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  • Apr 14 2020 April 14, 2020April 16, 2020
    News Releases

    California Native Plant Week Takes a Different Turn This Year

    InNews Releases
    Native plants can offer hope, fun, and healthy distraction during stay-at-home orders.
  • Apr 08 2020 April 8, 2020April 8, 2020
    Support CNPS!

    An Opportunity for Enduring Change

    InSupport CNPS!
    A month into the dramatic collective action of social distancing, our lives have been turned upside down, but in this moment there is real opportunity for enduring change.
  • Apr 08 2020 April 8, 2020April 21, 2020
    Shasta Snow Wreath. Credit Ken DeCamp.
    Conservation

    Protect the Shasta Snow Wreath

    InConservation
    Plans to raise Shasta dam by more than 18 feet will threaten the rare Shasta snow wreath. Help us urge the Fish and Game Commission to list it as an Endangered Species.
  • Apr 08 2020 April 8, 2020June 23, 2020
    Education

    Advice for Emerging Professionals in Native Plant Conservation | Part 1

    InEducation
    Dr. Denise Knapp, conservation director for Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, offers insight for students and young conservation scientists.
  • Feb 28 2020 February 28, 2020April 8, 2020
    Conservation

    CNPS Sues Santa Barbara County Over Approval of Flawed Wind Energy Project

    InConservation
    The Strauss Wind Energy Project violates both the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California Fish and Game Code.
  • Feb 10 2020 February 10, 2020July 9, 2020
    Education

    Show native plants love with the #CNPSArtChallenge

    InEducation
    Make one native plant-inspired art piece every day for two weeks. We want you to have fun and experiment while showing your love for native plants.
  • Jan 29 2020 January 29, 2020January 29, 2020
    Flora Magazine

    A New Phacelia Hidden in Plain Sight

    InFlora Magazine
    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.
  • Jan 28 2020 January 28, 2020January 28, 2020
    Education

    2019-2020 Education Grant Recipients

    InEducation
    CNPS has announced its 2019-20 student grant recipients. Get to know our rising researchers!
  • Jan 28 2020 January 28, 2020January 28, 2020
    Flora Magazine

    California Greening: An Interview with Bill Craven

    InFlora Magazine
    California’s outgoing chief consultant to the Senate talks environmental policy past, present, and future.
  • Jan 23 2020 January 23, 2020January 24, 2020
    News Releases

    New Book Celebrates California’s Wildflowers, Warns of Super Bloom Peril

    InNews Releases
    Join conservation photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter for the book’s launch party on Sunday, Jan. 26 at Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
  • Jan 03 2020 January 3, 2020January 3, 2020
    Flora Magazine

    Garden Q & A – Floral Arrangements

    InFlora Magazine
    Many California native plants are great for arrangements. Learn which ones to grow a garden to bring a sense of place indoors.
  • Dec 30 2019 December 30, 2019December 30, 2019
    Flora Magazine

    Stewardship is a Human Right

    InFlora Magazine
    Bavikatte calls for solidarity with Indigenous peoples worldwide who are fighting for the right to care for their homelands, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it’s a necessity.
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