Our People

Get to know the California Native Plant Society

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Who we are

California Native Plant Society is a diverse mix of scientists, gardeners, students, conservationists, and horticulture experts. Together, we’re each doing our part to save and celebrate California’s incredible native plant heritage.

CNPS Board of Directors 2017.
CNPS Board of Directors 2017.

Leadership

Meet our volunteer board and chapter representatives.

CNPS staff
CNPS staff

Staff

See the CNPS team working from our Sacramento headquarters, Los Angeles, and in the field.

Credit Liv O'Keeffe.
Credit Liv O’Keeffe.

CNPS fellows

See the incredible experts and mentors who’ve made CNPS what it is today.

Long Beach resident, Blanca Diaz, is changing her community’s connection to plants and the natural world. Through her organization Tierra y Flora and an inspiring Instagram presence, she’ invigorating a movement between Southern California indigenous cultures and the plants that make it home.

Member Spotlight

Blanca Diaz

Background photo: Hesperoyucca_whipplei. Credit David Magney.
Membership

Membership

Protect California
native plants in
your own back yard.

Penstemon. Credit Kathy Kramer.

Donate

Donate

Support California
native plants with
a generous contribution.

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. Credit Kristen Hehnke.

Contact us

CONTACT

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