California Native Plant Week Begins This Saturday
California Native Plant Week starts this Saturday! CNPS is celebrating with daily 360° virtual garden and statewide promotions.
Flora
California’s plants – people – places
CNPS Flora magazine launched in 2017 as the newest addition to CNPS publications. Published quarterly, each issue includes inspiring interviews, conservation updates, native gardening advice, and beautiful photo essays. We hope you enjoy this membership benefit!
Winter 2021
Aloha California
In this issue:
- Turf to Surf
- Steeped in Color
- Tiny Voyagers
- Justice for Astragalus!
Flora is a quarterly print magazine available only to CNPS members.
Recent issues
Fall 2020
In this issue: Sacred Pollinators, Save Conglomerate Mesa, Living with Bumblebees, and Tastes of California
Summer 2020
In this issue: The Right to Go Outside, Picturing Climate, CNPS Art Challenge Results, Sheltering in Place with Native Plants
Spring 2020
Natural Resources with Sec. Crowfoot, Restoring Fire to Sierra Habitats, Resilient Gardens, and Saving Walker Ridge
Flora Archives
Volume 3
- Winter 2020
In this issue: An Unlikely Resurrection, Ferns, Bill Craven on Policy, and Notes from the Field - Fall 2019
In this issue: Responsible Riding, Carbon Sequestration, Native Floral Arrangements, and Fun with Photosynthesis
Volume 2
- Summer 2019
In this issue: Summer in the Garden, Fire Recovery, An Antidote to the Attention Economy, and Victory at Union Mine High School - Spring 2019
In this issue: A conversation with iNaturalist creator, California Plant Rescue, Insect-Friendly Gardens, and California Wildflowers guide. - Winter 2019
In this issue: Native Brews, Living with Fire, The Law You Need to Know, Rare Plant Treasure Hunt - Fall 2018
Taking a Stand, Ohlone Culture Revitalized, Mapping the Present for the Future, and Native Gardening for HOAs
Volume 1
- Summer 2018
Restoring the North Coast’s Rock Gardens, Reflections on Citizen Impact, The Race to Stop the Shot Hole Borer, and Botanical Day Trips - Spring 2018
Read about Vernal pools, advice for year-round color, and conference photo, art, and botanic tattoo contest winners. - Winter 2018
Featuring behavioral ecologist Doug Tallamy, the North Coast dunes, and the Re-Oak Wine Country effort. - Fall 2017
Esri’s Jack Dangermond on an extraordinary world. Plus fall native plant recipes, Tejon Ranch, and Ford Ord restoration.
Advertise in Flora to reach 15,000 people! Flora Spring Ad Deadline: February 18, 2021
Latest news and stories
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Aloha California
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. -
Turf to Surf
Monterey Bay Aquarium's Julie Packard has a connected vision for California conservation.