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California Native Plant Society Announces Wreath Masters
Wreath Masters, a friendly competition between botanic gardens, nurseries, CNPS and other partners throughout the state challenges participants to create holiday wreaths made with California native plants. -
California Native Plant Society Announces Leadership Changes
Today, the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) announced Vince Scheidt as its interim executive director as the non-profit prepares its search for a new executive director. -
CNPS Applauds Executive Order Accelerating Governor’s Commitment to Preserving Biodiversity
In introducing today’s Executive Order, Gov. Newsom mentioned his grandfather’s decades-long interest in California native plants and species as a source of personal inspiration. -
CNPS Settles Strauss Lawsuit With an Eye Toward Tarplant Protection
The settlement supports mitigation objectives and project improvements to protect the world’s largest population of the federally- and state-endangered Gaviota tarplant -
CNPS Sues Lake County Over Risky Guenoc Valley Development
CNPS sued Lake County this week for its rushed approval of a 16,000-acre luxury complex north of Napa County in fire-prone Guenoc Valley. -
California Native Plant Week Takes a Different Turn This Year
Native plants can offer hope, fun, and healthy distraction during stay-at-home orders. -
CNPS Sues Santa Barbara County Over Approval of Flawed Wind Energy Project
The Strauss Wind Energy Project violates both the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California Fish and Game Code. -
New Book Celebrates California’s Wildflowers, Warns of Super Bloom Peril
Join conservation photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter for the book’s launch party on Sunday, Jan. 26 at Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. -
California Native Plant Society Releases Statewide Wildfire Recovery Guide
CNPS and partners have created an updated, science-based resource to address post-fire land care and common misconceptions. -
California’s New Budget Takes Aim at Extinction to Protect California Biodiversity
With Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature, the 2019-20 state budget allocates more than $18 million to advance biodiversity-focused projects. -
Help for the Insect Apocalypse: Calscape Adds Host Plant Information for California Native Butterflies and Moths
If you care about the collapse of butterflies and other pollinators, this is a simple tool you can use to help in a very real way. -
CNPS Announces California Native Plant Week 2019
The worldwide coverage of California’s super bloom shows us just how much we have to celebrate here in California.
