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  • Dr. Jun Bando
    News Releases

    A Message from CNPS Executive Director Dr. Jun Bando

    October 13, 2022November 1, 2022
    An inspiring look ahead from the newest champion for California native plants.
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    California Native Plant Society Selects Dr. Jun Bando for Executive Director

    September 14, 2022September 14, 2022
    Dr. Jun Bando will begin her new role as CNPS Executive Director on Oct. 10.
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    A Budget Breakthrough for CA Native Plants

    July 11, 2022July 11, 2022
    CNPS is celebrating the state's historic investments in fine-scale mapping and CNDDB updates.
  • California Native Plant Week
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    California Native Plant Week Focuses on the Plant-People Connection

    April 5, 2022April 5, 2022
    This April 16-23rd, see how people all over California are cultivating, celebrating, and protecting our state’s biodiversity.
  • Conservation

    A Big Day for Walker Ridge Advocates

    January 12, 2022February 14, 2022
    The Berryessa Snow Mountain Expansion Act, House Resolution 6366, is a bill that sets the stage for the conservation and long-term management of Walker Ridge.
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    Judge Rules in Favor of CNPS and Center for Biological Diversity in Guenoc Valley Decision

    January 7, 2022January 10, 2022
    This week’s important decision puts the brakes on a risky luxury development but fails to protect rare and endangered species.
  • Conservation

    Judge strikes down EIR for Adara at Otay Ranch in San Diego County

    October 8, 2021January 4, 2022
    Ruling cited a range of issues, including, wildfire risks, climate change, protection of the endangered Quino Checkerspot Butterfly, and lack of affordable housing.
  • Conservation

    Governor Newsom signs CNPS-sponsored AB 223 into law, providing important new protections for California’s imperiled dudleya

    September 28, 2021April 29, 2022
    AB 223 is the first piece of California legislation that deals specifically with plant poaching. 
  • News Releases

    Bloom! California: Native Plants for a Bright Tomorrow

    September 23, 2021February 17, 2022
    Bloom! California is a statewide effort led by the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) to increase the promotion, sale and use of native plants.
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    State Legislature Approves CNPS-Sponsored Assembly Bill 223 to Protect Dudleya

    September 8, 2021April 29, 2022
    An important step to combat the rampant poaching of California’s native succulents known as dudleya. The bill, authored by San Diego Assemblymember Chris Ward, is the first California bill specifically drafted to protect plants from poaching. 
  • Conservation

    Congressman Garamendi Releases Draft Bill to Expand Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument

    July 28, 2021April 29, 2022
    Congressman Garamendi Releases Draft Bill to Expand Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
  • News Releases

    California Native Plant Society Unveils Major Update to the Online Rare Plant Inventory

    June 2, 2021June 16, 2022
    The Inventory is a widely-used resource guiding rare plant protection, conservation planning, land acquisition, and management in California.  
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