Local CNPS Chapters

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Alta Peak   Website |
Tulare County, with an emphasis on Sierra Nevada foothills up to Sequoia National Park and Sequoia National Forest. Contact: president Joan Stewart at or 559-539-2717.

Baja California
Contact: president Cesar Garcia at .
Inagural Celebration announcement

Bristlecone   Website | Newsletter Archive |
Owens Valley and areas to the east of the Valley. Membership extends from Bishop to Ridgecrest.

Channel Islands   Website |
Southern and eastern Santa Barbara County and the westernmost portions of the San Fernando Valley.

Dorothy King Young   Website | Newsletter (updated Sept 2013)
The entire coastal area of Mendocino County and the northern coast of Sonoma County. Membership includes the communities of Jenner, Gualala, Sea Ranch, Point Arena, Mendocino and Fort Bragg.

East Bay   Website | Newsletter Archive
Eastern Bay Area. Membership is spread throughout the East Bay cities.

El Dorado   Website | Newsletter Archive |
Sierra Foothills area around Placerville.

Kern County   Website | Newsletter Archive
Centered on Bakersfield.

Los Angeles-Santa Monica Mountains   Website | Newsletter Archive |
Membership from throughout the Los Angeles Basin, Santa Monica Mountains and San Fernando Valley, with most from Los Angeles.

Marin   Website | Newsletter Archive
Marin County.

Milo Baker   Website |
Sonoma County.

Mojave Desert   Website
Most of the northern and eastern portions of San Bernardino County. Contact: president Tim Thomas at or (760) 242-8480.

Monterey Bay   Website | Newsletter Archive
Monterey and San Benito Counties.

Mount Lassen   Website | Newsletter Archive |
Butte, Glenn, Tehama, and Plumas counties. Contact: president Paul Moore at .

Napa Valley   Website | Newsletter Archive
Napa, St. Helena, and Calistoga areas of the Napa Valley.

North Coast   Website |
Centered on the Eureka, Arcata and McKinleyville area.

North San Joaquin Valley   Website
Merced, Stanislaus, and South San Joaquin Counties. Contact: James Brugger at

Orange County   Website |
Membership from throughout Orange County.

Redbud   Website | Newsletter Archive
Placer and Nevada Counties.

Riverside-San Bernardino   Website
Southwestern San Bernardino County and all of Riverside County.

Sacramento Valley   Website | Newsletter |
Sacramento, Yolo, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba and lower Placer County area.
Stockton Sub-chapter Website | Newsletter

San Diego   Website | Newsletter |
San Diego and Imperial Counties.

San Gabriel Mountains   Website | Newsletter Archive |
San Gabriel and eastern San Fernando Valleys.

Sanhedrin   Website | Newsletter Archive |
Centered on Ukiah.

Santa Clara Valley   Website |
Central and southern San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay area.

San Luis Obispo   Website | Newsletter (updated June 2013) |
San Luis Obispo County.

Santa Cruz County   Website | Newsletter
Santa Cruz County.

Sequoia   Website | Newsletter Archive
Madera and Fresno Counties. Contact: Jeanne Larson at 559-243-0815.

Shasta   Website
Based in Redding, and serves Shasta, Siskiyou, Modoc, and part of Trinity and Tehama counties.

Sierra Foothills  Website | Newsletter (updated Oct 2013) |
Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, and Mariposa Counties. Contact: president Bob Brown at 209-928-9281.

South Coast   Website | Newsletter |
Coastal areas near the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

Tahoe
Tahoe Basin. Contact: president Michael Hogan at or 530.525.4366.

Willis Linn Jepson   Website | Newsletter Archive
Solano County.

Yerba Buena   Website | Newsletter |
City of San Francisco and northern San Mateo County.