About Las Pilitas.com

Writers and Contributors

Bert Wilson

Owner and Creator of Las Pilitas

Two years college classes, Bakersfield Junior College 1970-1972

Worked his way through Cal Poly as a gardener1974-1976

Bachelors of Science degree in Chemistry from Cal Poly, SLO 1976

Two years of graduate work, Cadmium Accumulation in Agricultural Soils, 1976-1978

California Licensed Landscape contractor, specializing in native plants of California, 1977-1994

Volunteer Fire Fighter, EMT, San Luis Obispo County Fire Dept, 1980-1994

Wrote the first catalog, called it A Manual of California Native Plants, copyrighted, which incorporated latest relevant research, his experience growing and planting California native plants, and a how-to/do-it-yourself section for amateurs and professionals. Developed originally as a small print catalog that grew into a print form so large it would not print or format, was put up onto the Internet as a web site that everyone could access more easily.1980

Oversaw numerous restoration and mitigation projects. 1985-1995

Opened Las Pilitas Nursery at Escondido, California, with Valerie Phillips as manager. 2000

at present he...

Manages day to day operations at Las Pilitas

Plant Production

Web Site development

Photography

(Our resident mad scientist)

Celeste Wilson

2 years classes Bakersfield Junior College- 1970-1972

Bachelor of Science Biology, Cal Poly,- 1978

Masters in Biological Sciences from Cal Poly, SLO-1999

Biologist, conducted numerous biological surveys

Plant Taxonomy (tries to figure out what the wilted dead stick we bring her is)

Quality control (has trouble keeping up with all of our "great ideas")

(The only one out here who can spell)

Penny Nyunt

Cuesta Community College 1996-1998

Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences, Cal Poly, SLO, 2003
Biologist - helped head Biologist conducted numerous biological surveys (e.g. held bags, looked official)
Web development (the queen of broken links)
Photography (lots of pictures of her dogs, kid, out of focus birds and anything else that will hold still long enough)

(our bossy biddy)