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Collaborative BioBlitz in the Milpitas Special Interest Area
On April 15, 2017 the Ventana Wilderness Alliance partnered with CNPS Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz chapters for its first-ever BioBlitz in the Milpitas SIA. -
Rare Plant Treasure Hunt Update: the CNPS De-Extinction Project
In early May, a team from the Rare Plant Program went down into the urban wilds of the greater Los Angeles area in search of plants presumed to be extinct. -
CNPS De-Extinction Project
In early May, a team from the Rare Plant Program went down into the urban wilds of the greater Los Angeles area in search of plants presumed to be extinct. -
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. -
Revisiting a Rare Plant Population Just in Time
After conducting a rare plant survey near Santa Ynez in June of 2016, I took the opportunity to revisit several of the occurrences of Refugio Manzanita. -
Exploration of Fens in Carpenter Valley
Soon, in Carpenter Valley, more than 1,000 acres of lush meadow and forest will be protected by the Truckee Donner Land Trust and an easement held by The Nature Conservancy. -
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. -
Carnivorous plants in Meadows and Fens
The most striking and intriguing plants we found during our watershed assessment project in the Plumas National Forest were two carnivorous species: roundleaf sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) and California pitcherplant (Darlingtonia californica). -
Vegetation Sampling & Mapping in Castle Mountains National Monument
In the far northeast corner of the Mojave National Preserve, the Castle Mountains appear more modest than their neighbors. However... -
Cypress – A Rare Natural Community
For the past year, the CNPS Vegetation Program has been working with volunteers to produce a fine-scale map of cypress stands throughout the state. -
Celebrating the Bigcone Douglas-fir of the San Gabriel Mountains
Within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, vast wilderness areas like the Sheep Mountain Wilderness, the San Gabriel Wilderness, and Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness exist very close to the urban sprawl of Los Angeles. -
Suisun Marsh – Vegetation Mapping and Long-term Conservation and Management
Suisun Marsh contains rich wildlife, endemic and unique species, and ongoing natural and human-caused changes occurring in the marsh. For all these reasons and more, Suisun Marsh is a very loved and distinctive place that many people and agencies are striving to protect.
