California Native Plant Society (CNPS)

What We Do

We’re on a mission to save California’s native plants and places using both head and heart. CNPS brings together science, education, conservation, and gardening to power the native plant movement.

Why We Do It

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California has more plant species than any other state in the nation.

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At least one third of California’s native plants are found nowhere else in the world.

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Plants are the foundation of our ecosystems.

Saving plants
saves places.

Supports the
web of life.

Saves the California
we love.

Recent News & Stories

Flora Magazine

In Wildflowers’ Beauty, A Call to Action

November 20, 2019

Photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter have made California wildflowers their cause and their rallying point in their new coffee table book, "Beauty and the Beast: California’s Wildﬂowers and Climate Change."
Flora Magazine

Kids’ Corner: Get your chlorophyll of plants

November 6, 2019November 22, 2019

Through fun activities, learn about the process of photosynthesis and what a day in the life a plant looks like.
Conservation

A Final Vote for Paradise Valley on Nov. 5

October 29, 2019November 1, 2019

On November 5, let’s pack the Riverside County Board of Supervisors’ chambers and ask them to vote NO on Paradise Valley. Let this be a celebration of desert habitats and good decisions.

What We Do

Why We Do It

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Plants are the foundation of our ecosystems.

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Recent News & Stories

In Wildflowers’ Beauty, A Call to Action

Kids’ Corner: Get your chlorophyll of plants

A Final Vote for Paradise Valley on Nov. 5

Join us! Members make a difference.

What We Do

Why We Do It

0 %

Plants are the foundation of our ecosystems.

Join us

Donate

Recent News & Stories

In Wildflowers’ Beauty, A Call to Action

Kids’ Corner: Get your chlorophyll of plants

A Final Vote for Paradise Valley on Nov. 5

Join us!
Members make a difference.