CNPS Advocacy Corps
Speak Up for California’s Native Plants
California’s native plants have defenders across the state, and the CNPS Advocacy Corps is how we organize them. Participants receive training, partner with CNPS staff, and build connections with advocates across the CNPS network to create change at the federal, state, and local levels. By signing up, you’ll be the first to know about upcoming training webinars and ways to take action on issues ranging from public lands defense and urban biodiversity to ecologically informed wildfire management.
CNPS advocacy supports a wide range of interests.
Successful advocacy relies on a diversity of skills and life experience. You don’t have to be a native plant expert to have a say. Anyone living in California has a right to care about and advocate for their environment.
Native plants need us more than ever. Whether you are a seasoned advocate or new to the movement, this is the space for you to be part of something bigger than any of us can accomplish alone.
As a member of the Advocacy Corps, you’ll have multiple methods for engagement and meaningful impact:
Build your advocacy skills alongside a statewide network of native plant champions.
Access guidance, tools, and a statewide network to help you advocate effectively at every level: local, state, and federal.
Join fellow advocates in Sacramento to meet with legislators and champion native plant protections firsthand.
Raise your voice on critical issues and discover opportunities to connect with decisionmakers.
Work alongside your local CNPS chapter to advance native plant protections in your own community.
Support statewide research that will be used to advocate for native plants.
In forming the CNPS Advocacy Corps, we envision a future where more people are empowered with the information and inspiration to take action. Everyone has a role to play in the native plant movement, and successful advocacy relies on a diversity of skills.
