Manny Rivera was born in The Chihuahuan Desert. His passion and love for cacti and succulents started when he came to a plant show for the first time at the CSSA Cactus and Succulent Show held at The Huntington Library in 1995.
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2024 CSSA Cover Shot Photo Contest
Do you love taking pictures of succulents? Enter the CSSA annual photo contest to get your photo on the cover of the Journal and win a $100 gift certificate to B&H Photo!
March Speaker | Woody Minnich
Program Description: Flowering Cacti and Succulents and their Pollinators
February Speaker | Michiel (Mich) Pillet
Since the February 7th meeting has been cancelled; enjoy this video featuring speaker Michiel Pillet instead.
January Speaker | Peter Walkawiak
Peter Walkowiak has been fascinated by plants his whole life, but his interest in succulent plants really began in college.
CSSA General Manager Job Posting
Open to the public with paid admission or Huntington membership Advance online timed entry reservations are now required ONLY on weekends for both visitors & members. NO WALK-INS. Limited daily capacity.
November Speaker | Kelly Griffin
I hope to weave together some really special memorable adventures in my world travels looking for strange and wonderful plants.
I look forward to sharing this with my very first Cactus & Succulent club!
October Speaker | Gary Duke
Gary Duke believes that anyone interested in cacti ought to be able to determine what genus a cactus plant belongs in by just examining it and looking for a few telltale signs.
September Speaker | Ernesto Sandoval
Ernesto Sandoval has been wondering and seeking questions and answers to why plants grow and look the way that they do for nearly 40 years. Now he explains and interprets the world of plants
August Speaker | Russel Ray
Since 1973, Russel Ray has been fascinated with the Fibonacci sequence of numbers and how they are expressed in nature.
Gates Cactus and Succulent Society 