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The 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.
Long Beach resident, Blanca Diaz, is changing her community’s connection to plants and the natural world. Through her organization Flora y Tierra and an inspiring Instagram presence, she’ invigorating a movement between Southern California indigenous cultures and the plants that make it home.
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From the Blog
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Gardening with native plants brings biodiversity to your garden. But there is even more you can do—follow these 7 steps to make your garden a biodiversity powerhouse!
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Responding to the Unimaginable
An update to help you sort through the overwhelm of federal actions--and act. -
Into the Wild: An Interview with Meghan Hertel
Meghan Hertel makes an immediate impact for biodiversity in her new role as director of California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife


