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      • Digging Deeper
      • Garden Ambassadors
      • Gardening Webinars
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      • CNPS Inventory of Rare Plants
      • Rare Plant Ranking & Review
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        • Rare Plant Status Review Forum
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      • California Grasslands & Vernal Pools Initiative
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    Featured Stories

    Hasta La Tierra (To the Earth)

    July 18, 2022July 18, 2022
    We talk with Brenda Gallegos and Belinda Faustinos, who are reconnecting people and nature as leaders in California’s Power in Nature Coalition.
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    From Microbes to Resource Management

    October 26, 2021June 1, 2022
    Interview with Dr. Linh Anh Cat, learn about the underground world of fungi and bacteria that supports human health and ecosystems.
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    Ancient Oaks

    October 19, 2021June 28, 2022
    What traces of past oak trees reveal about their future. Oaks have survived — and thrived — in California among changing climates for millions of years.
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    Small Wonders: The Plight and Promise of California’s Native Bees

    June 24, 2021December 3, 2021
    Scientists are studying plant-pollinator interactions to shift our "save the bees" perspective to include the variety of wild bees in California.
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    Seeing Forests

    May 12, 2021December 3, 2021
    Artist Andie Thrams deciphers forests in a changing world. Share your forest connections through the Forever Forests Art Contest.
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    Aloha California

    February 16, 2021December 3, 2021
    Three and five million years ago a bird took a California native plant on an epic journey leading to some of Hawai'i's most iconic flora.
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    Turf to Surf

    February 16, 2021December 3, 2021
    Monterey Bay Aquarium's Julie Packard has a connected vision for California conservation.
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    Sacred Pollinators: An Interview with Frank K. Lake

    September 30, 2020December 3, 2021
    Restoration ecologist Frank K. Lake discusses sacred relationships with pollinators and plants. He offers ways to support traditional ecological knowledge in restoration efforts.
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    Featured Stories

    Restoring Fire

    July 29, 2020December 3, 2021
    Chris Paulus on decades of fire suppression and how agencies are returning fire to Sierra Nevada habitat.
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    The Right to Go Outside: An Interview with Cris Sarabia

    July 14, 2020December 3, 2021
    CNPS Board President Cris Sarabia on what it means to have access and equity in the environment and conservation communities.
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    Featured Stories

    Future Minded: An Interview with Richard Ke’aumoana Chung

    June 17, 2020December 3, 2021
    Richard Ke’aumoana Chung is creating a legacy of California plant biodiversity.
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    Resilient California: An Interview with Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot

    May 14, 2020December 3, 2021
    California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot wants to elevate biodiversity.
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