First Annual VC Weed & Wildflower Show

First Annual VC Weed & Wildflower Show - April 22-24

May 9, 2022

UCCE Ventura collaborated in this first annual three-day event held at the Museum of Ventura - Agricultural Museum April 22-24. Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner/Weights & Measures (VC-AC/WM) initiated and directed the show, with cooperation from the museum, CE-Ven, Ventura County Master Gardeners (MG), Channel Islands Chapter - California Native Plant Society (CNPS), and Santa Barbara Botanical Garden (SBBG).

Mason Bee-Krissy and Eileen-edit — Several people gathered under a large canopy tent outdoors, participating in a workshop or demonstration at a long table, with some individuals taking notes or observing.

The family event included museum garden tours hosted by MG, a mason bee house construction activity by the Museum, iNaturalist participatory-science nature reporting led by SBBG, invasive weed posters created by VC-AC/WM, and the weed and wildflower show display coordinated by VC-AC/WM, CNPS, and CE-Ven.

Overall Photo — Indoor event space decorated with string lights, with tables displaying plants and flowers, and people walking around or sitting in chairs, attending a presentation or seminar.

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Several hundred people attended the three-day event. One-hundred twenty weed and wildflower specimens were collected by CNPS and VC-AC/WM.

PXL 20220424 210737822 — Indoor presentation room with an audience seated facing a speaker at a podium, presenting with a large screen showing a map or diagram behind them.

The maiden event is likely to become an annual springtime occurrence in Ventura County!

PXL 20220424 191730862~2 — Outdoor garden or farm scene with several people walking among raised garden beds filled with flowers and vegetables, some browsing or inspecting the plants.