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Defending Our Desert Plan | The Work Continues
The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) protects over 6 million acres of desert habitat but is threatened under Trump. -
CNPS East Bay Chapter and Mountain View Cemetery Reach Settlement Protecting Live Oaks and Funding Woodland Restoration
Mountain View Cemetery has agreed to take measures to protect oak trees. -
Protecting Our Desert Lands
The DRECP, which was finalized after an 8-year process, has been re-opened. 6 million protected acres of habitat may be at-risk. -
#ReOak Wine Country Update
In October, at least 31,000 acres of Oak forest and woodlands burned. Thousands of Californians have signed up to help reintroduce Oak trees. -
Northern California Botanist Certification Exam
The first-ever Botanist Certification Exam at a Northern California venue is scheduled for October 30th, 2017. -
Important Plant Areas Mapping
CNPS provides verifiable botanical data used every day in local, regional, and statewide planning for conservation and development around the state. -
Give to Support the New CNPS Southern California Conservation Analyst!
A generous bequest from Elizabeth C. Schwartz increases our conservation efforts. Now, others can make donations. -
A New Endangered Species Candidate: Coast Yellow Leptosiphon
Coast yellow leptosiphon (Leptosiphon croceus) is an endangered species limited to less than 500 plants clinging to a cliff edge in San Mateo County. -
Saving the Lassics Lupine
Lassics lupine (Lupinus constancei) is a species endemic to just four acres in the the Lassics Mountains in eastern Humboldt County that is on the brink of extinction.