel Kesel - email greendogwalks@gmail.com
  
  
• Rare Plants - Peter Brastow - 415-759-1369, email pcb123@natureinthecity.org
  Michael Wood - 925-939-3266, email mike@wood-biological.com
  
  
• San Bruno Mountain - Doug Allshouse -415-584-5114 email dougsr228@comcast.net
  
  
• Seed Bank - Don Mahoney - 510-233-4624, email dmahoney@strybing.org
  
  
• Webmaster - Kipp McMichael - 510-759-3178, email kimcmich@hotmail.com
  
  

The following books are available from the Chapter. Contact Mila Stroganoff, milastroganoff@sbcglobal.net or 650-359-1642, to purchase.

1. The Xerces Society Guide – Attracting Native Pollinators: Protecting North America ’s Bees and Butterflies. 2011. Cost $32 includes tax.
   
   Bees, wasps, butterflies, moths, flies, and some beetles pollinate more than 70 percent of flowering plants, but North America ’s native pollinators face multiple threats to their health and habitat.
   
   “Here is the most comprehensive treatment yet of native pollinators, detailing the natural history, ecological importance, taxonomy, conservation, and restoration of native pollinator communities.” –Douglas W. Tallamy, author, Bringing Nature Home


2. Bees, Wasps, and Ants: The Indispensable Role of Hymenoptera in Gardens, by Eric Grissell. 2010. Cost $30 includes tax.
   
   Few insects are more important than bees, wasps, and ants, known collectively to entomologists as the Hymenoptera. Together they maintain the garden’s biological balance; pollinate vegetables, fruits, and flowers; and recycle nutrients within the soil.“
   
   A lively and entertaining look at the tiny, hardworking creatures our gardens depend upon. Eric Grissell will make a hymenopteran out of all of us.” – Amy Stewart, author of Wicked Plants.


3. Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, by Douglas W. Tallamy. Updated and Expanded 2009. Cost $19.50 includes tax.
   
   As Douglas Tallamy eloquently explains, everyone can welcome more wildlife into their yards just by planting even a few native plants. With fascinating explanations and extensive lists of native plants for regional habitats, this scientifically researched book can help us all to make a difference.


4. Botany for Gardeners, written and illustrated by Brian Capon. 3 rd Edition. Cost $21 includes tax.
   
   “The language is straightforward, the concepts well presented, and the information proffered in terms that will make sense to hands-on gardeners.” - Horticulture


5. Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener’s Guide to the Soil Food Web, by Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis. Revised Edition 2010. Cost $27 includes tax.
   
   “A breakthrough book for the field of organic gardening.” - American Gardener