Education Program

CNPS Workshops and Professional Training

The Plant Science Training Program specializes in providing workshops for professional botanists, biologists, and ecologists to teach the skills and provide the tools and resources for conducting sound scientific surveys for rare plants, rare plant communities, vegetation, and wetlands. Discounted registration fees are offered to CNPS Members. (Join CNPS here)

Work Exchange Program for Reduced or waived workshop fees

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2013 CNPS Plant Science Workshops
Dates and locations are subject to change. Information will be published here as it becomes available.
Sep. 10-12	Vegetation Rapid Assessment/Relevé Taught by Julie Evens and Jennifer Buck-Diaz UCNRS Sagehen Field Station Truckee, CA The course will be a combination of lecture and field exercises in vegetation sampling with a focus on collecting data using the CNPS-CDFW combined vegetation rapid assessment/ relevé method. We will discuss applications of fine-scale vegetation sampling, classification and mapping, how to document rare natural communities, and how vegetation information fits into planning documents. The workshop begins Tues afternoon at 4:00 pm with an evening presentation followed by two days in the field learning sampling methods. Cost: CNPS members: $310 Non-members : $335 2 nights camping or cabin fee @ $30/night: $60 Register for this workshop online Workshop is full. Please email to be put on the wait list. More Information: Full Workshop Announcement (PDF 271kb) Print & Mail Registration: PDF (39k) | MS Word (45k)
Note that some details, including price and exact locations, are subject to change.

To register or for more information, contact Josie Crawford at (916) 447-2677 or

Work Exchange Program for Reduced or waived workshop fees