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  • Jan 05 2023 January 5, 2023January 5, 2023
    Screenshot of the Rare Plant Inventory featuring an up close image of a pink and yellow Plummer's Mariposa Lily and bud.
    Rare Plants

    CNPS Unveils New Updates to the California Rare Plant Inventory

    InRare Plants
    For the first time, the newly updated CNPS Rare Plant Inventory 9.5 makes available public searches on threats and the display of threat summary statistics for over 1,800 rare California native plants.
  • Dec 19 2022 December 19, 2022December 28, 2022
    CNPS Sam Young, Kendall King and Dr. Jun Bando in Montreal for the United Nations 15th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 15)
    Biodiversity Initiatives

    Reflections on the U.N. Global Biodiversity Conference

    InBiodiversity Initiatives
    CNPS has been proud to be the voice for California’s native plants on a global stage, which helps build support for what we care about most here at home.
  • Nov 18 2022 November 18, 2022November 18, 2022
    Conservation

    Threatened by Mining, A Tiny Daisy Needs Your Help

    InConservation
    Threatened by mining, California's tiny and rare Inyo rock daisy is in danger of losing its entire range.
  • Oct 13 2022 October 13, 2022November 1, 2022
    Dr. Jun Bando
    News Releases

    A Message from CNPS Executive Director Dr. Jun Bando

    InNews Releases
    An inspiring look ahead from the newest champion for California native plants.
  • Oct 12 2022 October 12, 2022October 13, 2022
    Bloom! vignettes: Pots and planters
    Gardening

    Yes, You Can Create a Native Plant Garden!

    InGardening
    A California native plant garden can fit every type of style and budget. Find inspiration and resources here!
  • Sep 27 2022 September 27, 2022September 27, 2022
    Image of the base of giant sequoia trees with reddish bark. Can see green needles of trees at a distance in the background
    Conservation

    Save Our Sequoias Act Poses More Threat than Promise

    InConservation
    California lost a tragic amount of giant sequoias in recent wildfire seasons, yet the Save Our Sequoias Act may in fact be a misdiagnosis of the problem at hand.
  • Sep 14 2022 September 14, 2022September 14, 2022
    News Releases

    California Native Plant Society Selects Dr. Jun Bando for Executive Director

    InNews Releases
    Dr. Jun Bando will begin her new role as CNPS Executive Director on Oct. 10.
  • Sep 10 2022 September 10, 2022September 27, 2022
    Forest with trees and mountains in the distance
    Conservation

    Proposed Federal Wildfire Actions Threaten Environmental Protections

    InConservation
    The scale of extreme wildfire in California requires quick and decisive action, but must be implemented with consideration of environmental impacts.
  • Jul 20 2022 July 20, 2022August 17, 2022
    Gardening

    Native Grass Alternatives to Lawns

    InGardening
    Consider replacing your turf with native grasses and grass-like plants that require less water and fewer resources to maintain.
  • Jul 19 2022 July 19, 2022
    Rare Plants

    Exploring the Kern River Watershed

    InRare Plants
    We looked for rare plants, camped, hiked, went birdwatching, and found fire followers coming up in the French Fire burn area.
  • Jul 18 2022 July 18, 2022July 18, 2022
    A group of people walking in a single file line on a hike
    Featured Stories

    Hasta La Tierra (To the Earth)

    InFeatured Stories
    We talk with Brenda Gallegos and Belinda Faustinos, who are reconnecting people and nature as leaders in California’s Power in Nature Coalition.
  • Jul 12 2022 July 12, 2022July 19, 2022
    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 

    InPlant Science
    We’re finding an abundance of fire-following plants in previously mature forests and shrublands across the Central Coast.
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  • CNPS Unveils New Updates to the California Rare Plant Inventory
  • Reflections on the U.N. Global Biodiversity Conference
  • Threatened by Mining, A Tiny Daisy Needs Your Help
  • A Message from CNPS Executive Director Dr. Jun Bando
  • Yes, You Can Create a Native Plant Garden!

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