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Nov 25 2020 November 25, 2020November 25, 2020

News Releases
California Native Plant Society Announces Wreath Masters

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Wreath Masters, a friendly competition between botanic gardens, nurseries, CNPS and other partners throughout the state challenges participants to create holiday wreaths made with California native plants.
Nov 19 2020 November 19, 2020November 19, 2020

News Releases
California Native Plant Society Announces Leadership Changes

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Today, the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) announced Vince Scheidt as its interim executive director as the non-profit prepares its search for a new executive director.
Oct 07 2020 October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

News Releases
CNPS Applauds Executive Order Accelerating Governor’s Commitment to Preserving Biodiversity

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In introducing today’s Executive Order, Gov. Newsom mentioned his grandfather’s decades-long interest in California native plants and species as a source of personal inspiration.
Sep 11 2020 September 11, 2020September 11, 2020

Conservation
CNPS Settles Strauss Lawsuit With an Eye Toward Tarplant Protection

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The settlement supports mitigation objectives and project improvements to protect the world’s largest population of the federally- and state-endangered Gaviota tarplant
Sep 04 2020 September 4, 2020September 4, 2020

News Releases
CNPS Sues Lake County Over Risky Guenoc Valley Development

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CNPS sued Lake County this week for its rushed approval of a 16,000-acre luxury complex north of Napa County in fire-prone Guenoc Valley.

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Conservation

WCB Votes Down Otay Ranch Village 14 Land Swap

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020

The Wildlife Conservation Board voted to deny a controversial deal between CDFW and developers to swap land in the Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve for land of lesser ecological value.
Fremontia Journal

Recentering Ecological Restoration with Tribal Perspectives

November 23, 2020November 25, 2020

Ecological restoration is central to the well-being of Indigenous communities, who have tended, burned, and harvested California's ecosystems for millennia.
Education

Kids’ Corner: Pollinator Party

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020

Some native plants and pollinators depend on each other to survive. Tell their story through a mini-magazine, a "zine".