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  • Nov 20 2019 November 20, 2019
    Flora Magazine

    In Wildflowers’ Beauty, A Call to Action

    InFlora Magazine
    Photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter have made California wildflowers their cause and their rallying point in their new coffee table book, "Beauty and the Beast: California’s Wildflowers and Climate Change."
  • Nov 06 2019 November 6, 2019November 22, 2019
    Flora Magazine

    Kids’ Corner: Get your chlorophyll of plants

    InFlora Magazine
    Through fun activities, learn about the process of photosynthesis and what a day in the life a plant looks like.
  • Oct 29 2019 October 29, 2019November 1, 2019
    Conservation

    A Final Vote for Paradise Valley on Nov. 5

    InConservation
    On November 5, let’s pack the Riverside County Board of Supervisors’ chambers and ask them to vote NO on Paradise Valley. Let this be a celebration of desert habitats and good decisions.
  • Oct 29 2019 October 29, 2019October 29, 2019
    Flora Magazine

    A Conversation with Author Jenny Odell

    InFlora Magazine
    Bioregionalism as an antidote to the attention economy: another reason your local native plants just might be the answer to our modern malaise.
  • Oct 29 2019 October 29, 2019October 29, 2019
    Flora Magazine

    Katherine Greenberg’s Mature Lafayette Native Garden

    InFlora Magazine
    Inside a professional designer's mature native garden and her lessons on patience.
  • Aug 28 2019 August 28, 2019August 28, 2019
    Flora Magazine

    Be Inspired: Highlights from the 2019 native garden tours

    InFlora Magazine
    CNPS chapters each spring to host dozens of garden tours up and down the state. Thousands of Californians are able to tour real native gardens thanks to the generous hosts.
  • Aug 20 2019 August 20, 2019August 20, 2019
    CNPS Fire Recovery Guide
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    California Native Plant Society Releases Statewide Wildfire Recovery Guide

    InNews Releases
    CNPS and partners have created an updated, science-based resource to address post-fire land care and common misconceptions.
  • Aug 16 2019 August 16, 2019August 28, 2019
    Conservation

    Take a Stand August 21 to Prevent Paving Paradise

    InConservation
    Developers are trying to advance a 2,000 acre project just south of Joshua Tree National Park without a proper Joint Project Review.
  • Aug 12 2019 August 12, 2019August 12, 2019
    Flora Magazine

    Garden Q&A – Summer Gardens

    InFlora Magazine
    As Californians it’s our responsibility to use water wisely, and in our landscapes, California native plants offer both beautiful natural resource conservation and habitat benefits.
  • Aug 07 2019 August 7, 2019August 7, 2019
    Flora Magazine

    Victory for Oak Woodland at an El Dorado County High School

    InFlora Magazine
    Conservation needs many people working together. See how a high school teacher empowered his students to protect oak woodlands.
  • Jul 26 2019 July 26, 2019July 28, 2019
    Fremontia Journal

    A Once and Future Forest

    InFremontia Journal
    A conversation with Emily Burns on the battle to protect our states largest trees, redwoods.
  • Jul 08 2019 July 8, 2019
    Conservation

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

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