CALIFORNIA NATIVE GRASS ASSOCIATION
EIN 68-0239825 · Environment (C340)
What they do
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 O
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (17)
JULIA MICHAELSPRESIDENT
SCOTT DUNBARDIRECTOR
SARAH GAFFNEYSECRETARY
RICHARD KINGDIRECTOR
PATRICK REYNOLDSDIRECTOR
MICHELLE HALBURTREASURER
KENDRA MOSELEYDIRECTOR
KEES HOODDIRECTOR
JUSTIN LUONGDIRECTOR
BRIAN PETERSONDIRECTOR
JP MARIEDIRECTOR
HAVEN KIERSDIRECTOR
ERNESTO CHAVEZ-VELASCODIRECTOR
EMILY ALLENDIRECTOR
DIANA JEFFERYADMIN. DIRECTOR
CHAD AAKREVICE PRESIDENT
BROOKE WAINWRIGHTSECRETARY
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1992
- Location
- PO BOX 485, DAVIS, CA 95617-0485
- County
- Yolo
- In care of
- JULIA MICHAELS
- Primary officer
- JULIA MICHAELS, President
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- NELSON & ASSOCIATES CPAS
- NTEE classification
- Environment (C340)
- IRS tax category
- Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations