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  • californianativeplantsociety Photo captions: CNPS vegetation ecologists, Mark Bibbo and Alexis LaFever-Jackson conducting post-fire sampling in the burn scar of the Colorado fire in 2022, which burned 700 acres near the coast around Palo Colorado Canyon on the Big Sur coast. Photo: Don Gruber
    Plant Science

    Regrowth and Resilience 

    July 12, 2022July 19, 2022
    We’re finding an abundance of fire-following plants in previously mature forests and shrublands across the Central Coast.
  • Plant Science

    Post-Fire Mapping and Report Provide Insights for Southern Sierra

    February 8, 2022October 6, 2022
    Before and after fine-scale vegetation maps now complete for BLM wildfire areas in the southern Sierra Nevada.
  • Plant Science

    Recovery & Monitoring of Central Coast Vegetation

    January 11, 2022March 22, 2022
    In 2021, CNPS staff, volunteers, and students spent six weeks conducting vegetation assessments in five state parks post-fire.
  • Flora Magazine

    A New Phacelia Hidden in Plain Sight

    January 29, 2020May 16, 2022
    A U.S. Forest Service Botanist wraps up her career with a new discovery while looking for rare plants after the 2018 Carr-Delta wildfires.
  • Conservation

    California’s New Budget Takes Aim at Extinction to Protect California Biodiversity

    July 8, 2019
    With Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature, the 2019-20 state budget allocates more than $18 million to advance biodiversity-focused projects.
  • Conservation

    Support Native Plant Seed-Banking This Week

    June 3, 2019June 4, 2019
    Are you represented by one of these five legislators? Take action this week to support California native plant seed-banking.
  • Conservation

    Living with Fire Part 3: Legislative Solutions on the Horizon

    June 3, 2019
    CNPS is tracking at least 14 wildfire, fire-safety, and forest fuels-related bills focused on four very important areas.
  • Conservation

    The California Biodiversity Initiative

    May 30, 2019June 3, 2019
    Today we are entering another moment of cultural awakening, similar to that of 50 years ago, in which new scientific information informs new personal understanding.
  • Vernal Pool Botanizing - Carol Witham
    Conservation

    California Native Plant Society Announces Two New Internships

    March 28, 2019April 11, 2019
    The entire CNPS community is inspired by the pioneering, mold-breaking women after whom these internships are named.
  • Photo: Jennifer Jewell
    Conservation

    Living with Fire Part 1: A Personal Perspective

    January 28, 2019January 31, 2019
    The first in our series on the impact, causes, and solutions surrounding California wildfire and the "new normal."
  • Books

    Catching Up with Dr. Matt Ritter

    October 12, 2018December 12, 2019
    A conversation about the inspiration for Matt's latest book, botany's emerging hipster status, and the one thing he most wants to instill in his students.
  • Tejon Ranch, one of California's last and most significant native grasslands. Photo: Nancy Buck
    Conservation

    The Governor’s Biodiversity Initiative | Top Three Take-Aways

    September 28, 2018September 28, 2018
    The Governor's new Biodiversity Initiative is a victory for native plants and a important validation of CNPS work.
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