2026-05-27T09:31:28-07:00 2025-12-31 200570323 Nelson & Associates CPAs 2230 Longport Ct Ste 110 Elk Grove CA 95758 990EZ 2025-01-01 680239825 CALIFORNIA NATIVE GRASS ASSOCIATION CALI 5309026009 PO BOX 485 DAVIS CA 95617 JULIA MICHAELS President 2026-05-27 true Michelle Nelson CPA CFE MST P00453363 9162996800 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.cnga.org X X 131455 X 108662 22672 121 0 0 0 0 131455 5500 55808 19713 2637 36566 120224 11231 149687 1395 162313 X 147187 159813 2500 2500 149687 162313 149687 162313 The mission of the California Native Grasslands Association is to promote, preserve, and restore the diversity of California's native grasses and grassland ecosystems through education, advocacy, research, and stewardship. EDUCATION AND OUTREACHWe provide information to the general public through our website and by responding to information requests. We received and answered over 32 requests for complex information on grassland restoration techniques, management, conservation, urban landscaping, propagation and other questions covering a wide range of conditions in different areas within the state.Directors and Advisory Committee Members made 2 site visit consultations. 2025 October 18 - With the help of Jim Hanson, Advisory Committee Member, we scheduled a fieldtrip/workday for a San Jose State University college class to the Fossil Hill project site in Walnut Creek, to illustrate the principles and approach that both Phil Johnson and Glen Schneider use to convert annual weedy grasslands to native plant community mosaics. 2025 November 19 CNGA Director JP Marie met Glide Ranch representative Lyle Wilen at the ranch to address their request for advice on planting low-stature, non-annual reseeding grass on 15 acres to control weeds.PODCAST INTERVIEW2025 January 12. Exploring the World with Da Potato Sisters interviewed CNGA Director and grassland researcher Brooke Wainwright for their episode titled, All About California Grasslands!!!https://open.spotify.com/episode/35x9SuKoOLRGUHXjr0n5k9https://www.instagram.com/dapotatosisters/WEBSITEWe continually update and add new information to our website covering a wide range of topics that support our mission to promote, preserve, and restore the diversity of California's grasses and grassland ecosystems through education, advocacy, research, and stewardship 49363 WORKSHOPS and EVENTS1. CNGA 2025 Science-Based Symposium: Better Grasslands Through KnowledgeThe California Native Grasslands Association hosted its first science-based symposium in 15 years. The 2-day symposium was held on February 6 and 7, 2025 at Hopland Research and Extension Center. Each morning of this two-day conference began with keynote addresses from experts in the field and continue with themed sessions.Attendance: 124Field trips on Wednesday and Saturday were hosted by Grace Hudson Museum Wild Gardens in Ukiah, Heritage Growers Native Seed Amplification Facility, Pepperwood Preserve in Santa Rosa, and Willits Bypass Mitigation Project in Willits. Attendance: 99Presentation slides and posters from our February 2025 Science Symposium are now available on the CNGA website.2. CNGA 17th Annual Field Day at Hedgerow Farms, April 4, 2025. Attendance: 1173. Student Research Seminar Series Featuring GRASS Scholarship Awardees. Seven on-line presentations on Tuesday evenings. Total Attendance: 166 CONFERENCESCNGA sponsored and exhibited our information at these conferences; Presentations by Directors and GRASS Scholars are noted below: 2025 Northern California Botanists Symposium, Chico State University January 13 to 15, 20252025 California Rangeland Coalition Conference, Robert Cabral Ag Center, Stockton on March 4, 20252025 SERCAL Conference, Sacramento CA, April 2025. Attendance: 4502025 Cal-IPC Symposium Ventura CA, in person & online, November 12-15, 2025. Attendance: Over 600 attendees. Presentations by CNGA Advisory Committee Member Tanya Myer and GRASS Scholars Rebecca Nelson, Katherine Brafford, and Joanna Tang. Attendance: Over 600 attendees. PUBLICATIONSGRASSLANDS JOURNALWe published four issues of CNGA's quarterly journal, Grasslands, with feature articles about native grasses, restoration, land management, current conservation efforts, and (of course) grassland habitat. CNGA members can opt for print or digital editions. Digital editions are available to all interested public on our website. GRASS BLAST! EMAIL COMMUNICATIONSWe sent monthly Grass Blast! emails to our contact list with news on CNGA activities and events, conservation, current research, and news items relating to California's grassland ecosystems.SPECIAL EMAIL OUTRACHStipa pulchra Day Blast email on Friday, August 22, 2025 to 2300 contacts containing comprehensive information about California's state grass (replicated here: California Native Grasslands Association - Purple Needlegrass Stipa pulchra). CONSERVATION ADVOCACYThe CNGA Conservation Committee is committed to advocating for the conservation and restoration of native grassland ecosystems, including conservation of native grassland habitats as a part of the 30 by 30 initiative (protection of 30 percent of the earth's surface by 2030). The committee supported or participated in several specific conservation issues in 2025 including:- May 22, 2025 letter to State supporting funding for seed supply (California Native Seed Supply Collaborative) - Tesla Park Classification Process continued support for Tesla as a State Reserve Commented on and attended workshops on the Alameda Tesla Classification and General Plan hosted by CA State Parks October 31, 2025 - Joint comment letter on State parks Two Proposed Concept plans for Alameda=Tesla Property 49363 X CHAD AAKRE Vice President 2.00 0 SARAH GAFFNEY Secretary 2.00 0 HAVEN KIERS Director 2.00 0 MICHELLE HALBUR Treasurer 2.00 0 KEES HOOD Director 2.00 0 JUSTIN LUONG Director 2.00 0 EMILY ALLEN Director 2.00 0 BROOKE WAINWRIGHT Secretary 2.00 0 BRIAN PETERSON Director 2.00 0 RICHARD KING Director 2.00 0 KENDRA MOSELEY Director 2.00 0 JP MARIE Director 2.00 0 PATRICK REYNOLDS Director 2.00 0 DIANA JEFFERY Admin. 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